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<br />. . <br /> <br />~ <br />.. <br />N <br /> <br />(h) Li1y1ands Canal improvements. <br /> <br />The Li1y1ands canal extends north from the Li1y1ands <br /> <br />reservoir to a diversion box near the upper end of Hamilton <br /> <br />canyon. The diversion box then releases water to the Lilylands <br /> <br />canal South and North laterals. The Lily1ands canal is about 18 <br /> <br />miles long and the South and North laterals are about 5.5 miles <br />and 8.5 miles long respectively. The majority of the canal and <br /> <br />laterals are in need of repair and maintenance. The proposed <br /> <br />improvements include repairs and possible enlargement throughout <br /> <br />the length of the canal and the laterals. <br /> <br />Water rights. <br /> <br />The SMWCD owns conditional water rights on the San Miguel <br /> <br />river of 72,600 acre-feet of 12-09-1946 appropriation date for <br /> <br />Saltado reservoir and 9200 acre-feet of 11-17-1950 appropriation <br /> <br />date for Naturita reservoir. <br /> <br />A preliminary evaluation of these water rights indicates that <br /> <br />they may make about 31,700 acre-feet of new water available for <br /> <br />the proposed project. However, due to structural restrictions, as <br /> <br />presently proposed, only about 20,800 acre-feet of water will be <br />available on the average for project purposes. <br /> <br />A preliminary estimate of the cost of the project is <br /> <br />$15,000,000. This cost includes detailed feasibility studies for <br /> <br />-6- <br />