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<br /> <br />'ddl9fto <br />..',," <br />. " <br />. !" <br /> <br />. .,. <br /> <br />Water allocation: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Irrigation (18,250 acres) <br />Public water supply <br />(Black Canyon National Monument) <br /> <br />45,400 a.f. <br />15 a. f. <br /> <br />Annual depletion of the Colorado River <br /> <br />21,300 a. f. <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio <br /> <br />0.92 to 1 <br /> <br />Total annual benefits <br /> <br />$ 2,965,000 <br /> <br />Environmental Impact <br /> <br />1. Construction of a reservoir (Milly K. Goodwin Lake) in Big Soap <br />Park will create aesthetic changes to the landscape by access roads, dam <br />eonstruetion, and increased human activity that will affect the <br />experience of those persons using the West Elk Wilderness. The area <br />adjacent to the proposed reservoir development is being considered for <br />inclusion in the wilderness system. <br /> <br />2. Water quality of Soap Creek will be enhanced and m~n~mum flows <br />will be maintained to support stocked and native trout populations. <br /> <br />3. The establishment of a minimum pool in Gould Reservoir, where <br />one presently does not exist, will establish a year-round fishery in <br />the reservoir. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Current Status <br /> <br />Advance planning studies were initiated in FY 1965 and the definite <br />plan report was completed in 1967. The repayment contract between the <br />United States and the Fruitland Mesa Water Conservancy District was <br />executed in 1969. Petitions for project irrigation have been essen- <br />tially completed. <br /> <br />Archaeological surveys have been completed for the reservoir and tunnel <br />sites and the rest of the project area nO'N in public ownership. The <br />draft environmental statement was filed with CEQ on September 3, 1976. <br />The definite plan report and the final environmental statement are <br />scheduled for completion in March 1977. Preconstruction drilling of the <br />Black Mesa Conduit has been completed. <br /> <br />The outgoing President included $7,702,000 in <br />FY 1978 to continue construction of this project. <br />proposed total elimination of this allocation. <br /> <br />his proposed budget for <br />President Carter has <br /> <br />Replacement of two inadequate and failing siphons in the existing <br />Gould Canal was completed in FY 1972. <br /> <br />Total investigation costs to September 30, 1976, including feasibility <br />and advance planning studies and a completed drainage and minor <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />