7901

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7901
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission.
• Title: Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Contracts for installation of a Programmable Master Supervisory Control
System for the Dolores Project, Cahone Pumping Plant Motor Replacement
($0.4 million), and Towaoc Powerplant Forebay ($0.6 million) werle completed
in 1995.

Dolores Project construction is scheduled for completion in 1998. Work
yet to be completed includes remaining wetland mitigation, Towaoc Drains,
Rocky Ford Lateral operation and maintenance (O&M) Roads, Gmat Cut Dike
Road Improvements, other remaining construction and design deficiency work
and acquisition of water for downstream fish and wildlife purposes.
Reclamation has entered into agreements with the Dolores Water Conserva-
ncy District; these agreements provide for acquisition of 3,900 acre-feet of
downstream fish and wildlife water and allow the District to complete its
remaining work items. Reclamation has entered into a grant agrelement with
MVIC allowing the company to complete its remaining work, including the
Rocky Ford Lateral roads, and for transfer of Company facilities upon full
payment under the grant. Reclamation is working with the Ute Mountain Ute
Indian Tribe on an agreement for completion of its remaining work, including
the Towaoc Drains.

The first payment for Block Notice Number One, issued March 23, 1987
to the Dolores Water Conservancy District, was received in February of 1990.
That notice is for all irrigable land using supplemental water within MVIC's
system.

Block Notice Number Two was issued on May 29, 1987. Block Notice
Number Three was issued on February 22, 1988.

Block Notice Number Four was issued on September 4, 1990 and covers
all irrigable lands within Fairview and Cahone full-service pipeline lateral
delivery systems. The notice is for 27,644 acre-feet of water. Repayment
will begin on February 1, 1997.

Block Notice Number Five was issued to the Ute Mountain Ute Indian
Tribe for 1,000 acre-feet of municipal and industrial water. Pursuant to the
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988, the first repay-
ment on February 1, 1991 was for 160 acre-feet of water. Repayment on
the remaining 840 acre-feet will be held until the water is first used.

Block Notice Number Six was issued on April 28, 1992 and covers all
irrigable lands within the Pleasant View, Ruin Canyon and Hovenweep full-
service pipeline lateral systems. The Notice is for 21 ,321 acre-feet of water.
Repayment will begin on February 1, 1999.

Block Notice Number Seven was issued on July 8, 1993 and covers all
irrigable lands within the Cross Canyon and Monument Creek full-service
pipeline lateral delivery systems. The Notice is for 6,317 acre-feet of water.
Repayment will begin on February 1, 2000.

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