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Chapter 4 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 substanti,!-lIy 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 ~n 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. Tbe 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 fe:asible 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 after 2040. Upper Gunnison River Basin Projects-Water rights were granted by the State of Colorado to the Colorado River Water Conservation District for the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit (formerly Curecanti Unit) of the Colorado River Storage Project with a priority date of November 13, 1957. These rights were assigned by the district to the United States in January 1962 subject to the condition that the unit would be developed and operated in a manner consistent with beneficial use of the waters in the Gunnison River Basin. In order that future developments in the Upper Gunnison Basin would be assured of rights to use the water, a formal contract was developed and executed among the United States Government, the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, and water users in the Upper Basin. The contract provides that diversion and storage rights of the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit would be subordinated to future inbasin, upstream development, both private and Federal, even though the rights of such upstream development 32