7905

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7905
• Author: U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Title: Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: Progress Report No. 17,
• Copyright Material: NO

completed in April 1977 with modifications to the original plan to meet Native
American requirements. Ultimate total project depletions are estimated to be
80,900 acre-feet annually. Average annual consumptive use will be 70,250 acre-feet
for irrigation, 4,350 acre-feet for municipal and industrial use, and 6,300 acre-feet for
evaporation.

Reclamation estimates that reservoir evaporation and the bulk of the irrigation uses
will be depleting the Colorado River System by 37,000 acre-feet in 1990 and
50,000 acre-feet by 2000. By 2010 the project will be fully operational at the depletion
level of 80,900 acre-feet.

Fruitland Mesa Project-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
modified as described in the revised August 1977, definite plan report, with estimated
depletions of 21,300 acre-feet. The President's Water Project Review in 1977 deleted
funding for the project, and no further construction funding has been provided.
However, the project has not been deauthorized and is, therefore, considered on a
deferred status until funding is provided. For planning purposes, project depletions
have been deferred until after 2040.

Savery Pot Hook Project-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 upon a feasibility report prepared in 1962. A definite plan
report was prepared in June 1971, revised in January 1972, and updated by an
advance definite plan report dated May 1977. Stream depletions in the 1977 report
are estimated at 11,900 acre-feet in Colorado and 10,500 acre-feet in Wyoming. The
President's Water Project Review in 1977 deleted funding for the project, and no
further construction funding has been provided. The project was not deauthorized and
is, therefore, considered to be on a deferred status until funding is provided. For
planning purposes, project depletions have been deferred until after 2040.

San Miguel Project-A feasibility report was prepared in 1966, and the project was
authorized as a participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project by the
Colorado River Basin Project Act (Public Law 90-537) on September 30, 1968.
Advance planning studies have continued, and various plans have been considered, but
none are feasible based upon current policies and procedures for planning water and
related land resources projects. A wide array of development plans has been
investigated, including a mix of agricultural, municipal, and industrial uses.
Reclamation prepared a planning report summarizing available data and options.
This report included estimates for a large acreage alternative, a small acreage
alternative, and a conservation alternative. The small acreage alternative with
estimated depletions of 12,000 acre-feet for irrigation, 12,000 acre-feet for industrial
use, and 1,000 acre-feet for municipal use is assumed to be a reasonable level of
development. For planning purposes, project depletions have been deferred until 2040.

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