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Page 2 The Silt Participating Project is nearing completion. The Seedskadee Participating Project is also nearing completion but the irrigation works have been deferred. The Navajo Indian Irrigation Project and the San Juan Chams Project are near the mid point of their construction. The Bostwick Park Project and the Lyman Project are in early stages of construction. ~ecial mention should be made of the Bonneville Unit of the Central utah Project since the Bonneville Unit will probably cost as much as Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge Units combined. Many years of detailed investi- gation were needed on the Bonneville Unit before construction could begin. although the Unit was authorized by PL 485 in 1956. The first blast was detonated at starvation Dam Site on May 31, 1967. Investigation and report writing continues on still other participating projects. Preparation of definite plan reports are underway for the Jensen and Upalco Units of the Central Utah Project, the Fruitland Mesa Project, and 'ihe Savery-Pot Hook Project. Feasibility reports have been completed on the Animas-laPlata, Dolores, :Q3.1las Creek, San Miguel, and West Divide Projects. A Feasibility Report on the Battlement Mesa Project nears completion. Investigation also continues on the Basalt, Upper Gunnison, Grand Mesa, Yellow Jacket, Bluestone, and San JUan County Projects, and on the Uinta and Ute Indian Units of the Central Utah Project. Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge Units have justified early emphasis on their construction by the steady generation of revenue, as seen in the following table. Fiscal Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 CRSP Power Revenue ~ 502,389 6,809,318 12,404,568 15,937,160 Recreation on CRSP reservoirs is of ever-increasing importance. Flaming Gorge Lake, with its fine fishing, pleasant summer weather, interesting scenery, and proximity to population centers, has become the most popular of the storage unit reservoirs for recreation. Visitation during 1967 at Flaming Gorge for the first time exceeded the one million mark. lake Powell's spectacular scenery, as well as its bass and trout fiShing, drew approximately 650,000 visitors. Although still a new lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir has attained great popularity. On the Colorado-New Mexico border, Navajo Lake also attracts many thousands of visitors. Lakes of the participating projects, although smaller than those of the storage units, are of high recreation value.