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Show bursable, and irrigation costs that are within the capability of the lands to repay shall be deferred as long as the lands remain in Indian ownership. Advance Planning The reappraisal report on the project was completed in May 1965, and is currently under review by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Preparation of specifications for construction of 4.8 miles of Main Canal, Gobernador, Cutter, and Largo Siphons is underway. Invitation for bids for this work is scheduled to be issued in February 1966. Preparation of specifications for construction of 6.0 miles of Main Canal, Tunnels 3 and 3A, and Munoz Siphon is underway. Invitation for bids for this work is scheduled to be issued about May 1966. Construction Activities Award of an $8.6 million contract was made on February 1, 1965, for construction of 5.6 miles of Main Canal and Tunnel 2. Notice to proceed with the work was issued on February 16, 1965. The contractor started excavation of the tunnel on June 7, 1965. Nineteen percent of the work was completed at the end of the water year. Work on the first contract for construction of Tunnel No. 1 was 36 percent complete at the end of the water year. c. San Juan-Chama Project The San Juan-Chama Project is located in south central Colorado and north central New Mexico in the San Juan River, Rio Grande and Canadian River Basins. It was also authorized for construction in the Congressional Act of June 13, 1962. This project will divert waters from the headwaters of the San Juan River into the Rio Grande Basin for the purpose of providing supplemental water for existing irrigation projects and for municipal and industrial uses in the Albuquerque, New Mexico metropolitan area. Although water for the diversion will be collected from tributaries of the San Juan River in both Colorado and New Mexico, all water will be used in New Mexico in the Rio Grande Basin. By exchange, the project will also increase the use of water in New Mexico in the Canadian River Basin. It is planned to provide an initial diversion of 110,000 acre-feet of Colorado River Basin water per year. This project will also improve conditions for recreation, fish and wildlife in the Rio Grande Basin. 89 |