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J f'141 0.: <l "_ _.,,;" ~"J ) and pipelines are associated with the decree, but these would be entirely outside the eligible river segments.) The water would be used to generate 60 MW of electric power while making available 100,000 acre-feet (123 million m3) of water for coal-fired steam generation and, possibly, coal gasification plants. Based on an economic analysis conducted by the Bureau of Land Management for a similar project in the same area, the cost of water would be about 3 $100 per acre-foot ($100/1,233 m). If the reservoir were constructed, it would inundate over 90 percent of the river below the monument that was found eligible for inclusion in the national system. Total construction cost of the Gunnison Main Project is estimated to be $103.5 million; the Cedar Flats project accounts for $62.8 million of the total figure. City of Delta. An absolute decree is held by the City of Delta for the diversion of up to 50 cfs (1.4 m3 /s) of water from the Gunnison River for domestic water supply. According to the City of Delta, additional domestic water sources will be needed by 1990 if its projected growth rate continues. The decreed point of diversion for their conditional right is located approximately 1.2 miles (2 km) upstream from the confluence with the Smith Fork. However, Delta is a participant in Project 7, a regional water supply project, and has signed an interim agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation to obtain water from the Curecanti Project. This will be taken from an alternate point ofc;ilversion, the Gunnison Tunnel, which is above the study segment. Project 7 is now under construction. Delta's other proposal--the Smith Fork project--involves a hydroelectric dam within the study segment to' provide a replacement power source for their diesel-electric generating facility. The proposed damsite, located about 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream from the confluence with the_ Smith Fork, was considered 94