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<br />SUMMARY SHEETS <br /> <br />Paonia Project <br /> <br />LOCATION: West-central Colorado on the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River and its tributaries. <br /> <br />~UTHOnIZED: Authorized and partially constructed under Act of June 25, <br />1947 (61 Stat. 181). Reauthorized as a participating proj- <br />ect ,;ith the Colorado River Storage project by the Act of <br />Aprilll, 1956 (70 Stat. 105). <br /> <br />PLAN <br /> <br />Construction of the Paonia Reservoir on Muddy Creek, a tributary of <br />the North Fork of the Gunnison River, will regulate runoff for irri- <br />gation of lands under the Fire Mountain Canal which diverts from the <br />river. These lands are located in the Fire Mountain division of the <br />project. Enlargement and extension of the Fire Mountain Canal are <br />part of the project development. Some water from Leroux Creek, <br />including importations to the creek heretofore used on lands under <br />the Fire Mountain Canal and its extension, will by exchange be <br />transferred to lands above the canal in the project's Leroux Creek <br />division. Land drains will be provided as needed. No new irriga- <br />tion laterals will be provided by the project. Improvement of exist- <br />ing small reservoirs on the headwaters of Leroux Creek will be accom- <br />plished independently by the water users. Nominal recreational <br />facilities will be provided at the Paonia Reservoir. In addition to <br />irrigation the project will provide benefits to fish and wildlife, <br />recreation, and flood control. Repayment will be completed in 68 <br />years. Reimbursable costs that are beyond the repayment ability of <br />the irrigators will be paid from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. <br /> <br />COSTS <br /> <br />Y$7,813,000 <br /> <br />Paonia Dam and Reservoir. . . . . $5,701,000 <br />Fire Mountain Canal enlargement, <br />extension, and diversion dam. . 1,995,900 <br />Land drains . . . . . . . . . . . Q}80,000 <br />Unprorated investigation costs. . ~36,100 <br />!I Based on March 1957 prices and bid prices. <br />?J Includes $58,190 expended for investigation of abandoned <br />and unprogramed work, minus $22,000 expended for investigation of <br />Minnesota unit which has been dropped from the project. <br />