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<br />"...j <br />~ <br />~ <br />...oj <br /> <br />,Ol>portuni,ties for Developments Through Watershed Protection <br />and Flood Prevention and Other USDA Authorities <br /> <br />Possible ,P..L. 566 Projects <br /> <br />The Padnia project of the Colorado River Storage Project has been constructed <br />by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Bureau is also ,completing a report on the <br />p,raposed Grand Mesa Project. These two projects would utilize much of the <br />remaining undeveloped water resource required for project-type developments in <br />the North Fork subbasin. At various times a 7,000 acre-feet :enlargement of the <br />Bureau of~1amation FruitgrowersDam has been proposed. This dam was <br />llJnstructed in 1938 and its enlargement has been suggested as a regular Bureau <br />of Reclamaticm project, a P. L. 984 small reclamation project, and aprospec- <br />t,iveP. .L. 566 project. Another small reclamation project is currently under <br />conSideration to pump water from the Gunnison River to furnish supplemental <br />water to -lands under the Fruitgrowers project. The development of this <br />proposed pump project, together with the proposed Grand Mesa Project, may <br />eliminate the need for enlargement of the Fruitgrowers Dam. <br /> <br />SeveI:'al other prospective P. L. 566 projects have been suggested in the <br />~No,rthFork subbasin; however, none appear likely at this time. <br />'" <br /> <br />Prot~tnavelopment Qpportunities Under Other USDA Authorities <br /> <br />Much of the irrigation water for lands in the North Fork subbasin is stored in <br />the,a~roxtmately160 lakes and reservoirs in the North Fork Drainage on <br />Grand MeS<!. During the past several year,s 40 of these lakes and reservoirs have <br />been rehabilitated with technical, financial and credit assistance being <br />furnished by programs of the Deparbnent of Agriculture. This rehabilitatith' <br />work has consisted largely of enlarging the reservoirs, strengthening dam <br />and outlet 'Works and increaSing spillway capacities. Several in;igation <br />companies and water users organizat,ions have plans to continue tllis rehabili- <br />tation pX'ogram on many of the other lakes and reservoirs on Grand Mesa. <br />~rgani%ation and repair of many of the irrigation systems should also be <br />p1annsdin ~onnectionwith the rehabilitation of the storage facilities. <br />Department of Agriculture programs, including ACP cost sharing, FHA water <br />fa~ility loans and SCS groupent,erprise technical aSSistance, are available <br />to assist with this rehabilitation program. <br /> <br />- 70 - <br />