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<br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />~yiII: Sin Lull Valltv ProJlct Authorization <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I. Whit J. tht current ItatuI of authorlzltlon Ind conltruction of tht <br />ConlJol DlYlllon, San Lula Villty Projlct? <br /> <br />Anl"tr. Tht project wa, originally authorlztd by tht Sacratlry of tha <br />Intlrlor on Flbrulry I, 1940, under Section 9 of tht Reclalatlon Act of <br />19~9. A lupple.entll finding of ftallblllty Ind luthorlzltion for Plltoro <br />Di. Ind Rlllryolr III lubeltttd by tha Stcrttlry an March 7, 1949. <br />Conltructlon of tht dl. Ind rt.aryoir "al .tarttd In 194. and COlpltted in <br />19:11. <br /> <br />2. What Ihar. of the relaburlablt COlt of tht Plltoro Unit, Conejot DiYision, <br />Incurrld to dltl his bten repaid by irrigator.? I. th. r'Ply.ent of <br />rlilbur'lblt coat a "Ithln the atatutory rtPlyaant period within jtopardy? ,Ia <br />tht rtpay.tnt of 0'" COttl fOr thll unit current? <br /> <br />Ansllr, Tht Ihlrt replid by irrig,tor. ia '9,27S Ind Includta '6,470 in <br />crldltl for oyerpay.ent of 0'" during dtYtlop.lnt plriod. <br /> <br />A particular Itatutoricll replYlent period wal Ifftctly.ly recordtd by <br />pl..lge of thl Act of April 4, 19.0 (P.L. 16~4041 which Ilde replyttnt <br />d,pendtnt upon tht qUlntlty of "It.r IYlilabl, In stora;t for ua, by the <br />Di.trict. 6ub.equtntly, In txt.nd.d prohibition of Itorlgl in Plltoro <br />RI.ervoir pursuant to the Rio Grlnda COMplct hll prlcludld rtpayatnt to <br />datt. <br /> <br />During the pariod for which atoraga III prohibitld, tht Bureau Ilda In <br />adeini.trltiYI dlter.inltion that tht only functionll project purpole wa. <br />flood control, thtrlforl, thl DI.trict hi' not been bllltd for 0'" COlt.. <br /> <br />~. What il thl current ItatuI of authorization Ind con.truction of the <br />Ria Grinde diylllon, San Lull ValllY Projlct? Would tht Dtplrtatnt obJlct to <br />It I deluthorization It thll till? <br /> <br />AnlWlr, Thl Ria Srlnde Divilion, San Luil Ylllty ProJact, luthorizatlon <br />proYldtd for conltruction of Wagon Whttl lip dal Ind r..ervolr. A <br />Suppll.tntal Report on Rio Srandt Ind Wtllnuche Pall DIYlllons, San Lull <br />Valley Project, Colorado, Wil co.pl.ttd in Dece.btr 19~~. Thtra hll bien <br />Ytry Ilttll actiyity on the Rio Srlndl DIylllon until rtcently wh.n tht <br />Colorado Watlr Con.ervltion Baird Ind tht 81n Lull Vllley NIter Conllrvlncy <br />District alktd Rlela.atlon to .slilt the, ln In analYll1 of tht water <br />suppllel of tht upper Rio Grlndl basin und,r the ttchnlc.1 .lllltanct to <br />Itltll progra. for fllcll yelr 1987. Th, Stitl Ind tht District dlllre <br />furthtr InvolYt.ent by Reclllltion in thll tffort. Accordingly, I nil <br />Itudy t. p~Dpalld to be inltlatld In filcll yelr 1999. Dlelula of thllt <br />rlctnt intereltl and nlw int.rtlt by tht Colorldo Wattr Rtsourct and Powlr <br />DIyalopltnt Authority in Idditionll .tudlel rtlating to tht ~io Brand. <br />DIYlllon, Wt rlca..end thlt the Rio Srande Dlvilion of thl Sin Luil V.II,y <br />Projtct not b, deluthorlzed at thil tlat. <br /> <br />'12'"' <br />C()(; 'b <br /> <br />14-14 <br /> <br />.. ------1 <br />