WSP10451

• File Number: 8541
• Description: San Luis Valley Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 8/1/1949
• Title: Monthly Progress Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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!he San Lull Tallq ProJ.ct _s authorit:e4 1UI4.r Section 9 ot
the Rec1aaation Act of 1939. '1!he J'1Bd.lnc of J'easibllU,. vaSapproTed 117
\he Secr.tary ot the later10r on AprU 10. 19'to, aDd t:ran...1Ued to the
Congre.s OD the 8IIlIIe ok. OD""" 18, 1940, tbe Coape.8 :tire' appro-
priated tuads "for further b:,..8t1gation8. .xploratoq aDd. preparatoq
woJ'k. and co_uc...n of connructloa.... I (Act of Juae 11, 1940.)

I Closed. ...1a D1Tldoa (b.T..UpUOJUI and BurY." . Oollplete)

1. !he commeace.at of ooastl'llOUon ~ 1IlW Clo-.4 Baala Draa
is coatiDgeBt OIL (a) coaclulft f1ad1Dc of JutU1caUoa ~refor on t1W
bads of c08t and the quantit,. aDd quall", of _'WI' to 'be .ecar.... and (11)
IIlJldUC of adefl1lllte ar!'lQlC8_ant. for _iDteJlAJlCs ot the 4ra1a (Aell of J1me
18. 19110, Ch. 395. 54 Stat. 406.)

U. !be coatemplalled. verb would collslat of sa 01'8Jl 4ma ....
43 .iles la 1sncth edeau'uc 1'roa SagvAoI1e Creek to the lllo GftaAe, 1IlW
_b purpose"f the drala .elag. to Q&IHJltthe now of the ll10 Graade 1q
..aas of' drat-gP retura 1'1'011 the Clos84 !adn. aa4 UIIC8 pltmU aa eqaa1
8IIO'IUlt of 1llo &raa4. _kr to .. uea is the Baa Luis Tali.,.. Cons14.r-
ation ls IlO1I' belng gl'f'8ll to the pos8111111\7 of pl'O'Y141.,; aJI'BP 11ft aear
the Uncle l>>etYeell. the IIl!lU1PII aIIIl the Mo Grall4ela or4er...t a ....tt.r
10catlOJl, .ight 'be obta1n8d tor the low.r port1on ot the dra1D.

... 11. Begl..,li,ng aboll' 1915. Y&rlcnu lndb1dwtJ.1 sad ageacles haft
........ored to clet.%'lIllne ,he feaslbilit7 of tn:I.Ch a draia. AU tn:I.Ch .tu41s.
haft .....n IncoJlC1uslT8 aDd at wl4e Tarlane.. DlU'lq 00"...... 19l'5. l'ep"'"
iI.Ji'\aUT.S fd t)ae llur_ of Jeoa-t1oa. the Geolo<<loal 8.u.,..q. and. the
Colorado Water Conss1"1aUonlJoar4 .B' to evol.... a cooperaUTe progrea of
1nnsttgaUons to praYs or d1Bpro.... the feaslbllU7 of a draia. !h. pro-
gram of lllTest1gatloae thus .,.01...... aa4 the commitments of the ....rlcnu
part1clpaUIlC ageacle. tor, cart'71>>c out the progrea w.n oulllJ1i84 1a a
Joint ...oraadua dated. Octo....r 10. 1945.

IT. !be u. S. Oeoto&1ca1 Sur..,. has takell Oftr the aOllthlT read-
lJlB .~ the _tel' ebvatlo11S at approxl_te17 175 separate locations In the
IlJ\1IIPlI aDd the area to the west on a re1a1n&reab1e basis;

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T. A lettSI' report _s aubaltte4 to the 1i8gloJl&l. Director
during the _nth outl1alng progress to dats aDd cont8lllplated work remaildag.
, Total UIl aqs worked...... 100; ': :- ~:j :.;