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Decision recommending that development proceed was signed on De- cember 20, 1991. The proposed 43 MW facility would be privately funded and operated by Montrose Partners and the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association. Under the Technical Assistance to the States program, Reclamation is providing guidance and expertise in the development of a hiking/biking trail in Delta, Montrose and Ouray Counties. When complete, this 60- mile long trail will connect the communities of Delta, Olathe, Montrose, eolona, Ridgway and Ouray, Colorado. The trail will be located on existing public and cooperating landowners' rights-of-way, utilizing as much as possible an abandoned railroad grade once used by the old Denver and Rio Grande Western Narrow Gauge Railroad. Uncompahgre Riverway, Inc., a non-profit organization made up of several community groups, is promoting the development of the trail. Reclamation's role in this project is to identifY and coordinate the acquisition of rights-of-way for the trail. G. INVESTIGATIONS The fiscal year 1991 budget for the planning program is about $2.6 million, with about 80 percent being directed within the Upper Colorado River Basin. Active studies include the salinity control efforts for the Price- San Rafael, Glenwood-Dotsero Springs, and San Juan River Units, plus additional studies in areas such as diffuse source control, industrial use, and co-generation/desalination opportunities in the basin. Other active studies are: Upper Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin, Sevier River Water Management, Four eorners Water Assessment, Utah Area Water Demand Model and the New Mexico Regional Water Resource Study. New studies beginning this year include the Eastern New Mexico Water Supply Study, Dolores River Water Quality Study and the Middle Rio Grande Water Assessment Management Study. Reclamation also continues to provide assistance, as requested, through Technical Assistance to the States activities as well as activities of environmental and interagency coordination and other minor work. A program for evaluat- ing system optimization on some existing projects is continuing this year, with several projects scheduled for evaluation. 54