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PART VI FUTURE DEVELOPMENT e h. Bostwick Park Project Construction of Silver Jack Dam commenced in late 1966 and was completed in 1971. Project water became available beginning in 1971, and all facilities were completed by 1974. Project depletions average 4,200 acre-feet annually. i. Dallas Creek Project The project was authorized by Public Law 90-537 on Sep- tember 30, 1968. A Definite Plan Report was completed in November 1976 which indicated a total depletion of 17, 100 acre-feet, with the water being used for agricultural and municipal and industrial purposes. Estimated depletions are 5, 100 acre-feet for irrigation, 10, 400 acre- feet for municipal and industrial uses, and 1,600 acre-feet for reser- voir evaporation. The control schedule of January 6, 1984, shows that initial storage will commence July 1986. Distribution facilities now exist for use of the project water. It is estimated by the Bureau of Reclamation that the combination of reservoir evaporation, irrigation use, and municipal and industrial use will deplete about 10,800 acre- feet by 1990, 12,800 acre-feet by 2000, and 17,100 acre-feet by 2010. j. Dolores Project e A Feasibility Report was prepared in 1963, and the proj- ect was authorized by Public Law 90-537 on September 30, 1968. A Defi- nite Plan Report was completed in April 1977 with modifications to the original plan to meet Indian requirements. Total depletions are esti- mated to be 80,900 acre-feet annually. 'the control schedule dated January 6, 1984, indicates that delivery of project water will begin in 1987. Average annual consumptive use will be 70,250 acre-feet for irri- gation, 4,350 acre-feet for municipal and industrial use, and 6,300 acre-feet for evaporation. It is estimated by the Bureau of Reclamation that reser- voir evaporation and the bulk of the irrigation uses will be depleting the Colorado River system by 61,000 acre-feet in 1990 and that by 2000 the project will be fully operational. k. Fruitland Mesa Project e The project was authorized as a participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project by Public Law 88-568 on September 2, 1964. The authorization was based on a Feasibility Report prepared in 1963. A Definite Plan Report was prepared in June 1967 and a repayment contract executed in June 1969. Minor construction work was completed on the existing Gould Canal in 1973, but no other construction has been accomplished. The project plan was substantially revised as described in the Definite Plan Report of August 1977. Depletions then totaled 21,300 acre-feet. The President's Water Project Review in 1977 resulted in deletion of funding for the project, and no construction funding has been provided. The project has not been deauthorized. It is, therefore, 41