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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />(Slide) The timetable for this investigation is one year later than <br />the Dolores, all the way through. Again our construction program <br />being submitted in 1974, La Plata water developed in 1978, Animas <br />water developed in 1980, continuation, and completion in 1986. <br /> <br />Now, what are some (Slide) of the problems that we have here? In <br />our lower area we recognized that we needed an entity to contract <br />for this project. Presently, what we have is a conservancy district <br />right around the presently irrigated area, a very small conservancy <br />district here. Some of us can visualize that conservancy district <br />being expanded to cover all of the area being considered, including <br />Durango and all of this area that would be benefited from the project. <br />The Southwestern District is working very hard to bring this new <br />district into creation. Once the new district is created, the old <br />district here will be dissolved. This is one of the challenges pre- <br />ceding construction, preceding negotiation on contract. <br /> <br />Development of return flow on the Indian lands along the Mancos <br />River and some development along the Mancos River is being inves- <br />tigated to see if the return flow is usable as recreation, fish and <br />wildlife, and if possible, irrigation down below on the Mancos <br />River. <br /> <br />(Slide) The San Miguel project - it just got started in 1972 and our <br />investigations are well under way. The schedule we have here - one <br />year later again. (Slide) The preliminary plan in 1974, details in <br />1975, and the report in 1976. (Slide) The preliminary plan was again <br />taking water from San Miguel through a tunnel, bringing it into the <br />Norwood area. <br /> <br />In consideration of environmental statements, we are looking at other <br />reservoir sites. This is the Sunshine site here. There are others <br />that probably will have to be included in the environmental state- <br />ments, so they will be investigated. Presently, we are concentrating <br />on investigations in the new land area with detailed land classifica- <br />tions. <br /> <br />(Slide) The timetable for this one indicates about the same quantities <br />that we had before in our DPR. These are our feasibility figures and <br />the timetable for it, one year later again. By this time, 1976, <br />execution of the payment contract, right in here, before you go to <br />Congress for funds for construction. <br /> <br />(Slide) In summary, what is this planning program all about as far as <br /> <br />-20- <br />