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. 000166 . .t includes the existing Bonny Dam and Reservoir and a pumping plant and irrigation facilities to irrigate 7,000 acres of land north and east of the dam. The Narrows unit is located in northeastern Colorado on the South Platte River to provide supplemental irrigation, flood control, recreation enhancement, fish and wildlife conservation and developments, and potential future municipal and industrial water supplies. The Narrows Dam, to be constructed about 7 miles west of Fort Morgan, will be the principal feature. The unit was authorized in August 1970. Advance planning activities were initiated on the Narrows Unit in F. Y. 1972 and the definite plan report is scheduled for completion in F. Y. 1973. Other activities scheduled for and under way in the current fiscal year include updating of the economic and financial analysis, rights-of-way appraisals, and collection of data preparatory to negotiations with the Union Pacific Railroad for relocation of its line around the reservoir site. In addition, Congress appropriated funds in the amount of $250,000 to initiate a land acquisition program. Land purchases are being delayed until funding for future years,hasbeon deter- mined. The Front Range Unit is a combination of two previously investigated units--the St. Vrain and Cache la poudre. The study area extends from Denver north to the Wyoming state line and includes the watersheds of the Cache la poudre and Big Thompson Rivers and st. Vrain Creek. The feasibility investigations of the Front Range that have been completed to date indicate that full utilization of Eastern Slope water resources is necessary. The increase in population has placed increased demands on water for l'i&I us.e arid will con- tinue to exert greater demands in the future. A management plan for the control of all available water supplies is evolving. This plan will consider combined open ditch and/or pipe distribution systems, conservation storage, pOllution control, recreation and fish and wildlife facilities. Feasibility investigations were initiated in F. Y. 1970 and completion of the report is scheduled in F. Y. 1975. Chatfield Dam is scheduled for final closure in August 1973. The Corps is presently involved in the .final review and approval Qf the Master Plan (Recreation Plan) for Chatfield Lake. The Board is involved in the difficult procurement of the necessary 12