BOARD00444

• Board Meeting Date: 1/11/1961
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

with regard to the overall program for a transmission
system to market Colorado River Storage Unit power, we have com-
pleted our studies evaluating the private utilities proposals in
comparison to an all-Federal yardstick system. An appraisal re-
port has been prepared and forwarded to Washington for considera-
tion and appropriate action. This appraisal report summarizes
the proposals considered and analyzes the relative economic as- I
pects of each, particularly as to the effect on providing irriga-
tion assistance for participating projects.

PARTICIPATING PROJECTS

PAONIA PROJECT (COLORADO): By November more than 900,000 cubic
yards or 71 percent of the embankment
had been placed in paonia Dam. Earthlining of various sections of
the existing Fire Mountain Canal will continue during the non-
irrigation season. Paonia Project construction, which was started
early in 1959, is on schedule. paonia Dam should be completed by
midsummer 1961.

VERNAL UNIT, CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT (UTAH): Construction of the
Vernal Unit also progresses on schedule.
Stanaker Dam is essentially completed. The Fort Thornburgh Diver-
sion Dam and Stanaker Feeder Canal are now under construction. and
we expect to divert spring flood flows of Ashley Creek into the
Stanaker Reservoir next spring. Also, next spring we plan to
award the construction contract for the Stanaker Service Canal
which will make it possible to supply the Ashley Valley farms with
supplemental irrigation water beginning in 1962.

HAMMOND PROJECT (NEW MEXICO): Work on the excavation of the Main
Canal and building of siphons and
other structures is on schedule. The invitation for bids was
issued on December 30 for the Hammond Diversion Dam on the San
Juan River. Bids will be invited in March for the pumping plant
on the Main Canal and in May for the smaller canal and laterals to
serve the project area. This project should be placed in operation
in February 1962 if construction proceeds on schedule.

SMITH FORK PROJECT (COLORADO): With new-start funds appropriated I
for FY 1961, a contract was awarded in
September for Crawford Dam, and the early foundation excavation
work started. It is anticipated that invitations will be issued
in May for the Aspen Canal from the Crawford Reservoir, and in
June for the Smith Fork Diversion Dam and the Feeder Canal to the
offstream reservoir site. The project is scheduled for completion
in May 1963.
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