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<br />14-Montrose Daily Press-Thursday, May 11, 1978
<br />
<br />CRSP essential
<br />to Dallas Proiect
<br />
<br />Without the CAJloradoRiver
<br />Storage Project lCRSP), the
<br />Dallas Creek Project could
<br />not have been authorized,
<br />funded,orconstructed.
<br />Although the basic plan for
<br />the DallasCreek Project was
<br />first announced in a recon-;
<br />naissance report back in 1951'
<br />as the Dallas Creek Unit or'
<br />the Gunnison River Project,
<br />bringing the plan to reality
<br />was frequently delayed
<br />because of high construction
<br />costs, necessitating changes'
<br />and redesign of project'
<br />features, and fund shortages.
<br />Thesedifficultueswerenol
<br />peculiar to the Dallas Creek
<br />Project. Many other large
<br />and small water proje<:ls _
<br />including Dolores, Paonia,
<br />Smith Fork, and Silt - were
<br />also delayed for many years
<br />before construction got un-
<br />derway.
<br />Another difficulty was the ~
<br />water supply. I
<br />If all potential projects
<br />were built, they would be sub-
<br />ject to curtailment of their
<br />water supply in case of,
<br />drought as, according to the
<br />1922 Colorado River Com-'
<br />pact, an average of 7-1h
<br />million acre-feet {If water
<br />must flow each year to the:
<br />Lower Basin States of
<br />Arizona, California, and
<br />Xevada,
<br />Thus, in case of a severe
<br />drought, practically all the
<br />river's now would have to go
<br />downstream. :
<br />, The Compact appor:.iooed
<br />7.lJ.I million acre-feet each to
<br />lbe Upper Basin and Lower
<br />Basin which are divided at:
<br />Lee's Ferry, Arizona. i
<br />, - Lee's Ferry is located at a I
<br />point approXimately one niile
<br />below the mouth of the Paria
<br />River and a few miles south :
<br />of the Utah-Airzona boun-:
<br />dary on the mainstem of the
<br />Colorado River.
<br />The answer to the funding.
<br />and water supply was the.
<br />Colorado River Storage Pr~
<br />ject, designed by Bureau of I
<br />Reclamation officials in the
<br />1940's and 1950's. '
<br />. Coder tbis ambitious I
<br />scheme, water would be
<br />
<br />CIIOPII GBOlIN
<br />WlIB SALT WATBIl
<br />WASHiNGTON (AP) - Scl-
<br />eDUltlattbelJnlvenitrofCaJ.
<br />IIomia at Davia are IIICC.WIIal-
<br />lyculti__
<br />a'GpI *ith lei water, National,
<br />~_.... .
<br />or. Ifmanuel EpsteIn, direc-
<br />tor of the project SPOD8Ol'ed by
<br />the Department of Commeree
<br />and the NatioftaI Sdence F0un-
<br />dation, says that 2Z atn1nI of
<br />barley were carefally 8I1eeted1
<br />for tbeir aenaltlvlty to AIL
<br />After the aeedI were planted:
<br />inalaDdy"'~""'oIlbe
<br />planUDp reeeived water direct
<br />from the Paclflc Ocean, part
<br />were irrtpted witb diluted 1M
<br />..atw aad a tbird aectI.oo lOt
<br />lrubwater.
<br />The ftnt crop yte1ded aD av-
<br />erq:e IICIO pouoda per acre,
<br />CODlpII'ed witb 2,000 per .:re
<br />011 a IIlN1Dal farm, Epstein
<br />laid, _ lbe' lbe ......
<br />a'llp'.yieldwuevengrgter. I
<br />The..Ie,.dldGOtappearto
<br />be \ID...-l1y Alty, cbem1ItI at
<br />the UDiwnlty IUd. Farm 8J1l..
<br />mall will be used 10 mate the
<br />llnoI__
<br />
<br />1ban an .... _ .._
<br />del of rII 1 1 llr<<l6o wblcb
<br />-........-
<br />areal in New GuIDa. and Ma-
<br />_ ... -. ....... and
<br />Sor1ll America.
<br />
<br />stored in large reservoirs
<br />when flows were high during
<br />wet years for release
<br />downstream in time of
<br />drought.
<br />Also, the dams holding
<br />back these big reservoirs
<br />would be equipped with
<br />hydro-power plants
<br />generating electricity for
<br />revenue to pay the costs of
<br />building both large and small
<br />features of the CRSP.
<br />Dallas Creek, like the
<br />already-bUIlt Bostwick Park
<br />and Paonia Projects,isapar.
<br />ticipating project of the
<br />CRSP, authorized by the
<br />Colorado River Basin Project
<br />Actin 1968.
<br />It will partiCipate in the use
<br />of revenues from the Basin
<br />Fund, fed by revenues from
<br />the sale of irrigation.
<br />municipal and industrial
<br />water but mostly from
<br />hydroelectric power sales.
<br />The irrigators, cities. in-
<br />dustries, and others benefit-
<br />ting indirectly will pay the
<br />remaining costs through the
<br />contracting entity, the Tri.
