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Show The contractor began work on Rifle Gap Dam, key feature of the project, in August 1964. The dam will be a 1,736,000-cubic yard earth and rockfill structure, rising 120 feet above the streambed and 1,575 feet long at the crest. Placement of embankment in the dam, started in October 1964, was limited pending completion of features necessary for diversion of Rifle Creek through the outlet works tunnel. By June 1966 work on the stilling basin and outlet works had progressed to allow diversion of the creek, and the contractor then went ahead with full scale placement of embankment in the dam. With 87 percent of the work completed, it appears that the dam and road relocation work will be completed on schedule - early in 1967. Satisfactory progress has also been noted on other features of the project. The Silt Pump Canal is completed and the Davie Ditch was nearing completion on September 30 with 94 percent of the work accomplished. The Silt Pumping Plant, started in the fall of 1965, is 68 percent completed. The Dry Elk Valley lateral is finished, and rehabilitation work on the Grass Valley Canal Siphon is about 82 percent completed. e. Fruitlcmd Mesa Project The Fruitland Mesa Project, located in west-central Colorado, was authorized by Congress in September 1964. The project will provide supplemental water for 6,930 acres of presently inadequately irrigated land and a full supply of irrigation water to 16,520 acres of land. In addition, recreation and fish and wildlife benefits will be provided. Principal project features will include the Soap Park Dam and Reservoir, the Black Mesa Conduit, the 22-mile Fruitland Canal, and two diversion dams. Advance Planning Advance planning studies were initiated in fiscal year 1965. Additional land classification and drainage work and topographic mapping of project lands have been completed. Water supply, agricultural economy, repayment studies, and cost estimates are being re-analyzed for the definite plan report which is scheduled for completion in mid-fiscal year 1967. f. Bostwick Park Project Congress authorized construction of the Bostwick Park Project in September 1964. Located in west-central Colorado, the Bostwick Park Project will provide a supplemental water supply for 4,500 acres of presently inadequately irrigated land and a full water 99 |