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<br />1-" <br />c.' <br />Cll <br />(0 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />On February 23 a planning conference was held to review the recommended <br /> <br />plan as described in the Plan Formulation Working Document. <br /> <br />3. At the planning conference the recommended plan was approved. <br /> <br />4. The recommended plan' consists of lining 55.5 miles of canals and laterals. <br /> <br />5. Planning Report/Draft Environmental Statement is still scheduled for April <br /> <br />1985. <br /> <br />6. The unit has been submitted for an advance planning start in FY 1986 <br /> <br />budget proposal. <br /> <br />GRAND VALLEY UNIT, COLORADO <br /> <br />1. The Grand Valley Water Users Association, Colorado Division of Wildlife, <br /> <br />and Reclamation met in January to discuss the problem of deer losses in <br /> <br />the Stage One portion of the Government Highline Canal. Deer and elk in <br /> <br />the canal are a significant safety problem to human rescuers as well as <br /> <br />to the animals themselves. The Bureau is now preparing recommendations. <br /> <br />2. A biological opinion received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />concluded that Stage Two would not jeopardize any endangered species. <br /> <br />3. Meetings have been held with water user organizations to receive their <br /> <br />suggestions on possible organization of the private laterals. <br /> <br />4. Third Regional Project Committee meeting was held on January 24. Issue <br /> <br />of using pipe or open laterals was discussed. Decided more research was <br /> <br />needed before a decision on the laterals could be made. <br /> <br />5. Exploratory drilling on the cobble aquifer was 55% complete in January <br /> <br />but was suspended when a gas line was hit resulting in fire and damage <br /> <br />to the drill rig. <br /> <br />5. Data collection is continuing. <br />