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<br />P~uticipating Projects
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<br />The Colorado River Storage Project in-
<br />cludes 11 participating projects or Irrigation
<br />divisions which put the water to use on the
<br />land or In communities. An add,tional group
<br />of participating projects has been given pri-
<br />ority for additional planning as part of the
<br />over-all four-state development. The auth-
<br />orized partICipating projects listed by states
<br />follow:
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<br />COLORADO
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<br />Smith Fork Project, Delta County, Colorado.
<br />Along Smith Fork of Gunnison River.
<br />Acres to be irrigated: New ~and, 2,270;
<br />supplemental, 8,160.
<br />Poonia Project, west-central Colorado.
<br />North Fork of Gunnison River. Acres to
<br />be irrigated: New land, 2,230j supple-
<br />mental, 13,070.
<br />Florida Project, so~thwesfern Colorado. On
<br />Florida River. Acres to be irrigated: New
<br />land, 6,300; supplemental, 12,650.
<br />Pine River Extension Project, near Duran-
<br />go, Colorado. On Pine River, serving
<br />both Colorado and New Mexico. Acres
<br />to be irrigated: New land, 15,150; sup-
<br />plemental, none.
<br />Silt Project, Garfield County, Colorado. On
<br />Rifle Creek. Acres to be irrigated: New
<br />land, 1,900; supplemental, 5,400.
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<br />WYOMING
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<br />LaBarge, southwestern Wyoming. On Green
<br />River. Acres to be irrigated: New land,
<br />7,970; supplemental, none.
<br />Seedskadee, southwestern Wyoming. On
<br />Green River'. Acres 10 be irrigated: New
<br />land, 60,720; supplemental,None_
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<br />Lyman Project, southwestern Wyoming. On
<br />Black's Fork of Green River and West
<br />Fork of Smith Fork. Acres to be irrigated:
<br />New land, none; supplemental, 40,600.
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<br />UTAH
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<br />Emery County Project, easf-central Utah.
<br />On Cottonwood Creek. Acres to be irri-
<br />gated: New land, 3,630j supplemental,
<br />20,450,
<br />Centrol Utah Project, eastern and central
<br />Utah. Includes enlargement of Straw-
<br />berry Reservoir, construction of four
<br />power plants, 36.8 miles of aqueducts
<br />and other units. Acres to be irrigated:
<br />New land, 28,540; supplemental, 131,-
<br />840,
<br />NEW MEXICO
<br />Hammond Proiect, northwestern New Mex-
<br />ico. On Son Juan River. Acres to be irri-
<br />gated: New land, 3,670; supplemental,
<br />none.
<br />Pine River Extension, serving Colorado
<br />and New Mexico. (See Colorado prOI-
<br />ects.)
<br />Navajo Project, northwesfern New Mexico.
<br />On Son Juan River. This project has been
<br />given priority for future planning.
<br />San Juan.Chama Project, south-central
<br />Colorado and northern New Mexico.
<br />This project also has been given priority
<br />for future planmng.
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<br />BENEFITS
<br />For All
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<br />WATER-The project will provide water
<br />for production of special agricultural crops,
<br />row crops and food products not in surplus.
<br />A total of 132,380 acres of new land will
<br />receIve wafer. In addition, 232,070 acres of
<br />land already under cultivation will receive
<br />supplemental water.
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<br />POWER-More than 1 million kilowatts
<br />will be added to Upper Basin power capa-
<br />city, a fivefold increase.
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<br />NATIONAL DEFENSE-The proiect
<br />will aid the national defense by creating a
<br />mountain stronghold important to defense
<br />and by providing the water and power nec-
<br />essary fo develop mlnerah:. essential to the
<br />defense program.
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<br />NEW MARKETS-The project w;lI pro-
<br />vide new buying power and new markets
<br />for goods produced in other parts of the
<br />country.
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<br />RECREATIONAL BENEFITS - The
<br />project will greatly odd to existing recrea.
<br />tional facilities, creating new reservoirs for
<br />fishing and boating; new clear-water moun-
<br />tain fisheries, new camping facilities, access
<br />to new scenic areas, protection of the Rain-
<br />bow Bridge National Monument, and ac-
<br />cessibility to that natural wonder.
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<br />NATURAL RESOURCES-The project
<br />will provide the water and power neces-
<br />sary for full development of the area's rich
<br />mineral resources, including uranium, cop-
<br />per, coal, iron, oil, lead and zinc, gilsonite,
<br />phosphates, and many other natural re-
<br />sources.
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<br />Project
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<br />AS AUTHORIZED BY
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<br />84th CONGRESS
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<br />UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION
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<br />Grand Junction, Colorado
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