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<br />707 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />A contract is being negotiated with the Utah State <br />Road Commission for the construction of an access road from <br />the Vernal-Manila road to the Flaming Gorge dam site, a dis- <br />tance of about 7 miles. This road will be used as the perma- <br />nent access road for the operation and maintenance of the <br />Flaming Gorge Dam and Powerplant after completion of construc- <br />tion. <br /> <br />Curecant i Unit <br /> <br />Recent investigations of the Curecanti Unit have <br />disclosed that a higher dam at Morrow Point. which will in- <br />clude the entire Narrow Gauge Reservoir basin in conjunction <br />with dams at Blue Mesa and Crystal, will be a favorable plan <br />for developing the power potential of the upper Gunnison <br />River. However, we are also evaluating another two-dam plan, <br />consisting of dams at the Crystal and Narrow Gauge sites. <br />Collection of field data for the two-dam plan will probably <br />not be completed before the fall of 1957. However, rather <br />than wait until the additional data are gathered, the Bureau <br />will report on the three-dam plan in the report scheduled <br />for completion in June, 1957. <br /> <br />During the past year detailed designs have been <br />prepared by the Chief Engineer for various types of dams at <br />Narrow Gauge. Blue Mesa, and Morrow Point. A more detailed <br />design for a dam at the Crystal site is now being prepared. <br />Detailed dam site topography for the Crystal and the Morrow <br />Point sites was completed during ~~rch, 1957 and December, <br />1956 respectively. A more detailed estimate for a trans- <br />mission network to deliver project energy to local markets <br />in western Colorado and northwestern New Mexico has also been <br />prepared. Alternative steam costs for these areas were also <br />revised and brought up to date using latest Federal Power Com- <br />mission data. <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />A temporary field office has been established at <br />Cimarron which will be used for office and storage quarters <br />during this summer while collecting field data for the com- <br />pletion of the special report programmed for completion within <br />the next two months, and for the definite plan report to be <br />completed later. Mr. William H. Culp who is to be in charge <br />of the field work will be at Cimarron about l~y 16. <br /> <br />Navajo Unit <br /> <br />Extensive borrow-area investigations and a founda- <br />tion exploration program are being conducted at the site of <br />the potential Navajo Dam to obtain field data needed for the <br />design of the dam. <br />