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<br />staff, because of the many facets supplied and treated with the Animas- <br />La Plata Project. But I think this is a situation where confidence in <br />the Bureau just about sinks to zero. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: May I ask Fred whether he knows of the projected date of <br />the draft environmental impact statement and what are the anticipated <br />dates for the signing of the repayment contract? I guess you're going <br />to be redefining your district's boundaries as well. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: Yes, it is expected that the district boundary election-- <br />and we presume it will be an election--will be in the month of June. <br />Hopefully, the repayment contract would be ready by at least late <br />August or the very earliest part of September. The EIS--and there are <br />so many phases of this that I am really not sure which one I have a <br />handle on--but I understand it is now May. And I think this is when it <br />goes out for public review. I might be wrong on that one. It might be <br />some other phase of the impact statement. <br /> <br />There has been opposition developed within the area, particularly with <br />the no-growth concept, and :thisis giving us considerable problems. <br />But it has developed into a situation that I feel is totally out of <br />proportion. I think that the numbers involved are relatively few, but <br />the noise that they have been able to make is rather extreme. It has <br />been particularly difficult because there is nobody in the Bureau office <br />to reply. They are just going helter skelter with, essentially a vacuum <br />to counteract or actually supply the kind of facts that are needed. It <br />is becoming critical. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: Are there any other comments on the Director's Report? <br />(NO 'response. ) <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br />we have had <br />extent of a <br />obstacles. <br /> <br />I might add, Mr. Chairman, that the Yamcolo Project that <br />some problems with and which this board has funded to the <br />million dollars, appears to have overcome some of its <br /> <br />John, can you give us a report on that? <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: Very briefly. We finally did get a draft permit from the <br />Corps of Engineers for the construction, our 404 permit. We don't <br />actually have it in hand, but we do have a draft of the permit with <br />certain conditions, which do not appear to be too onerous. <br /> <br />The bad news about the project is that we bid 'it in November, and the <br />bid came in approximately 25 percent over what we thought was our con- 1 <br />servative engineer's estimate. The estimate was four million two, and <br />the lowest bid came in five million one. This exceeded the funds that <br />were available, both from this board and from our bond issue. So we <br />are now applying to Farmers Home for an additional $980,000. We have <br />reason to believe that that will be approved and that construction will <br />be under way this summer. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: IvaI, did you have a comment? <br /> <br />-,28- <br />