Laserfiche WebLink
<br />(\}'378 <br /> <br />MANCOS PROJECT <br /> <br />toeati Olll <br /> <br />Statea Colorado. <br />Countyi Montezuma. <br />Project headquarters a (Not established) <br />Transportation, Rio Grande SOllthern. higbways. <br />Nearest tOWnl Manoos. <br /> <br />History' <br /> <br />Finding 0 l' feas!. bility, <br />21. 1940- <br />COlIIll8nta <br />nepartment at' Agriculture. September 19. 1940. <br />II ork Projeots Administreti on. September. ~ 25. 1940. <br />Approved' The President. Ootober24. 1940 under: aot of August <br />11. 1939 (53 Stat! 1418). as amended October 14. 1940 <br />(Publio. a4B. 76th Cong.. 3d Sess.). <br />COIlstruotion begins' Spring Or 1941. <br />Perl od of COll8trueti onl 40 months! <br /> <br />The Secretary of the Interior. Ootober <br /> <br />Water Supp~a <br />Sourol'l Weist Mancos River. <br />Facilities, Reservoir. Jackson Guloh. of 10.000 aore-feet ea- <br />paoity. <br /> <br />lands and Agriculturel <br />Areal 10.000 aorea nm irrigated with inadequate water '13upply. <br />Average farm unit planned, 100 acres. <br />Principal crops' Forage and grain with diversification possible. <br /> <br />"-Y\ partio1~ting sgenoiesJ <br />Bureau of Reclamation. construction of reservoir. <br />Department of Aqioulture. t'Qrm surveys. lend adjustment. temre <br />and teIl/l.ntry arrangements. <br />National Park Servioe. eon-tribution at' labor and material through <br />Civilian Conser"....UOIl Corps ol1l1lp in exchange for reservatiOll <br />of small storage spaoe in reservoir for Mesa Verde National <br />Park. <br />Work Projeots AdministratiOll am Civilio.n Conservation Corps. labor. <br /> <br />Settlement, Farm units. 100. <br /> <br />Financesl <br /> <br />Estimated construction ooGt. :ill.600.ooo. <br />Bureau cf Reclamation. $1.475.000. <br />Department at' Agrioulture. $125.000. <br />Reimbursable. $680.000. <br />Nonreimbursable. $920.000. <br /> <br />Elnployment (during construction), <br />Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Agriculture, 20. <br />Work Projects Administration, 150. <br />Civilian conservation Corps. 400. <br />Total. ':iT0. <br /> <br />Repayment' Reimbursable lllllount in 40 annus 1 installments after period of <br />dew 10pment. <br /> <br />~ Operation <br />(j) <br />11' <br /> <br />and Maintenance' <br /> <br />Bureau of Reolamation. <br />