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<br />OO'](J3 <br /> <br />MOIITllLI PROGRESS REPORT <br />SAIf LUIS VAI.Lil PROJECT, COLOlUllO <br />Region Mo. V <br />Month of Jilovember. 1946 <br /> <br />The San Lute Valley Project was authorIzed under Section 9 ot the <br />Reclamation Act of 1939. The 71ndiDt of Feasibility va. approved by the <br />Secretary of the Interior on April 10, 1940. and transmitted to the Cangr.e, <br />OD the lame date. On June 18, 1940. the Caner... tir.t appropriated fund, <br />'for further InT..tlgatl~D'" exploratory and preparator,y work and commence- <br />m.nt or eon.truotlon.... (.let or Jun. 18, 1940, Ch. 395, 54 Stat. 406.) <br /> <br />I. Rio Grande Division: (iT.conltruction actlvltl.s 75~ complete) <br /> <br />1. Tbe propoled york. of the RIo Grande DITlelon will prOTide lupple- <br />mental vater tor land, 1n Alamo.a, Rio Grande and Saguache Countl.., <br />Colorado. The plan of development include. a .torage re.ervoir of 1.050,000 <br />acre-f..t capaoity at the Wagon Wh..l Gap Dam Site. <br /> <br />ii. 7urther tield activitie. in connection with the Rio Grande Divi8ion <br />haTe been deterred until organi~tlonal ditficultie. ot the water ueer. haTe <br />been adJueted or compromised. <br /> <br />iii. Revi.ion at water 8Upp~ .tudiee continued throughout the month. <br /> <br />iv. Land cla,.iticatlon ,urvey' will be initiated immediately toll owing <br />completion ot li.ilar IttrTeye nov 1n progrel' for the ConeJo, Divi8ion. <br /> <br />v. Detailed economic lurvey, vill be initiated immediate17 tolloving <br />completion of economic .urTey' on the Conejo8 DtvilloD. <br /> <br />TI. <br />quelted. <br />'pring. <br /> <br />Additional tield work on Wagon Wheel Gap Highv~ <br />by the OtticI of Delign and Conltruction, will be <br />Heavy .noy prevent' york thi, vinter. <br /> <br />Relocation, re. <br />cOlllpleted next <br /> <br />Tii. A detailed project report il not contemplated for this divilion. <br /> <br />'rotal man-dql vorked............... ........ ...... . .... 12 <br /> <br />II. Conejol Division; (Preconltruction activitie. 10~ complete) <br /> <br />1. rhe propoled yorke ot the ConeJos Divilion are to prOTide a supple- <br />mental water ~P17, through storage facilities, tor 116.000 acrel in Conejol <br />County, Colorado. <br /> <br />ii. The present plan of development provides tor 70.000 aore-teet of <br />active Itorage on the Conejol River at the Platoro Site and 30.000 acre.teet <br />of active storage at the oft-stream Mogote Site; a8 vell al a diversion dam, <br />inlet and outlet canal.. <br />