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As a result of recommendations made in that audit report, it is anticipated that BLM will soon begin to clear a large backlog of unprocessed recommendations. e. Dallas Creek Project Block notice number one was issued for the Dallas Creek Project on May 31, 1989, covering all M&I water use. The notice involved 28,100 acre-feet of water. Repayment on that notice began in 1990. Block notice number two was issued on March 21, 1990. The notice included all irrigation waters for the project, involving 11,200 acre-feet. The notice was issued to Tri-County Water Conser- vancy District. The first payment under the repayment contract was made in February 1993 and will continue until February 2042. Rock and gravel scour has resulted in damage to the floor of the river outlet works at Ridgway Reservoir, Repairs were planned for fiscal years 1997 and 1 998 with the work to be accomplished in two stages. The first contract, to extend the bypass pipe in the outlet works beyond the stilling basin, was awarded to Nordic Industries of Marysville, California. Construction was completed in March 1997. A second contract, to repair the concrete in the outlet works stilling basin, was awarded to Nielsons, Inc., of Cortez, Colorado, and construction was completed in February 1998. Recreation development at Ridgway Reservoir was officially completed on September 30, 1995. Total cost of the recreation facilities exceeded $21 million. f. Smith Fork Project All major construction for rehabilitation of existing recreation facilities at Crawford Reservoir was completed in fiscal year 1997. Rehabilitation included water, sewer, electric, and road upgrades; campground expansion and modification; and construction of a maintenance building. A fishing site that is accessible to persons with disabilities will be completed by the fall of 1998. g. Silt Project The appropriate NEPA document for the rehabilitation of recreation facilities and associated infrastructure at Rifte Gap Reservoir will be prepared in fiscal year 1999. h. Paonia Project Even though the rehabilitation effort for major recreation facilities at Paonia is not scheduled to begin until approximately 2005, it was decided to purchase four vault toilets for the reservoir area in addition to the ones purchased for Crawford Reservoir. This resulted in a per unit cost savings to the government. One of the four toilets will be made accessible to persons with disabilities. 2. Colorado and New Mexico a. Animas-La Plata Project A Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement (FSFES) was completed and filed with the EPA in April 1996. No ROD was issued. The project, as configured in the April 1996 FSFES, would be developed in two phases, with 44