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RECREATION ~ \..AA.A.AA.J I..AA..A.AA.J During fiscal year 1974. major Improve- ments and additions were made to rec- reation facilities in the Glen Canyon- lake Powell area, at Blue Mesa Reser. vOir 01 the Curecantl Unit. and at Heron Reservoir of the San Juan.Chama Proj- ect. At the Glen Canyon National Recre- atIOn Area. a contract was awarded for rehabilitation 01 the manna at Rainbow Bridge. In the Curecanti Recreation Area, lake FOrk site, picnic area roads, a parking area, comfort stations, and a fish.cleaning station were completed. A contract for construction of a boat ramp parkmg area at Elk Creek was awarded. A temporary information station was in operation at Cimarron. At Heron Reser. voir two utility systems and access roads were completed. Contracts were awarded for upstream reservOir stabilization (Emery County); 14 enlarging Elk Creek Parking Area (Cure. canh Unit); and construction was com. pleted for access roads and parking at the San Juan and Simon Point recrea- tion sites (Navajo Unit). For the tailwater below Navajo Dam. which has developed into a "blue rib. bon" trout stream, plans were prepared for recreation facilities. Access roads and parking areas were completed. Since completion of Starvation Reser. voir, Bonneville UM. the boat ramp, parking area, and access roads have been so heavily used that plans have been prepared for expanding these fa. cilltles. Facilities are complete at the following reservoirs: Huntington North, Lemon, Paonia, Rifle Gap, Crawford, and Steinaker. Facilities have yet to be constructed at Meeks Cabin Reservoir of the Lyman Project and Silver Jack Reservoir of the Bostwick Park Project. The Bureau 01 Reclamation has as. sumed the administrative responsibili. ties for the recreation aspects of the Fontenelle Reservoir Area. Plans have been made to expand existing recrea. tion and public information facilities. A full.time employee has been hired to supervise operation and maintenance and the constructlon of the additional facilities. A Youth Conservation Corps camp was established in the spring of 1974 to assist in this elfort.