WSP03925

• File Number: 8220.100.40
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/1/1962
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Fifth Annual Report on the Statuts of the Colorado River Storage Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJEOT

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service buildings at Fontenelle community, Negotiations were started
in June for relocation of U,S. Highway 189.
A compatible solution was reached in the problem of trona deposits
within the irrigable area of the project by the adoption of a plan for
stage development of the Seedskadee project which will allow the devel-
opment of both the trona and irrigation resources of the project.

SMITH FORK 'PARTICIPATING PROJECT, COLORADO

At June 30, 1961, work on the prime contract for construction of
the earthfill Crawford Dam was slightly ahead of schedule with phys-
ical completion estimated at 36 percent in 34 percent of the overall
time allowed by the cop.tract, Concrete placements were completed,
in the outlet works, intake structure, and outlet tunnel lining.
Contract for relocation of Black Canyon Road was completed
during the year. Contracts were awarded and work started on the
relocation of Colorado State Highway 92, and on earthwork and
structures for the Aspen Canal.

FLORIDA PARTICIPATING PROJECT) COLORADO

Funds were appropriated for initiating construction of the Florida
participating project during fiscal year 1961. Activity during the
$5cal year was directed mainly to the preparation of design data for
fisojeet features. A contract for construction of the Lemon Dam and
prunty road relocation was awarded June 30, 1961, in the amount of
cO,820,807,

ADVANCE PLANNING ACTIVITIES

The definite plan report on the Emery County project in Utah was
completed in October 1961, and funds were appropriated for initiating
constrllction in fiscal Y'lar 1962,
Investigations,and studies on the potential Crystal Dam and power-
plant of the'Curecanti storage unit were continued during the year.
Advance planning studies for definite plan. reports were continued
during the fiscal year on other authorized participating projects,

3. ALLocATION OF FEDERAL INVESTMENT

Section 6 of the authorizing act states that upon completion of each
unitj participating project, or separable feature thereof, the Secretary
shal allocate the total costs of constructing said unit, project, or
feature to the various purposes authorized in the act or authorized
under reclamation law.. No projects or units have been completed;
therefore, no formal allocations to the several purposes to be served
by the project have been made of the cost to June 30,1961. However,
tentative allocations have been made of the total estimated cost to