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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SAN JUAN RIVER UNIT (HAMMOND PORTION) <br /> <br />Project Setting <br /> <br />The Hammond Project is located in northwestern New Mexico along the southern <br />bank of the San Juan River and extends approximately 20 miles east of <br />Farmington to Blanco, New Mexico. The project provides irrigation water to <br />about 3,900 acres. The entire irrigation supply is obtained from the direct <br />flows of the river. However, if necessary, the flows can be supplemented from <br />Navajo Reservoir located approximately 10 miles upstream from the Hammond <br />Diversion Dam. <br /> <br />Project Features <br /> <br />At present, about 27 of the 37 miles of project canals and laterals are <br />proposed to be lined for salinity control purposes. Reclamation has projected <br />that about 27,700 tons of salt can be prevented from entering the Colorado <br />River annually by lining these unlined sections. The construction and interest <br />during costs to complete this work (January 1991 price level) are estimated to <br />to be $11,730,000. The cost to remove one ton of salt would therefore be <br />approximately $36.60. <br /> <br />Schedule <br /> <br />The Planning Report/Environmental Statement are scheduled to be completed in <br />late fall 1992. Construction on the project could commence as early as spring <br />of 1994. <br />