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<br />FUTURE ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />Monitoring of the canal and lateral system would continue. The <br />salinity contributions from the valley would be monitored throughout <br />continued planning and during and after construction to verify the <br />salinity reduction effected by implementation of the unit. <br /> <br />Feasibility studies on the Lower Gunnison Basin Unit are nearing <br />completion. The Regional Director's proposed feasibility report and <br />draft environmental statement are scheduled for review by other agencies <br />during 1981. Following this review, the Regional Director's feasibility <br />report and the final environmental statement can be completed and the <br />Secretary of the Interior could request authorization for construction. <br />Under current schedules, the Secretary's report could be forwarded to <br />Congress in December 1983. <br /> <br />If, based on the Secretary's report, Congress authorizes the unit <br />for construction, advance planning studies would be conducted beginning <br />in 1985. Advance planning is expected to take about 2 years. During <br />advance planning, costs and designs for the recommended plan would be <br />refined and other options would be considered if new studies prove other <br />alternatives to be more cost effective. OM&R contracts would be negotia- <br />ted and signed with the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association to <br />assure that the new facilities would be operated and maintained efficiently. <br /> <br />Based on the schedule for these activities, construction on the <br />Lower Gunnison Basin Unit could begin in 1987. Construction would occur <br />in stages and would be completed in about 9 years. <br /> <br />000922 <br /> <br />23 <br />