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OJ,H~8 UC-700 2/28/73 Preliminary Frui tland Summar; Sheets fusa Project location Gunnison River Basin in west-central Colorado. Project lands are betveen town of Crawford erA Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ~bnument. Authorl=cd Authorized September 2, 1961~, as a participating project with the Colo- rado River Storage Project--Public Law 88-568 (78 Stat. 852). Current Status Advance planning studies were initiated in FY 1965 and the definite plan report was completed in June 1967. The repayment contract bet....een the United States and the Fruitland ~sa Water Conservancy District .....as exe- cuted in June 1969. Petitions for project irrigation have been essentially completed. Water allocations of 38,026 acre-feet petitioned by 56 vater users were recorded in 1972. There has "been a substantial reduction in service to nev land acreages to match vater available Negotiations are underway for an archeological survey of the project area to be made by the University of Colorado for the National Park Service. Assembly of data for an enviroI"'..mental. statement and preparation of' a draft for the state~ent are in progress. Preconstruction drilling at Soap Park Damsite vas undertaken earlier in the fiscal year and contin- ued until inclement veather forced curtailment of this work. The IT 1974 program of' $10,000, consisting of' funds carried over from FY 1973, is to be used to determine the effect of the project on the sa- linity of the Colorado River and to estimate the cost f'or f'acilities to of'fset salinity effects of the project. A Congressional write-in f'or IT 1973 in the amount of $500,000 to start construction of' the project is being held in budgetary reserve. Replacement of' tVQ inadequate and failing siphons in the existing Gould Canal vas started in IT 1972 and approximately 70 percent of' the ....ork bas been accomplished. The vork is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 1973, under a $362,274 contract. Total investigation costs to June 30, 1972, including f'easibility and advance planning studies, amount to $1,548,995. plan of Developr.lent The Fruitland ~~sa Project would develop vater fros Soap" Curecanti, and Crystal Creeks, tributaries to the Gur~ison River, primarily for irriga- tion of' supplemental and full service land ~~d to enhance recreation and fish and ~lldlifc opport~~ities. TlIe plan covered in this statement is the same as presented in the DFR dated June 1967.