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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />j <br />tI <br />I <br />I <br />.. <br /> <br />I <br />'. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />0:)0881 <br /> <br />ditches and operation of the reservoir. The 11 ditches <br /> <br />(Table 1) are all below the reservoir and above the entrance <br /> <br />to the Purgatoire Canyon near Alfalfa (Figure 1). <br /> <br />In March 1967, a decree confirming execution of a <br /> <br />contract between PRWCD and the United States allowed start <br /> <br />of the construction phase of the project. The Corps of <br />Engineers began work in 1971 with the outlet works and <br />tower. Embankment construction for the rock and earthfill <br /> <br />dam commenced in 1972 and proceeded from the abutments <br />inward until early in 1975 when only the closure at the <br /> <br />river remained. Concurrent with embankment construction, <br /> <br />the Colorado and Wyoming Rail road and State Highway 12 were <br />relocated beyond the perimeter of the reservoir. The <br />embankment was completed in 1976 and storage began in <br /> <br />mid-August, 1977. <br /> <br />-4- <br />