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<br />001,408 <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />I - WESTERN COlDRAOOI PROGRESS <br /> <br />U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (C. O. Labor), to provide supplemen- <br />tal irrigation supplies (and domestic supplies) for Mesa Verde <br />National Park; - estimated cost $1,370,000. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(b) Sprin~ Creek Reservoir, on a tributary of North Fork Gunnison <br />River, is'part of the authorized U. S. B. R. paonia Project - <br />Fire Mountain Division, to provide supplemental irrigation sup- <br />plies; - estimated cost $1.373,000 including appurtenant works. <br /> <br />(c) Shadow Mountain Reservoir is part of the U. S. B. R. Colorado- <br />Big Thompson Project, under construction to regulate Grand Lake <br />levels and diversions into Continental Divide Tunnel. <br /> <br />(d) Grenby Reservoir is part of U. S. B. R. Colorado-Big Thompson <br />Project, to be constructed on the Colorado River, primarily for <br />purposes of streamflow regulation. and water conservation. <br /> <br />9. Water projects in Western Colorado under investi~tion or reported on <br />by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. which may be classified as contemplated for <br />post-war construction, include among othersl <br /> <br />(a) Several reservoirs on Eagle, Blue and Williams Fork rivers and <br />their tributaries (as parts' of the contemplated Blue-South Platte <br />Project) to be 'constructed for regulation, conservation, replace- <br />ment and power purposes. <br /> <br />(b) Several reservoirs on tributaries of Gunnison and Roaring Fork <br />Rivers (as parts of contemplated Gunnison-Arkansas Project) to be <br />constructed for regulation, conservation, replacement and power n <br />purpos es . <br /> <br />(c) Pine River ditch system, required to distribute waters of recent- <br />ly constructed Vallecito Reservoir, to oe constructed in San Juan <br />River basin, estimated cost $1,370,000. <br /> <br />(d) Florida l1esa Project, reservoir and ditch system for irrigation <br />purposes in San Juan River basin; estimated cost $2,500,000. <br /> <br />(e) La Plata Project, includes Long I~llow reservoir for supplement- <br />al irrigation in La Plata River valley, and Stateline reservoir <br />for flood control and regulation (under Interstate Compact), to <br />be constructed in San Juan River basin, estimated cost $',800,000. <br /> <br />(f) Dolores-Dove Creek Proiect, including reservoir on Dolores River, <br />outlet works, tunnel. and distribution system to be constructed <br />in San Juan River basin; estimated cost of $11,600,000. <br /> <br />(g) San Hi~uel Project, to be constructed for irrigation in Dolores <br />RiV'er basin; estimated cost of $1,500,000. <br /> <br />(h) Montrose Power i'ro.iect, to be cOnstructed for flood control and <br />