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• II. INTRODUCTION <br />A. PURPOSE. <br />The purpose of this report is to summarize findings from geologic <br />and materials design data investigations in Borrow Area B. The <br />report includes a search of existing literature and site <br />investigations consisting of geologic surface mapping, 43 backhoe <br />test pits, 18 drill holes, and 4 test trenches. This report <br />supercedes all previously submitted data and reports (10/90) <br />concerning Borrow Area B. A separate.report is being prepared <br />for Borrow Area A. <br />B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />The Animas-La Plata Project was authorized by the Colorado River <br />Basin Act of September 30, 1968 (Public Law 90-537), as a <br />participating project under the Colorado River Storage Project <br />(CRSP) Act of April 11. 1956 (Public Law 84-485). Authorization <br />was based on the feasibility report of the Secretary of the <br />Interior transmitted to Congress on May 4, 1966, and printed as <br />House Document 436, 89th Congress, 2nd Session. . <br />The Animas-La Plata Project is a multipurpose water resource <br />development project designed to serve many of the water needs of <br />southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The Definite <br />Plan Report (DPR) and appendices for the project were published <br />in September 1979. The Final Environmental Statement (FES 80-18) <br />was filed.with the Environmental Protection Agency on <br />July 1, 1980. The Animas-La Plata Project Special Report, dated <br />June 1988, details the development of a phased approach to <br />construction and related cost-sharing programs. <br />• <br />Ridges Basin Reservoir will be the primary storage feature of the <br />v mairiuc e Construct 1ui?:?r;'? ? A,NIMAS rmtdcrieR-GeA?4 C.._ <br />P.O. Box AA - Towaoc', - $1334 %FK4 (it; rr S - PAS E T - I l