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<br />0') <br />00 <br />...-I <br />-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />d. Project irrigation and stream depletions will result in <br />2.5 ppm increase in salinity in the Lower Colorado River below Lake Mead. <br /> <br />Current Status <br /> <br />Topographic mapping of the project area was initiated in <br />F.Y. 1965 with funds contributed by local interests. Advance planning <br />studies were initiated with federal funds in F.Y. 1966 and the definite <br />plan report was completed in January 1972. <br /> <br />Negotiations with the Little Snake River Water Conservancy <br />District in Wyoming and the Pot Hook Water Conservancy District in Colo- <br />rado on the project repayment contract have been initiated. <br /> <br />The draft environmental statement is being revised after con- <br />sideration of the comments received. <br /> <br />Funds in the amount of $250,000 were appropriated in F.Y. 1971 <br />for initiation of construction but were plaeed in budqetary reserve. <br />These funds have not yet been released. <br /> <br />Total investigation costs to June 30, 1972, including feasibil- <br />ity and advance planning, amount to $1,074,782. <br /> <br />Conclusions and Recommendations <br /> <br />The greatest need for the area. in addition to a stabilized <br />water supply for agriculture, is a dependable base for service industries <br />and economic expansion of agricultural opportunities. With limited <br />reservoir storage now available, the area averages about 28 percent of <br />ideal diversion requirement. This limited water supply has prevented <br />any agricultural expansion and has forced the area's young people to go <br />elsewhere for work. <br /> <br />The states of Colorado and Wyoming both agree to the need of <br />recreational facilities in this area and have encouraged the dovelopment <br />of water based recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement. Other <br />benefits are erosion control and sediment deposits into the Colorado <br />River main stream that will be controlled by the proposed flood control <br />regulation of spring flows into the Little Snake River from Savery and <br />Slater Creeks. <br /> <br />The Savery-Pot Hook project area lies in a somewhat isolated <br /> <br />-3- <br />