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<br />~, <br /> <br />0006J9 <br /> <br />to be served by the project was deleted from the area through a land sale' <br /> <br />development, and the owner of the remaining land did not purchase as <br /> <br />much project water as we had estimated in the plan. And, since construc- <br /> <br />tion costs have increased considerably this increment 1001<s quite shakey <br /> <br />economically. This, along with the environmental effect the canal will <br /> <br />have on the steep oidehill it traverses, makes justification of construc- <br /> <br />tion questionable. <br /> <br />Recreational facilities will be provided by the Forest Service <br /> <br />at the Silver Jack Reservoir. Flows for fish will be maintained in the <br /> <br />creek below the head of the Cimarron Canal. <br /> <br />Construction of Silver Jack Dam and Reservoir was initiated in <br /> <br />October 1966 and completed in the fall of 1971. Our present schedules <br /> <br />and fund programs provide for completion of construction on the remainder' <br /> <br />of the project in 3 years. except some drainage work that may be needed <br /> <br />in the future. <br /> <br />Storage of water in Silver Jack Reservoir was initiated in the <br /> <br />fall of 1970. Storage water has been rented to the Conservancy District <br /> <br />this year and last year. The district in turn has rented the available <br /> <br />water to the ranchers in the district. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />i <br />n <br />I <br />f <br />I <br />,. <br />I <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />