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.'. / . 008535 Because of the limited available water, and the increased need for municipal and industrial water, the scalc of project irrigation development as now proposed has been rcduced considerably from that shown in the feasibility report. ~ The project was previously planncd to supply supplcmental water for about 15,000 acrcs of prcsently irrigated lands and a full water supply for 8,700 acres of arable new land, Recent studies indicate that much of the presently irrigated land now has essentially a full water supply and that only 5,000 to 6,000 acres sre in need of additional water from the project. Because of the increased need for municipal and industrial water, hydraulic pumping of water from Ridgway Reservoir to Log Hill Mesa for irrigation is no longer planned. A smaller electrical pump is now planned to deliver water from Dallas Creek to Log Hill Mesa at a point where the water would be usable either for irrigation or M & I use, It is now planned that only 4,000 to 5,000 acres of new lands will be served project water. With the site originally selected for Ridgway Reservoir the town of Ridgway and about 2,900 acres of privately owned land would have been inundated, Recent developments in the reservoir area and Federal legislation concerning acquisition of, and payment for, rights-of-way have resulted in substantial increases in the estimated cost of right-of-way for the reservoir site. Objections were voiced concerning . the required relocation of Ridgway and the mud flats that would be crea~ at the upper end of the flat, wide basin during reservoir draw down. 4