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Remaininq Water Resource Problems and Needs There is a limited amount of surface water avaJ lable for irrigation. Conjunctive use of surface and ground water Is necessary to insure the most efficient use of ava! lable water. . Proiect Costs The total estimated cost of this addition to the present Mirage Flats Project would be $708,000, of which $148,000 would be assigned to recreation and fish and wi Idl ife. Operation. Maintenance and Replacement The operation and maintenance of this addItion would be the responsibi lity of the Mirage Flats Irrigation District. Operation, maintenance and replacement of the recreation and fish and wi ldllfe facilities would be the responsibility of a state agency. Loca I I nterest and Support Local Interest in this project has developed due to a lack of an adequate water supply to serve present project lands. The Mirage Flats Irrigation District Board requested the Bureau of Reclamation to complete the feaslbi Ilty Investigations at the earliest possible date. The district also supported requests for Congressional approval of funds and cooperated In the investigation program. Exlstlnq Resource Development In the Area The existing Mirage Flats Project irrigates 11,662 acres. Present development includes the Box Butte Dam and Reservoir, Dunlap Diversion Dam, and Mirage Flats Canal and laterals. Some recreation and fish and wi ldl ife benefits are derived from the existing project. Effect on Water Supplv In Area Additions to this existing project should private, public and Industrial water uses, as served by pumping fram ground water aquifers. to the sparse population In this area. not they Use have any detrimental effect on the existing are now and wi I I continue to be adequately of these aquifers is not too extensive due 4-6 .