<br />CAJunty Water Conservancy
<br />District.
<br />The district was formed in
<br />1957 to sponsor and ad-
<br />minister the project.
<br />Participating projects are'
<br />providing supplemental
<br />water supplies to over 100,000
<br />acres of presently irrigated
<br />land which are short of water
<br />nearly every year, .
<br />And, thousands of acres are
<br />receiving a full water supply'
<br />solely from Reclamation
<br />reservoirs. During the 1976
<br />irrigation season, par-
<br />ticipating projects delivered .
<br />193,617 acre-feet of water.
<br />Ridgway Reservoir on the'
<br />Uncompahgre River
<br />downstream from the town of
<br />Ridgway, will help alleviate
<br />water Shortages byproviding
<br />for irrigation, municipal and
<br />industrial uses.
<br />And, snowmelt floods along
<br />thelowerreaches of the river
<br />will be controlled by the
<br />reservoir, Fish and wildlife'
<br />and recreatioo developments:
<br />included in the project plan'
<br />wiU provide recreation and
<br />fishing opportunities.
<br />The Colorado River
<br />; Storage Project was planned'
<br />primarily to bring about the'
<br />orderly development of all \
<br />resources of the Basin for thel
<br />maximum benefit of all, now
<br />and in the future, as cir-
<br />cumstances change and
<br />needs evolve.
<br />Construction of Glen Ca-
<br />nyon Dam, the biggest and
<br />most important feature of the
<br />Storage Project, was the first
<br />step in fuUiUing the objec-j
<br />lives of the Storage Project
<br />for the Upper Basin.
<br />Flaming Gorge on the
<br />Green, Navajo on the San
<br />Juan, and CurecantiDamson
<br />the Gunnison have all beenl
<br />constructed, I
<br />Water from their reser-
<br />voirs is available in water-
<br />short years to supplement
<br />short supplies on already
<br />irrigated lands, for newly
<br />developed lands, for
<br />municipal and industrial uses
<br />and for population growth,
<br />wildlife and recreation uses.
<br />By proViding water when
<br />and where it is needed, the
<br />Dallas Creek Project will br.
<br />ing to the project area all thatl
<br />the Storage Project has
<br />brought to the Upper Basinl
<br />States: the provision of basic:
<br />needs, creation of oppor-,
<br />tunities, stimulation ofl
<br />economic growth, and.
<br />protection of the environ-
<br />ment.
<br />
<br />Mothers Day sales. I
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />25% off
<br />Luggage.
<br />Sale
<br />21.75
<br />R... $21. Mokted
<br />aluminum beauty
<br />case with recessed
<br />hinges and locks.
<br />Set includes
<br />totes, pullmans and
<br />more-at 25% off.
<br />
<br />25% off
<br />Luggage.
<br />Sale
<br />29.95
<br />Reg. $39. Soft side
<br />vinyl features brass
<br />plated handles,.
<br />Group includes
<br />pullmans. carry-
<br />ons and more
<br />at 25% oft
<br />SlleprIc"efhK:tive
<br />IhrougllSlturclly,
<br />
<br />.1978Joo.nM'lCO.........
<br />
<br />20% off
<br />Misses'
<br />sleepwear.
<br />Sale 7.20
<br />Reg,$9.Shittgown
<br />in nylon S8tintricot
<br />with lace.and em-
<br />broidery ttim and
<br />flutter sleeves.
<br />Softpastels.
<br />P.S,M,L.
<br />
<br />20% off
<br />
<br />Misses'
<br />sleepwear.
<br />Sale $4.80
<br />.... so.
<br />Nylon satin man.
<br />t3ilored pajama. Pretty
<br />pastels, Sizes 32to40,
<br />
<br />~clCPenney
<br />
<br />20% off
<br />Junior
<br />pants.
<br />Sale 11.20
<br />Reg. $14. Propor-
<br />tioned pant of woven
<br />Oacronlll poly, Self belt,
<br />front zip. Basic and
<br />fashion colors, P, A, T
<br />for juniors,
<br />
<br />30% to
<br />50% off
<br />Women's dresses.
<br />Now $6 to $23
<br />S121o$34
<br />junior and half size dresses
<br />in a great selection of
<br />styles and colors.
<br />S...... nallnc:lude
<br />M"'''''''
<br />IntermecU.t.
<br />m"""
<br />1haJ'''' "-n 1aIl.,
<br />
<br />30% to
<br />50% off
<br />Sportswear.
<br />ow $2.99 to $9.88 .
<br />$&10$14 .
<br />
<br />T-Shirts, skirts,jeans
<br />and more, Junior, mis.
<br />ses and half sizes. .
<br />
<br />20% off
<br />Kitchen helpers.
<br />Sale 1.60Towel
<br />Reg. $2. Mushrooms
<br />pattern cotton/poly
<br />terry and quilted cloth
<br />Accessories with
<br />calico trim.
<br />Pot holder;
<br />reg. 1.35, $..1.08
<br />Oven mitt'
<br />reg. 2,25, S...1.80
<br />Other acc9SSOf'ies on
<br />sale, too.
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