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<br />NEW AUTHORIZATIONS
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<br />Fiw partkipaling proJt'l'ls of llw Colorado
<br />HI\'t'f Slorag!' I'rojl't't \HI'I' aUlhorizpd for
<br />construction hy t1w Colorado Hiwr Basin
<br />Projt'ct Act of Sl'ph'lllht'l' au. !BOB. Four of
<br />till' proJt'('ts - tlll' Dolort's. Dallas Crt't'k. Sun
<br />~Jigut']. and \\'t'st Dividp an' t'lllirt'ty in
<br />wt'slt'rn Colorado. Tll\' fifth ilml Jargt'st pwj.
<br />"l't. tilt' Animas-La Plata. inl'ludps dt'velop-
<br />l1ll'nt ill sout!n\'t'slprll Colorado ilnu ovt'r thl'
<br />Stall-' lint' ill Nt,\\, ,\ll'xi('(). Al'l'ordinj.( to tht'
<br />ad, t/lt'W fiw' projt'ds all' to lit' finislwc:l on or
<br />IlI'fon' tilt' dall' of tilt' first wat.l't dt'IiVl'ril~S
<br />from till' Ct'lllral Arizona Projt'l'L.
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<br />In addition tu authorization of lhl' fiw proj-
<br />t'ds, till' ad gavl' ('{J/lditiol1;l] authorization to
<br />lilt' Uintah Unit, lIw first stt.p in tIll' UJtilllitLt.
<br />phaSl' of thl' n'ntraJ Utah Projt'ct. I'n'~'nt
<br />plans for tilt' Uinlah Unit pruvidt' for r;'~ulu.
<br />tiol1 of surplus flows of ll1l' Uinla and White-
<br />rm'ks l{ivNs with a ProJI,,'t storagt' resl'rvoir
<br />Oil t'<lt'1l stH'am, TIlt' rl'J,(ulatt't:l flows would 1)('
<br />u~1 for irrigation, munidpal and industrial
<br />pllrpON.'S, rt't'rt'atioll, and fish and wild lift'
<br />l'OIlSl'fva(ioll. FI()()(I control also wouh.l hI'
<br />providl'c:I,
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<br />ADVANCE PLANNING AND
<br />PRECONSTRUCTlON STUDIES
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<br />lx,tadl'd studies art' prol't't,<ling on the Fruit-
<br />land i\li's;! I'roj('d in Coloradu and un thl'
<br />Sav('ry-I'ot Ilook Projt'd in Colorado and
<br />Wyoming. hoth authorizt'd in 191j.1. Bolh
<br />
<br />ti
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<br />projeds would proviut' wal('r for irri~ation,
<br />fish and wildJift,. alld rt't'H'ation.
<br />
<br />P'rt'('onslrut'tlon ~H'livitil's l'untinllt-'d on t1w
<br />Fruitland :\It's.a I'rojl'l't. By rl'st'rvoir rt'gula-
<br />lion of surplus flows of Gunnison Hi\'('r lrihu-
<br />taries, tht, projl'('l would dl'Vl'lop about
<br />58,000 al'ft'-ft't'l of watt'r for irrigation.
<br />
<br />..\dvann' planning stud iI's art' in progn>ss Oil
<br />tilt' Sawry.Pot Hook Projf'd and illl' sl'ht't.l-
<br />ult'{1 for l:omph,tioll t'arly in FY 1 !J71, This
<br />Projt'cl would rt'gulalt:' tributary f1O\vs of tlw
<br />Liltll' SnHkt' l{iVt'r and WOll[{~ indudp a stor-
<br />age rl'st'rvoir in Wyoming und 0111' in Colo.
<br />rado.
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<br />Dpfinih' plan rt'ports haw 1)('l'n prt'part'd for
<br />tht, Jt'nSt-'1l and Upaku Units of tilt' Initial
<br />Phast' of tht' (;('ntral Utah I'rojl't't. Thl:' Upall-o
<br />Unit has het'n appruwd hy tilt' Commissiolwr
<br />whill' till' Jt>IlSf'n Unit rt'port is slill undt'r rt~.
<br />vipw. Pn'l'ullstrul'tioll illvI:'stigati(l/Is :ll't' now
<br />undprwuy on thl' units, Both would hI' 10'
<br />l'att'd in tilt' Uinta Basin of llurtht>ash'rtl Utah
<br />and both wuuld ht'lwfit irrigation, fish and
<br />wildlift>, rt't'r('atioll, and flood l'ontrol. In ad-
<br />dition tilt' ,Ji'nSt'n Unil would dt'wlop munici-
<br />pal and industrilll wah~r.
