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~ The Divide Tunnel, the south Fork Tunnel, and the Chapman Tunnel are under contract at the present time and I'll comment a little further with respect to progress on that. The esti- mated diversion is 70,000 acre-feet on an average annual basis. The north side has an extension which includes Last Chance and Lime Creek. As of the present time, this portion of the collection system is in a deferred status. The rest of the collection system is active and we expect to pursue the con- struction of this collection system as rapidly as we can, including going into Hunter Creek to secure water from this tributary and going to the north tributary of the Fryingpan River to include the last creel, which is Carter Creek at the north extremity. ~ Now we continue to the east slope. This is a continuation of the Continental Divide Tunnel and into Turquoise Lake created by sugar Loaf Dam. Sugar Loaf Dam is under con- tract at the present time and I might add the contractor is making excellent progress and in all probability will complete this dam one year ahead of schedule. We anticipate essential completion of this dam this fall. The canal system that I mentioned has provi- sions for a diversion from the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Malta between Leadville and Turquoise Lake about four miles west of Leadville. Also we will release water out of Turquoise Lake into the canal system. This canal. system extends down along past Mount Massive and Mount.Elbert and feeds a forebay on the high ground to the north of Twin L~'es. This forebay then will be the immediate source of water to feed the powerplant which will be on the north shore of T\~in Lakes Reservoir. Twin Lakes and Turquoise are e:dsting reservoirs at the present time, Turquoise Lake being owned by the C.F.& I. Steel corporation. Twin Lakes is owned by the irrigators in CrO\~ley County ,.,here they have an e:dsting irrigation economy of some 50,000 acres. This reservoir is a source of storage for them of