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3. Colorado and Wyoming a. Savery-Pot Hook Project Reclamation has submitted a Withdrawal Review Report to the BLM that will terminate all the withdrawn lands, totaling 11,303 acres, that were previ- ously withdrawn from the public domain for construction of the Savery-Pot Hook Project. The recommendation has not yet been processed by the BLM. 4. New Mexico a. Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Reclamation is continuing toward completion of the Navajo Indian Irriga- tion Project in San Juan County, New Mexico. Reclamation is providing design and construction management for the BIA. In this process, funding is sought by BIA in its budget appropriation rather than by Reclamation. The President's fiscal year 1996 budget includes $34.2 million for continued design and construction of the project. By the end of 1 994, Blocks 1 through 7 were producing high-value crops on approximately 63,800 acres of land. The entire project involves 11 blocks of development and will have a total of 110,630 acres of irrigated land. Construction of facilities to serve Block 8 started in 1992. Some major facilities have been completed, and progress is continuing under two contracts totaling about $18 million for construction of a major pumping plant. b. Dam Safety Reclamation is also providing technical assistance to BIA and the Navajo Nation for correction of deficiencies on 12 dams. Modification of Round Rock Dam was completed in 1994. The second contract for corrective action was awarded by BIA on September 28, 1994 to Stimpel-Wiebelhaus Associates for Ganado Dam Modification for $4.1 million. Modifications to Ganado Dam were completed in 1995. 5. Utah a. Central Utah Project (CUP) The Central Utah Project provides water for irrigation, M&I uses, and power generation. Benefits are also being realized in the areas of outdoor 51