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<br />FEASIBILITY INVESTIGATIONS
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<br />ItegionaJ Dirl'dor's rppurts summarizing ft'-
<br />suits of rpl't'nt ft'asihility inVt'stigaliolls have
<br />bt,t'n pH'pared fur Ow BattI('nwnt !\It'sa and
<br />Yellow Jal'kel Projeets in Colorado.
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<br />By rl'sprvoir rt'J{ulatioll of surplus flows of BLlz,
<br />zard Crt,t'k. till' Battlt'Illl'llt ~1('sa I'rojt'cl would
<br />ut'Vl'lop water for irrigation, munielflal and in.
<br />dustrial USt', rt'('rt'ation. and fish and wildlift'.
<br />
<br />'I'lli' YI']Jow Jackl't I'rojt't't wuuld rqJ:ulatt'
<br />trihutary flows of lhl' WillII' and Yampa l{iv.
<br />l'rs and would providl' t,Plwfits to irrif.:atioll,
<br />municipal and industrial watt'r IIsl', rp('rt'alinn,
<br />fisb and wildlifi', and nood control.
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<br />Feasibility illVt'stigalions :ll'(' IlOW 11l1dt'r'Nay
<br />on five utllt'r pou'ntial partit'ipaling pr(JjPcts
<br />in Wt'S(.('1ll Colorado - tlw Bhll'stont', Gf:lnd
<br />~11'sa, Uppi'r GUllnison, Haslllt. ;U\d Lowt'r
<br />Yampa I'rujt'l'l (furnU'rly identified as tilt'
<br />Junippr PruJI'l"t). Completiol} of till' inVl'stiga.
<br />tlUm is s('hl'duli'd for r,' IH70 011 tilt' Blllt'-
<br />stUnt. l'rojl'l'l. FY 1 D7 I un tilt' Grand Ml'sa
<br />and UPlwr Gunnison I'rojl'd, FY 1972 on thl'
<br />Basalt I'rojl'l'{, and FY 1 !)7 ,Ion till' Lowpr
<br />Yampa l'rujt'('t. All of tilt' fiVt' projt'ds would
<br />indude storagt' fl'Sl'rvoirs for rt1!ulation of
<br />lot'at strl'amflows, All would providt' watt'r
<br />for irrii<:ation, munidpal and industrial USt',
<br />f('crt'alioll. and fish alld wild Ii fl' dt'vt'lopnwnt.
<br />In adrhtiol1 lIw Grand ~tpsa Projt'd would
<br />fi:t'lU'ral(' hydnJi'It't"lfll' t'1lt'rgy.
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<br />Ft':Jsibilily invl'stigatiolls art' Ilro}{rt'sslllf.: on ttH'
<br />Utt' Indian Unit of tlw Ultimate I'hast' of lht'
<br />Ct'nlral L1tah I'rojt'd and an' d irt'('tt~l tow;ll'd
<br />l'omplpUun of a ft':Jsibility report hy Dl,('pm-
<br />IWf :l1, J !J7,I, as l"allt'll for hy tilt> Colorado
<br />l{iwr B:I.~ill I'rojt'l't Ad. TIlt' Ull' Indian Unit,
<br />llw lall:l'sl st'gmt'lIt of till' C"ntral Utah ')roj.
<br />t'l"t, would indlldl' walt'r dt'velopllwnts in
<br />both tilt' Uinta Basin of till-' Colorado Hivt'r
<br />Basin and tht' BOIlllt'villt' Baslll. Some walt'r
<br />sllpplit's would Ill' ('um't'YI'i1 frum till' Uinta
<br />Basin to till' BOIlllf'villt' Basin and mlnlo(lt'd
<br />with waler of local strt'ams, indlldinf.: walt'rs
<br />of the Priet', Ht,:ll', Weber, Jordan, aml HeVii'f
<br />Hiver systt'llls. Walt'r wuuld 1)(> dt've!opt..u for
<br />irrigation, llIunidpal and industrial ust', POWl'f
<br />gt'lwratjoll, rt'("ft'atioll, and fish alld wildJift',
<br />Flood (:ol1trol also would ht' providl'u,
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