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Colorado State Office Soil Conservation Service December 1, 1966 AGENDA ITEM #2g Report by the Soil Conservation Service to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Regarding the Status of Public Law 566 Activities (Small Watershed Program) PLANNING West Paradox Watershed Field studies required for the preparation of a work plan for this project comprising 38,000 acres in Montrose County, Colorado and 22,000 acres in San Juan County, Utah is 75 percent complete. This project involves land treatment on watershed lands which are predominantly National Forest and increasing the present capacity of the Buckeye Reservoir (1,600 acre feet) in the amount of 2,000 acre feet for irrigation and 400 acre feet for recreation. Planning has been suspended pending decisions required of sponsors relative to the recreational features of the project. Assuming questions are resolved by early spring foundation boring will be made at that time needed for preliminary structural design and cost estimates. Croo A rroyo Watershe Preliminary investigations indicate feasibility for five floodwater retarding dams and associated land treatment in this watershed comprising 69,000 acres in Otero County southwest of La Junta. Sponsors are the East Otero Soil Conservation District and Otero County. They are in the process of forming a conservancy district to provide assurances that local obligations can be met having to do with acquiring land rights and defraying sponsor costs. Canon Watersheds Preliminary investigations indicate feasibility for three floodwater retarding dams on tributary drainages and disposal channels into the Arkansas River to protect farm land and urban property in the vicinity of Canon City. The watershed comprises 16,000 acres. Sponsors are the Fremont Soil Conservation District, Fremont County, Canon City, Town of East Canon. We hope to reach an understanding with sponsors in the near future regarding certain details pertaining to disposal channels through urban areas and clarify availability of land rights after which approval will be requested from our Washington office to proceed with final work plan development. Eaton Watershed Field investigations have progressed sufficiently to establish feasibility for one floodwater retarding structure on the Eaton Watershed comprising 22,000 acres in Weld County near the community of Eaton. The sponsor, West Greeley Soil Conservation District, is negotiating with other local interests regarding the development of a multipurpose structure to provide recreation.