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<br />power plant completion and finishing the completion of the reservoir. <br />The start of power production has slipped again until sometime early <br />this spring,' because of the accumulation of delaying factors and pro- <br />curement of equipment. We had a fire on the site and other things. <br /> <br />so we come now to the Western Colorado investigations and advance <br />planning programs. I will ask Mr. Rinckel to present that to you. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. RINCKEL: Mr. Chairman and members of the board and guests, anyone <br />that dOesn't have a copy of our report summary, Harl is passing it out, <br />I am not going to cover all the items on the report, so you might want <br />to follow along as I go through these various projects. May I say, as <br />Mr. Crandall did, that it is great to be with the board again and to <br />make this report. I am looking forward to the rest of the day and the <br />celebration tomorrow. I will try to hit the high points of our investi- <br />gational program and, again, you can follow the details on our outline. <br /> <br />First of all, on Dolores, we will be talking about that today and to- <br />morrow. About the only thing that I want to report on that is that the <br />prime contract for McPhee Dam is sCheduled for award in the fall of <br />1978. The total funds for Fiscal Year 1978 for the Dolores Project are <br />$5,700,000. <br /> <br />On the Dallas Creek Project, we have completed all of our rjght-of-way <br />purchases necessary for the road relocation and'for the materials in- <br />vestigation. The state Highway Department has approved the agreement <br />between the state and the Bureau of Reclamation for the relocation of <br />550. And as soon as we have approval to initiate construction, then <br />the federal government will sign that contract. <br /> <br />As far as the water contracts having to do with the project now, the <br />city of Delta has approved its contract for purchase of M&I water and <br />so has the'federal government. The Uncompahgre Water Users and Tri- <br />county have approved their contract for the purchase of irrigation water. <br />The city of ' Montrose has approved its subcontract with Tri-county, and <br />I believe they have signed it. The Tri-County plans to sign the contract <br />this weekend and submit it to our region by the first of next week. The <br />city of Olathe has passed a resolution saying that as soon as Montrose <br />signs its contract, it will sign a contract with Tri-County. so we <br />anticipate that the first part of October. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The funds for Dallas Creek Project for Fiscal Year 1978 total $11,775,000. <br />The prime contract fOr Ridgeway Dam is scheduled for the fall of 1978. <br />The initial construction will be the relocation of Highway 550 and field <br />inspections. <br /> <br />Moving on to Fruitland Mesa and Savery-Pot Hook, I think we are all aware <br />that these projects were deleted' from the 1978 budget--no funds--and the <br />funds allocated for 1977 have been rescinded for those two projects. So <br /> <br />-3- <br />