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. " I . 7 -4 - "( LJ 'f ,{!f. . Dallas Creek vote postponed The vote 01\ the Dallas Creek Project repayment plan, scheduled for late Au- gust. has been postponed beeause of the recent changes in the project plan, ac- cording to Bureau of Reclamation J ,R, Rincke!. The Dallas Project originally includ- ed the Ridgway Reservoir and Dam on , the Uncompahgre River and the Dallas I Divide Reservoir and Dam on Pleasant I Valley Creek, On May 13 the Tri-County I Water Conservancy District voted to 'j eliminate the Dallas Divide reservoir and facilities from the project because the associated canals and pumping sla- IliOllll were not economically feasible. . Also, during the public hearing On April 17, 01\ lheDraft Environmental lmpllct Statement for the Dallas Proj- ect, there _considerable public reac- tfua apiut tile Dallas Divide Reser- voir fadJjllee lDcIudiJIg lbe feeder canals cutting lICI'O!II grazing apd p.... ture Iaad. . AIlOtber cbaageln !be project oc- curnd later In May wbeD the TrI-Coun- ty District Executive Committee adopt.d a 1"OI'QIntl0" reduciDllhe ca- pacity of tile Ridgway ReservoIr from t=,ClllII acre-feet In 10,00II acre-feet. '1'!Ie.- fIlrtbll redudiGD, acc0rd- Ing to hrcI CbaImum Harold West- -. _ CIlIt ratio. The 46,00II acre- feet cut from die project would bave supplied 0DIy 13'- acre-feet of ua3ble water and bmI ClIIIt lIppI'OXimateIy .. mllIIoa to .-.. Also, Ibe TJi.CGunty D1striddldDOtbaveaa ~ate mar- ~ tel for tba ulra water. I Ridgway IiIUl .vi> Includes U,3ll8 acre-feet fIlr 1rriptIon, 28,2DII acre-feet for _IP\P*I IIIId lDd1iatriaJ water. I wltb tba 1j_1 . 1 .-I to guarantee a !' ~ IUJIP!J of water to Irrigators aad 01_ IIIIeI's. W.... stated . tbat!be _,. bas to Ilore -.JI water to ........ water tIIrllugb two or tbree dry ytlU'S.. At tile ~t tiDle, Ibe BlaH 01 . RrI-.t1aa ill making new project 8118!yses OIl the DaJlas Project. Their present work acbeduIe iDcludel: (11 00- talalnt new cost estimates OIl the proj- ect; (2) conferriDI wI1b the Colorado aad U.S. D1v1s1aas of WI!dllfe 011 new mitigation measures; and (3) seeking a determlnatlOll from the Army Corp or ~ 011 Oood control benefits for tile present project. After these sfeJle are completed, the Bureau of Redamation will revise the DPR (Definite Plan Report); complete the EIS (Environmental Impact State- ment); and finalize a financial analysis on the Dallas Project. This will result in lbe repayment plan contract, which must he approved by the Tri-County Water Conservancy District Board and accepted by the registered voters in the Tri-County District. No date will be set for this vote untD the Bureau of Reclamation has worked out the present cost estimates, wildlife mitigation, and flood benefits. " I I ) I 1 _I='l#~. NIGHTL Y International Buffets In HoMf Of The Many NlIIloneUtIM Thot Make Up The United Slam MONDAY $375 THURSDAY $425 italian Buffet .. Mexican Buffet.... TUESDAY $400 FRIDAY $500' Chinese Buffet 13 Colony Seafood WEDNESDAY $425 SATURDAY. $500 French Buffet . . Basque Buffet. . . . . SUNDAY. $375 American Buffet. . . . SERVED FROM S P.M'. to 9 P.M. NIGHTLY SPECIAL CHILDRENS PRICES AAAA.AAAAAAAAAA.........******* I I I , "McC~mbridge" , ,., ,-- UVE Eft I tRTAINMENT UII eo.tIY a Weitell Mille 7 N/tIlb A WeeIl BREAKFAST SPECIAL :~~$123 I .... ...... 1st & Main 8J