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<br />Water fun at Blue Mesa
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<br />Operations: The Water and Power
<br />Resources Service administered recreation
<br />facilities at two reservoirs in the Colorado
<br />River Storage Project. Temporary facilities
<br />exist at Soldier Creek Reservoir to accom-
<br />modate the recreation use during the
<br />years the reservoir is filling. Construction
<br />of recreation facilities began at Soldier
<br />Creek during 1979 and will continue for
<br />the next five years. Soldier Creek is
<br />operated by the Central Utah Project Of.
<br />fice, Bonneville Unit, Provo, Utah,
<br />Fontenelle Reservoir of the Seedskadee
<br />Project in Wyoming is administered by the
<br />Flaming Gorge Office in Dutch John, Utah,
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<br />Recreation Planning: Planning for recrea.
<br />tion development progressed during the
<br />year. Investigations were underway on the
<br />Blue Mesa Peaking Power Project, Domin.
<br />guez Reservoir Project, Fruitgrowers Proj.
<br />ect, Glen Canyon Power Peaking Project,
<br />Grand Mesa Project, Uncompahgre
<br />Improvement Project, Upper Colorado
<br />Resources Study, and the Ute Indian, Uin.
<br />tah, and Bonneville Units of the Central
<br />Utah Project.
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<br />Soldier Creek Campground. Bonneville Unit
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<br />Advanced Planning: Advanced planning for
<br />recreation development continued on the
<br />West Divide Project, Dominguez Reservoir
<br />Project, Animas.La Plata Project, and the
<br />San Miguel Project.
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<br />Detailed Site Planning: Detailed site plan.
<br />ning, design, and preparation of contract
<br />specifications continued on Jackson
<br />Gulch Reservoir, Mancos Project; McPhee
<br />Reservoir, Dolores Project; Navajo
<br />Tailwater Area, Colorado River Storage
<br />Project; Ridgeway Reservoir, Oallas Creek
<br />Project; and the enlarged Strawberry
<br />Reservoir and Red Fleet Reservoir, Central
<br />Utah Project.
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<br />During fiscal year 1979, improvements and
<br />additions were made at several storage
<br />units and participating projects.
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<br />Curecanti Unit, Colorado. A contract for
<br />the construction of the administration
<br />building and other recreation facilities at
<br />Blue Mesa Reservoir was awarded.
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<br />Mancos Project, Jackson Gulch
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<br />Central Utah Project, Utah
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<br />Bonneville Unit, Currant Creek. The con.
<br />tract for the construction of buildings and
<br />recreation facilities was awarded.
<br />Bonneville Unit, Soldier Creek. Land was
<br />purchased and the contract for the con.
<br />struction of recreation facilities, including
<br />campgrounds, recreation access points,
<br />and day-use areas was awarded.
<br />Bonneville Unit, Strawberry Reservoir.
<br />The construction package was designed
<br />and awarded for the construction of the
<br />access road, boat ramp, and parking facil.
<br />ities for the Strawberry Bay Recreation
<br />Area.
<br />Jensen Unit, Red Fleet, The construction
<br />of the recreation access road and boat
<br />ramp was completed,
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<br />Lyman Project, Utah and Wyoming
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<br />Stateline Reservoir and Meeks Cabin
<br />Reservoir. The construction of recreation
<br />facilities was partially completed,
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<br />San Juan.Chama Project, New Mexico
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<br />Heron Reservoir. The construction of
<br />recreation facilities was completed.
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