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<br />'~ <br />~l <br /> <br />October 1973 <br /> <br />Status Report Plan <br /> <br />Reformulation studies prior to OMB's curtailment of AP funds expanded <br />the Indian acreage from 1,500 to 3,055 acres. In addition, 1,000 <br />acre-feet of M&I water would be delivered to the Indian reservation <br />boundary and a recreatio~ reservoir would be included on Chimney <br />Rock Draw near highway intersections of 160 and 666. The recreation <br />reservoir was to be a companion feature of the Indians current plans <br />to develop the Mancos Canyon historical ruins. <br /> <br />Reclamation personnel worked closely with BIA representatives in <br />selecting the reservoir site and in verifying the irrigability of <br />the additional lands. <br /> <br />MVI enlargement costs associated with the expanded development were <br />estimated to be $450,000 which was significantly greater than the <br />costs associated with the 1,500 acres in which only bottlenecks had <br />to be eliminated. Capacity re~uirement for the expanded acreage is 60 <br />second-feet which is considered a maximum that could be delivered by <br />enlargement of the MVI facilities. <br /> <br />Cursory economic incremental studies were made to determine if the <br />additional Indian lands were justified. These studies showed the <br />additions were marginal. <br />