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<br />o <br />CO <br />'" <br />0) <br /> <br />Price~San;Rafael Rivers Unit, Utah <br /> <br /> <br />Five cost-effective proposals have been accepted by Reclamation in the Price-San Rafael Rivers <br />Unit in response to Reclamation's request for proposals under P.L. 104-20. Construction <br />cooperative agreements have been completed and funds obligated to begin construction on all <br />proposals. The projects are being funded by Reclamation's Basinwide Program and cost sharmg <br />from the I1asin States. The water conservation based projects include the Ferron, Price- <br />WellingtOIi, Cottonwood, and Allen Projects. These projects will reduce salinity improving the <br />efficiency pf existing irrigation projects by piping selected canals and laterals to gain pressure to <br />run sprinkler irrigation systems. The Price River Improvement District Project would use salme <br />water for mdustrial processes. <br /> <br />Project mi~igation m the Price-San Rafael Rivers Unit area is a joint effort between Reclamation. <br />the Utah Qepartment of Wildlife (UDOW), and Utah Power and Light (UP&L). UP&L has <br />donated ripariim habitat to the Utah Division of Wildlife for the replacement of habitat losses <br />incurred by the salinity program. Reclamation and UDOW will develop these lands for habitat <br />replacement. UDOW will own and maintain the properties. The UDOW is working with the <br />FWS in developing its habitat replacement plans. <br /> <br />-\' <br /> <br />San Juan River Unit, New Mexico <br /> <br />The Hammond Project was awarded a contract in late in 1996 under the Basinwide Salinity <br />Control Program. The project will replace unlined canals and laterals which are extremely leaky <br />due to sanily soils. The project is being constructed by the local water district. Reclamation was <br />hired by the district to design the facilities. The district awarded a contract and construction <br />started in FY98. Two miles of unlined laterals have been placed in concrete usmg a slip form <br />purchased 'by the district. An additional ten miles of lining are scheduled for 1999. <br /> <br />The distriqt has hired an enviromnental consultant begin compliance work to implement the <br />enviromnelttalcommitments contained in the enviromnental assessment. They have also <br />conducted'surveys with the FWS for the southwestern willow flycatcher. No birds were found in <br />the project area. The FWS is working with the consultant to develop wildlife habitat replacement <br />plans for the district. <br /> <br />-'1 <br />-:il <br />'i- <br />,j <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />if <br /> <br />DolorestM:cEhno Creek Unit, Colorado <br /> <br />The majorJeatures of the project are now complete and have been transferred to operational <br />status. This will conclude the improvements planned for the Unit authorized by P.L. 98-569. <br />Repayment for this unit is nearly complete. The Lower Basin Fund has been repaying <br />expenditures in the year after they occur. The Upper Basin Fund has paid its full allocation to <br />avoid further interest charges. <br /> <br />Grand Valley Unit, Colorado <br /> <br />":(' <br /> <br />Fiscal year 1998 is the last year of construction funding for this unit. Work on the Price and <br />Stubb Ditch laterals and habitat replacement program will be completed in 1999 with about $1 <br />million in carryover funding. This will conclude the improvements planned for the Grand Valley <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />, ,J'. '~, ~ <br /> <br />