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o purposes include flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife con- N ' .,. c.o servation, sediment retention, salinity.con't'rci"t, pO'-ler generation, I-'- and area redevelopment. Construction of the Central Arizona Project facilities is proceeding on a satisfactoryschedu1.e. The Granite Reef aqueduct ,.,ill transport ,.,ater diverted from Lake Havasu by the Havasu pumping plant about 200..miles to Orme Dam located a few miles northeast of Phoenix. Located on the Salt River just d?'mstream from its junction with the Verde River, the Orme DClm will be operated with the present Salt River project storage system as well as-the aqueduct system from the Colorado River. Sediment-laden storm flows, originating on tribu- taries below Bartlett and Stewart Nountain Dams,. will be' regulated and controlled. Coordinated with operation' o~ the Granite Reef , aqueduct, it will provide regulatory storage as needed for both Salt~Verde flows and Granite Reef aqueduct deliveries. In its multi- pIe-purpose role it will serve as an afterbay~ reregulate releases from up-stream reservoirs, improve the Salt River project operating condi: tions by removing sediment, create a recreational, area with fish and wildlife conservation uses, and in combination and coordination with the upstream reservoirs and downstream channelization, provide stor- age to meet the flood control requirements of the Salt River through the Phoenix area. The Salt-Gila aqueduct will receive water either directly from the Granite Reef aqueduct or by releases from Orme Reservoir. A relatively low-head pumping plant is required, to lift the water into the aqueduct from either source. . 24 -". i,.,