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<br />.1 <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DeBeque Project, Colorado-utah <br /> <br />Due to the urgencies of the work on the Collbran Project) very little <br />progress was made on the appraisal of the potential DeBeque Reservoir. <br /> <br />Cedaredge Division, Gunnison River Project, Colorado <br /> <br />A rough reconnaissance survey for the potential Cedaredge Canal from <br />North Fork River to Gorsuch Reservoir was completed. Reconnaissance <br />studies of the multiple-purpose potentialities of the Bardine Junction <br />site were continued. <br /> <br />Collbran Project, Colorado <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />A definite plan report on the modified plan excluding municipal water <br />features for the city of Grand Junction was completed by the Regional <br />Office. The project as now planned will cost less to construct, has a <br />shorter repayment period, and a higher benefit-cost ratio than the former <br />plan. Irrigators would pay $1,070,000 over a 50-year period with the <br />remaining $2,844,000 of the irrigation allocation to be repaid by power <br />in a 9-year period after the power allocation is paid. Total estimated <br />cost for the project is $14,225,000. <br /> <br />Preparation of designs and specifications for Vega Dam have been <br />started by the Chief Engineer's Office. <br /> <br />West Divide Project; Colorado <br /> <br />Very 11 ttle progress was made due to the urgencies of the work on <br />the Collbran Project. Present plans are to analyse the most economical <br />scale of development for irrigation only, and a dual purpose irrigation <br />and domestic water project for about a 300,000 barrel a day shale oil <br />plant and for a dual purpose project serving a 1,000,000 barrel a day <br />plant. <br /> <br />Fruitland Mesa Project, Colorado <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />Field work for the detailed land classification was about 65% com- <br />plete when suspended by winter weather. Foundation drilling operations <br />at Big Soap Park Dam site were completed with satisfactory findings. <br />Although rock is of volcanic origin percolation tests during the drilling <br />showed the matel~al to be relatively water tight. <br /> <br />Parshall Project, Colorado <br /> <br />Investigation of the potential project was suspended because of a <br />conflict in water right. The city of Denver has conditional decrees for <br />enlarging Williams Reservoir and for direct diversions on the headwaters. <br />Those conditional decrees would utilize all of the natural flow of the <br />stream, and would necessitate replacement costs at other sites in the <br />plan ~or Parshall Project to take care of the replacement need contem- <br />plated by city of Denver in its decree for enlarging the Williams Reservoir. <br /> <br />126'7 <br /> <br />3 <br />