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~ M ~ . . capacity of 25,600 acre-feet. In addition to storing water released from c::.. 'Basin Canal the reservoir would store water of inflowing streams and return flow from irrigated land. Irrigation water in Radium Reservoir would be released into the West Fork of Dry Creek and then rediverted approximately 3 miles farther downstream into the Paradox Canal, which would then extend northwest about 17 miles to irrigate full service land south of East Paradox Creek. A project lateral would branch from tbe canal to serve project land north of the creek. Saltado Reservoir would provide downstream protection from snowmelt floods. The reservoir would be operated for flood control based on runoff predictions, but no capacity would be provided exclusively for that purpose. The project would deliver 14,000 acre-feet of water annually at Naturita and Radium Reservoirs for municipal and industrial uses and would also provide 30,000 acre-feet for those uses along the San Miguel River. If needed, water could be used by exchange upstream of Saltado Reservoir. The plan also could be modified to deliver municipal and industrial water at other points, as the demand developed. No provision was made for a cultural resources program. Plan Reformulation Advance planning studies on the San Miguel Project began in 1972 and resulted in reformulation of the authorized plan and the creation of numerous alternatives in an attempt to serve the needs of the project area. In 1973, all planning activities were terminated at tbe request of the Office of Management and Iludget to assess the project 's impact on salinity in the Colorado River. Subsequent soils analyses revealed 10