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<br />Congress directed the Secretary of Commerce to report on the <br />depletion of the natural resources of the area called "The High <br />Plains," which is presently utilizing the declining water resources of <br />the Ogallala aquifer; and to develop plans to increase water supplies <br />in the area. <br /> <br /> <br />SCOPE OF STUOY <br /> <br />It is the latter part of the directive that the Corps of Engineers <br />has been primarily assigned. This report deals with the transfer of <br />water from the State of Arkansas and east Texas via a canal to a major <br />distribution center near the city of Lubbock Texas. <br /> <br />This investigation was conducted at a reconnaissance level with <br />sufficient detail to demonstrate the technical reasonableness of a <br />particular transfer route labeled "Alternative 3" in the High Plains <br />Study Council Resolution No.8, dated April 17, 1980. This Alternative <br />3 is now referred to as Alternative D in this report for purposes of <br />uniformity and consistency with other transfe~ routes being <br />considered. <br /> <br />The objective of this study (Alternative D) is to investigate the <br />technical feasibility of transferring water from source streams in <br />central and western Arkansas and east Texas to the high plains area of <br />the Panhandle, western Texas, western Oklahoma, and eastern New Mexico. <br />Panhandle, western Texas, western Oklahoma, and eastern New Mexico. <br />Based upon previous studies of water transfer, this investigation <br />utilized a concept of collection reservoirs to regulate variable flows <br />from source streams, a system of low head, high capacity pumps, and <br />canals for transporting the large volume of water from approximately <br />200 feet MSL to approximately 2900 feet MSL into a terminal storage <br />reservoir ready for distribution. <br /> <br />A 50 mile wide corridor was established for alignment deviations <br />to allow a tentative boundary for environmental considerations and <br />basic evaluations. This corridor is shown on Figure 7. <br /> <br />D2 <br />