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<br />I' <br />fijlH161 <br /> <br />,"'. <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />~nte Vista. Oolorado <br />.!prU 13. 1946 ,. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />~., <br />" <br />I <br /> <br />PROGIlESS REPORT. <br />SAlT LUIS VALLEYPROJEOT ,. OOLORADo <br />Merch,1946 <br /> <br />I <br />r.' <br /> <br />l> <br /> <br />, The SaLuts .Valley Project was. authorhed underSeoticin 9 of the <br />Reolamation Act of 1939. The Find1DgofFeaB1bil1ty was apProved b;r <br />the Secreta:r;r of ,the Interior on April 10, 1940, and transmitted to' <br />the' OODgren on the same ,date;'. OIl June 113,'1940, the COl:lg1'ess :first <br />appropriated funds "tor further 'investigations; ell.Plcil'lLt017 and prepara.- <br />tor" work and commencement of construotion..~....." (ACt of June 18. <br />1940,Oh. 395.. 54 Stat. 406.:) " . <br /> <br />I' <br />1. <br />, <br /> <br />CONEJOS 'DIVISION <br /> <br />, / <br /> <br />The proposed works of the ".OoneJos DiviB10n are. to prOVide a supp1eo. <br />mental. water supj;ll1". through storage faoil1 tiesifor 116,000 aoresb .. <br />OoileJos County. Colorado. ' <br /> <br />As a result of detailed water supp1;r. studiss. pr,el1minar;r estimates <br />'of cosh furJdshed b7 the Branch of Design and Construction, recreational <br />and fish and wildlife benet! ts estimated. b7 the National ;Park Serdce <br />and the F1eh and'lfUdlife SerTioe. andrev1sed f,lood control benefUs. <br />the 1Il0st desirable plan ,of development. is a store.ge'res8l'Toir of <br />125,000 acre-~eet.on the OoneJos River. at the COuDse110r Site. 8nd <br />Without offstre8lll storage as cirig1na1~ contemplated iDHouse Doc1lllient. <br />693. 76th CODgress. 3rd Session.' <br /> <br />Revised water suPPl1" and flood control studies were completed <br />during the month. Collection of economc and related agricultural <br />data. continued. Pre1im1ilar;r sUl'Te;rs for the relocation of U. S. . <br />R1ghwq 285 and ~he' OoneJosRiver Forest Bo~ around gOUnsellorReser- <br />voir wtiire in progress tbroughout'thelllont~. <br /> <br />. .IlIO GlWIDE DIVISION <br /> <br />, . <br />The ,proposed works of the Rio Grande Division will provide .stqlple- <br />mental vater for lands in Alamosa, Rio' Grande aJld Saguaohe Counties, <br />Colorado. The plan of development includes a storage reservoir of <br />1,050.000 acre-feet capacit;r at the Wagon Wheel Gap Dam and.ReserToir <br />Site. <br /> <br />Revision.of water, eupp~ studies and flood control studies wsre <br />continued throughout the month. <br /> <br />t <br />I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />',.' I <br />, <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />. " <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />'.' <br /> <br />, <br />. , <br /> <br />0-:1 <br /> <br />. i <br /> <br />.:~ <br />fl <br />I, <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />! <br />L <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />t <br />, I <br />" <br />I <br />j <br />t <br /> <br />I <br />,. <br />