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to Wheeler Ridge Pumping Plant, and from that location through the new canal to Tule River. In addition, offstream reservoirs at Hungry Hollow site on Deer Creek, and Owens Mountain site on Little Dry Creek would be included for storage. Estimated capital cost of the additional facilities proposed for east side service is $375,000,000 (reconnaissance). Annual OM&R costs are estimated at $1,450,000. Estimated costs of pumping the water for serving East Side San Joaquin Valley areas are $9,400,000. Subsequent early authorization of additional works would be required to provide increased East Side Division service through facilities on the east side of San Joaquin Valley from the Delta to connect at Tule River with the features proposed under this plan. The transfer of additional water of a high quality through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will require modification of the present channels which were constructed as part of the extensive levee system to protect the low elevation Delta lands from flooding. To accomplish this the Bureau of Reclamation has proposed, and the State of California has agreed, that a new channel around the periphery of the Delta will provide the highest possible water quality--total dissolved solids will average less than 200 parts per million. In addition, the channel will provide maximum protection to the large resident and anadromous fisheries that use the present Delta channels. The estimated capital costs of the Delta Peripheral Canal is $70,000,000 with an annual OM&R, including power for pumping, of $800,000. This facility should be authorized for Federal construction, with appropriate financial participation by the State of California. 5Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 15,955,968 byte