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<br />As can be seen from the foregoing analysis, the Parshall <br />unit has been a marginal project from the very outset. Develop- <br />ments in the intervening years since the preparation of the ori- <br />ginal status report have done nothing to improve the project. If <br />anything, the project appears to be infeasible at this time even <br />without considering conflicting claims of water rights. The project <br />lands average about 8,000 feet in elevation, the development cost <br />per acre is high, and the benefit-cost ratio is doubtful. The most <br />noteworthy aspect of the proposed project to date has been the <br />endless litigation which has revolved about. it. <br /> <br />It is obvious that the waters of the Williams Fork River <br />will be fully developed and utilized without any assistance from <br />either this Board or the federal government. Because of this fact, <br />the chances of ever getting the project authorized in Congress are <br />negligible. <br /> <br />For this and other reasons expressed herein, we recommend <br />that the Parshall Project, as an individual unit, be dropped from <br />the federal reclamation program. If subsequent studies so indicate, <br />a part of the original plan could be incorporated into the Middle <br />Pa~( Project. This possibility, however, is doubtful. <br /> <br />Middle Park project <br /> <br />-3- <br />