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<br />With regard to the projects in Colorado which might be placed on the initial <br />list to participate in the storage project, several project reports have already been <br />prepared and the following projects might be considered as meeting the required <br />oriteria: Paonia, j~nnesota Unit of Paonia, Silt, Collbran, Smith Fork, Pine River <br />J;,xtension, Florida, and La Plata Units of the Animas-La Plata Project. For the San <br />JDan Basin Projects, the Pine River Project and Extension Report has been sent to <br />"",,, Conmiissioner in 'draft form and to the .Colorado Water Conservation Board for <br />comment. Comments have not been received from the State of .Colorado. The plan here <br />is to irrigate 15,100 acres of new land. The total project cost is about %>4,000,000 <br />and is about 60 percent repayable by the water users. The Florida is a ~p6,000,000 <br />pr'oject to irrigate 6,300 acres of new lands and to provide a supplemental suppJy <br />to 12,600 acres of presentJy irrigated lands. It can repay about 30 percent of its <br />costs. This report is in the same status as the Pine River Extension Report. The <br />La Plata Report has been completed by the Area Office and is now in the Regional <br />Office. Field work on the Dolores has been completed, but because of lack of funds; <br />no further work is being done on this project. It is about a $25,000,000 project <br />to irrigate 40,000 acres of new land. The percent repayable will probably be ve!'y <br />small. In the San Miguel Basin there are about 10 projects or units. No reports <br />are available there. The region has had difficulty in getting investigation funds <br />for that area. It is hoped that increased funds will be available this year to <br />speed up work in tha1;i basin. The Hammond Project :Ls a New Mexico Project in the <br />San Juan Basin. A re,port on it was completed more than a year ago, It has been held. <br />up in iiashington because of the question of water supply raj.sed by the Bureau of <br />Ip.dian Affairs. Another New Mexico Project now being investigated is. the South San <br />Juan Project. It is .in direct competition with the San Juan-Chama Transmountain <br />Diversion Project for a portion of New Mexico's share of Colorado, River water. <br />Studies on this project are being coordinated with those of llegion 5 and the Bureau <br />of Indian Affairs. <br /> <br />The Colorado River Storage Project Report has been written as an interim <br />report so that it couid be revised from year to year to fit changing conditions <br />~,d to bring in additional storage units and additional participating projects. <br />The participating projects mentioned before would be only the initial group. <br />ethers would be added as the :reports on them become available. <br /> <br />After this explanation of the report, Ml'. Larson asked for questions and <br />comments. <br /> <br />JUDGE STONE: Is the San Miguel Project in such form that it can be included <br />in first group of projects to be developed by January 1, 1950? <br /> <br />MR. CRABTREE: No, the field work has not yet been completed and none of the office <br />work has been done. <br /> <br />MR. McDANIEL: How soon can we get the Florida started? Do we have to wait <br />until the main stem storage reservoirs are approved before the participating <br />projects can be built? <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />MR. LARillN: No, that is not the case. We would first seek approval of one <br />or two of the regulatoty reservoirs and an initial group of participating projects. <br />As long as the costs of the participating projects do not exceed the anticipated <br />revenues we can ask fot approval of the projects. <br /> <br />MR. McDANIEL: Thll main stem reservoirs haVE) very little irrigable land. <br />The constructioncosts~of matn stem reservoirs comes from the power revenues. Is <br />this right? <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />i <br />