BOARD02648

• Board Meeting Date: 9/21/1954
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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(b)
ing units
Fruitland

Under the criteria of the previous section, the follow-
of the Gunnison River Project emerge: Bostwick Park,
Mesa, Dallas Creek, Grand Mesa, and Ohio Creek.

Fruitland 1m sa is included on account of the local interest
voiced and because it comes close to the mark in repayment re-
quirement. Dallas Creek is included for the same reason, al-
though there is a question about ~~e cost estimates of the long
Ridgway Canal. Ohio Creek has .the required benefit-cost ratio,
there is local interest, and the repaJ~ent ability, while poor,
is probably within striking distance of the limit set by the
present group of participating projects. Grand Mesa (pumping
project excluded) falls within the criteria adopted.

There has been no evidence of interest in the East River
unit.

RECOMJ,IENDA TI ONS

The Committee recommends:

(a) That the Board suggest to the Bureau of
Reclamation for further study the West
Divide,' Parshall, Eagle and Woody units
of the Cliffs-Divide Project with West
Divide having first priority and the other
three units having ~qual priority, and

(b) That the Board suggest to the Bureau of
Reclamation for further study the Fruit-
land Mesa, Bo~t~tck Park, Dallas Creek,
Ohio Cr~ek, R'ld Grand Mesa (exclusive of
pumping division) units of the Gunnison
River Project with Fruitla.'ld Mesa having
first priority and the other four units
having equai priority.

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