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<br />crease !.he water yield b}~i.
<br />calion of the results of rescclrclt
<br />and pilot project conducted by
<br />lhe Forest Service in Arizona
<br />for 10 \'ears.
<br />'I. Cor~1I said the acrumulation
<br />of increased water yield during
<br />the de\'eJopment period sho~ld
<br />equal fi\'c lakes. about the size
<br />'of Sagu:no Lake on the Salt
<br />!River. east of phoenix
<br />I Annual water }'ield of thl' wa.
<br />,tersheds will be increased by
<br />lone-fourth, it was estimatC'd by
<br />the orficials. This would boost
<br />the current average of 795,000
<br />acre-feet to more than one mil.
<br />lion acre.feet. they said.
<br />The program in no way con-
<br />templates a "tin roof" approach.
<br />they e-xplained. not working ~
<br />ward a fast and complete run-
<br />off but to a development that
<br />IOOll impro\'e all resources.
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<br />By C. :'\1. :-'fc)nLLE~
<br />\.:lzelle Staff Writer
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<br />Tlw U.S. Forl'st Sen'ice and Salt River Project today an-It
<br />noum.'td a pact for a Joint waler and resources developmentl'i
<br />program on five nalional forests in Arizona. the $75 million I
<br />project to run Z5 lears. I~
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<br />Fr(d II. Kennedy. re!:iunal forester of Albuquerque. and Victorli
<br />.. 1. UJrbell, presidcnt of Salt Rh'cr Project (SRP). announced1j
<br />... signing of the agn.'t'ment which they said will greatly acceleratel
<br />the watershed mana;;ifmenl and resource development program!,
<br />on the Salt and Verde rivers watersheds, !
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<br />KE~:'\EDY SAID the aim of the program is to step up multiple!
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<br />WATERSHED PROGRAM BOUNDARIES
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<br />H.olVY bl.d lin. .hCYoO'I bound.ri., of Sollt Riy.r v.a.y ....olt.rlh.d for ....hic:h $75
<br />million improy.ment pr~r.", wu .nnounud tod.y, Dott.d .quare i. initi.1 ....ork
<br />ar... Lin.d .ru .round Pho.nix mull Sollt River ProiKt.
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<br />\ MORE FORAGE for ranchersl,
<br />and stockmen. better qualit)'!.
<br />trees [or the timber industry'-l
<br />more water in streams and S!3-I. -
<br />bilization and improvement of II
<br />1, the declinin~ suppl~ of SUria~\'
<br />,\water are listed as goals. 1m
<br />. provcmcnt 0( the habita.t forI
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<br />management practlces of thm.
<br />ning, (Ivcr.oellSe limber stands,
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<br />jllni~r control, conversion of
<br />chaparral brush with Ihe dual
<br />--purpose of reducing fire huard
<br />and imprm'ing watershed cor>.
<br />rutions, cleaning up dead and I
<br />rln\l11ed material on the forest
<br />floor .....hich C{lnstitutes a fire
<br />hazard, and other vegetation
<br />management to better the soil
<br />and water conditions on lands
<br />Ih)\1 supplv both grazing and
<br />wall'r catchment pur~es. r
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<br />Th~ work i~ 10 be carriM outl
<br />(\n th~ Tonia, Coconino. Pres- J
<br />cott, Sitp;reaves and Apache na. i
<br />fional forests. These fin' na-!1
<br />lional roresl~ in Arizona have al
<br />combined 7,500,000 aCfe.!: inl
<br />walershl"d !'>fOrving thl' Salt and;
<br />Vprd,. rivf"rs as C'OlIectors oC
<br />water sent to lhe Valley forll
<br />irrigation. In addition, tnfO for-!l
<br />psts provide timber, fishin!: and:1
<br />hUnting. .and recreation. I
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<br />CORBELL SOTED that the
<br />cooperative agreement had be- I
<br />come almost mandatory at this J
<br />lime because the project sup-t
<br />plies not only Irrigation water. I
<br />but also domestic water 10 many I
<br />cities and towns. These include I'
<br />Chandler. Gi.lbert Peoria Glen-I
<br />dale. Tempe anl'!' dtnselv' popu- I
<br />lated portion~ of Phoenix andj.
<br />Senllsdale. ,
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<br />Corbell pointtd out that it rl'-
<br />quires 30 acres of watershed to-
<br />yield tnOU~hwaltr 10 supply onej'
<br />aerf' flf project land, He SlIld,
<br />"Our prime Interrst i~ to im-
<br />prove t h f' Quanlitv of surfacel
<br />yitlds from thl!' SAit and VerdI!'.
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<br />Tht Arilo~a Gaml" Ilnd fish,'
<br />neparlment I~ be-ing advised nfl
<br />the program and the Advice or:
<br />l:ameandlishagenciUlndOUI.j,
<br />rlnor rterration organilll!ions
<br />....iIl be sought as each set oti'
<br />plans in the program are drawn. I
<br />Corbell ilated. Ranchers and,'
<br />stockmen will beC1lml" parties!l
<br />tn the program. I'
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<br />CORBELL said 1 h f' proiecd
<br />and Foten Senice will supply!,
<br />matching funds \\ith the Forestl'
<br />Service money to be provided
<br />through congressJonal Ipproprj. I
<br />alion. I
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<br />The program is slated to start :
<br />laterthis}'ear. .
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