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<br />A~ricullure i~ tht' rt'~"n'~ ba"jc industry. St-\-l."ralthou.
<br />"and 3('ff"!l of ramce1llnd and )lational Fore,,' ft''lE'r\'t''1
<br />'1urround lht' cuhi\-llled arU$ and are u~ for ,.ummef
<br />grazinll. 'IO~1 irriRlltffi. farmland is dt'\-'oIM 10 the pro-
<br />dut'lion 'If ~lfalfa. ll1'ain, and olltiw. ha~' [or [in'''lock
<br />ff'f'd: a "mall 3('rf'lllot't' i$ u!'ot'd for production of fruit and
<br />lrul'k ('rnp...
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<br />In\-t"~li"alion!l
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<br />IMeSlil{aliom of the Silt Proj("(.'t b~' thp BUft'8u of
<br />Reclamation began in 1936, A f{'PO" on Ihl' Colorado
<br />Hint datt"l! ~tarch 1946 brili'f1y dMeribffi a projI"Ct plan
<br />that was ,.imilar to tht' prl"!It'nt plan. The plan was
<br />Jl"scribt--d in !V"t'8h'r detail in a January 1951 f{'port on
<br />tht' Sitl Projt'Ct. which ~rH'(1 811 a $upplemt'nl to the
<br />1950 rt'purt 0" Ihl' Colorado Rin'f Storai{t' Project and
<br />panicipatin'l" projf'1-'t.'l, The 1950 feport was amt'nded in
<br />1953 and wa~ th.. bui~ for authorization of thf' Silt Proj.
<br />1"(:1. Tht' Dl'Ct'mb.>r 1%1 dt'finitf' plan rf'{lClrt pr~ntf'd
<br />Ihl' r!"Sults of ~tudit'~ which gt'nt'rall~' confirmt"d the 1951
<br />ft'asibility plan,
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<br />--\uth.,riUltion
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<br />Thl" projf'Ct i" une,.olthe initial participating prnjt"Cts
<br />authorizffi wilh Ihl" Colorado Rh'l"r Stora,/{e Projf'("t by
<br />th~act of April I!. 1956 170 :;tal. JU,')1.
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<br />CUII!llruclion
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<br />Thf' COJ\~lrllction contract for Rillt' Gap Dam wall award.
<br />t>(i in :\1lL!U~t PH-,4. Tht' projl"{.t Wall compll"tM in I(~i,.
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<br />()pt-ratillll .\2"f'ncy
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<br />Opt'ralion and maintenance of Ihf' projl:"Ct Wll8 turned
<br />o\-t'r to tht' Silt \,to'attor Con"'l'rVancy District" on Jllnua~' l,
<br />IQ6H. Thl' di"trict Ill".) opooratt't' the privatt' Farmt'rs
<br />IH~atinll Company facilitil"ll all part of tht' Silt Projt'Ct.
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<br />HE.'\EfITS
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<br />ll'Tigation
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<br />'Iajor crops arf' atfalIa, ~mall flTain, and ha~' for Ih-I"-
<br />"tock ff'f"d.
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<br />fish ami Wildliff' and RO;"ct't'aliun
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<br />R('('rt'lltioni~ admini~tl"rt'd b~' tht' Colorado Oh-ision of
<br />Parh and Olltdoor Rl'Cn'ation and ('omisL'l of campinlt,
<br />picnickinlt, ~wimminlt, boalinlt, .:lnd fishing. Tht'rt' w..rt'
<br />approximat..I~' lUO,\'1Ol1 \isilOr dan during 1977.
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