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Show er Canal 2-3/4 miles from the diversion dam and Crawford Reservoir, and 6.6 miles of canals to project lands. The acreage to be irrigated contains 1,320 acres of new land in the vicinity of Crawford, Colorado, and 6,920 acres of land presently irrigated but needing a supplemental supply of water. The Crawford Conservancy District has been organized under State Law for the purpose of contracting with the Federal Government for repayment of the project. The definite plan report has been completed by the Regional Office of the Bureau of Reclamation and submitted to the Department of the Interior in Washington for review. If this report is cleared by the appropriate agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government in sufficient time, requests will be made to the Appropriations Committees of Congress for money to initiate construction in fiscal year 1960. d. Pine River Project Extension As originally conceived this project would involve an extension to the existing Pine River Project in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico on Pine River about 20 miles east of Durango, Colorado. This extension would provide water from the existing Val-lecito Reservoir for the irrigation of about 15,150 acres of irrigated land, of which about 1,940 acres are within the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project. The project would involve an enlargement and extension of eight major canals and ditches diverting from Pine River, a new diversion dam, and several small distribution laterals. Of the acreage originally anticipated to be irrigated, 14,520 acres of new land are in Colorado and 630 acres in New Mexico. Investigation Activities The results of the Bureau of Reclamation's definite plan report show that the Pine River Project Extension as originally planned would be infeasible. Of the 15,150 acres to be irrigated about 8,730 acres are in small scattered tracts that are now irrigated or could be irrigated with a continuation of the expansion program now being executed by local irrigation companies. Of the remaining 6,420 acres, which would involve an extension of the existing King Consolidated Ditch, only about 3,100 acres could meet the Bureau's revised standards for arable land. This remaining acreage is too widely scattered for a feasible project. The Bureau's office has been asked to supply additional information before the definite plan report is reviewed. e. Silt Project An improved water supply for more than 5,400 acres of partially irrigated land, and a full supply for about 1,900 acres of new land will 37 |