BOARD01698

• Board Meeting Date: 12/14/1966
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

scheduled for completion in F. y. 1968.

Feasibility designs and estimates are
being prepared for sections of the Josephine
Basin Canal and Yello,,, ,Jac"et Canal, Bilk Creek
canal, Lost Pa~, Collection system, and project
laterals. Assembly of design data for other
project feat\::ces is in progr~ss. The project
lands and drainage appendic8s are essentially
completed and work is continuing on the plan
formulation, water supply, and agricultural
economy appendices. Tne proposeQ feasibility
report is scheduled for ccmpletion at the end
of this fiscal year.

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on the Yellow Jacket project, work is
going very well on that. That will be the next
project to get a report on after we complete
the Battlement Mesa project.

work is also progressinS]" abo'_lt on schedule
on the Upper Gunnison Project.

On the Basalt Project, your Board advanced
funds to us for work on this project last year
and the Basalt Water conservancy District con-
tributed $10,000 to us tilis year to continue
this work.

There are no new developments to report
on the Animas-La Plata, Dolores, Dallas Creek,
san Higuel, and ~I'est Divid" ~'rojscts.

"lork no,," progressing Oel the .;'rui tland l.!esa
project consists of sedimcnt,ation studies, new
farm unit layout si:uc:5.es, 2-r,d preparation of
the operation and mair.ten~mce ?ppendix.

Under our Advancr.: pj2nnil:g ~'lOrk for the
Fruitland l-lesa Projec':,;vc ,Fwe P'O,de good I
progress on tllis project. T;,c final drilling
for detailed plans ana specifications on the
Black Mesa tunnel is essentially completed.
Some drilling ,,,ork has been done on the Soap
park Reservoir, the principal ctorage unit for
this project. We have progresaed to the stage
where we have had some initial meetings for