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I I I I I I I The length of time to obtain this permit will depend on the detail required to complete the environmental studies and the amount of opposition that surfaces. Based on these uncertainties, a permit application should be submitted as soon as possible. The funding for the project should be applied for as soon as possible. An application requesting funds should be submitted to CWCB, if their funds are to be used. An application for the sale of revenue bonds by the Authority should also proceed. I Pagosa Springs should continue to solicit support from other potential water users who were contacted during the course of this study. A larger reservoir at the Snowball Creek dam site would reduce the cost per acre-foot of storage and help offset the pipeline and land acquisition costs. I I I I I I I I I I I Negotiations should commence with the private land owners for the land and right-of-way required for the dam, the reservoir basin, the access road and the canal. The water supply for the proposed Snowball Reservoir depends on transfering the 30.00 cfs direct flow right on Snowball Ditch and at least 2,900 acre-feet of the West Fork Reservoir water right to the proj ect. These water rights are owned by the Southwest Water Conservation District. Pagosa Springs should request the transfer of these rights. Before final design of the dam and appurtenances can begin, more geotechnical work will be required to better define the design parameters. Additional holes should be drilled along the dam axis, spillway alignment and pipeline route. Test pits within the reservoir basin and along the spillway should be excavated in search of borrow materials. Riprap and gravel sources closer to the dam site also should be investigated. The final stage of planning will be the preparation of plans and specifications for the dam and appurtenances and submittal of this information to the Forest Service and State Engineer for approval. 7-3