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<br />REGION
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
<br />AND ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN PORTION
<br />CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS
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<br />REG I 0 Ii 7
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<br />Sheet 1. of.!f.
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<br />Invest:1Rstion
<br />Rio Grande Basin
<br />\Co1Qr&do~N"" Meltico-Texe.s)
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<br />R10 Grande Tr1b1ltllries
<br />\Colorado-l'levMex1co}
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<br />R1oGrandel/aterSalvaRe
<br />f'Oleet
<br />Colorado_New Mexieo)
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<br />rcverArka:ul&8R1~BaS1n
<br />Colore.do-K(l.nsas)
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<br />ColoradoS'bLtellaterPlIl.ll.
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<br />DDa.. St&tll- VlI.ter PlaD.
<br />B'b.Id.1ea
<br />(Prev1olW.yIQl.u.aaeBaa1ne
<br />ProJect)
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<br />'.l'1PeandBcopeo1:Inveat1gat1on
<br />and Pro.lect Purpose
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<br />For narrative deRel:"ipt1OD, see PeCQs River
<br />a:nd R10 Grande BalIlna, Sheet 2.
<br />For narrative cleaer1pt1on see Sl:eet 2.
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<br />Feaslbill'ty 1nVl!st1gat10:ll to deteX'llline in
<br />CODJuDcrt1ODw1thotbeJ;'Federal~1"8
<br />:reaalblewaysBl1dlDe$Jl8otredu.e1llllnon_benetl_
<br />c1eJ.COll.8~oDot\lll.terbyphre&topb;yte8
<br />in the :tlooll. pla1n ot the Rio Grande and its
<br />prlDclpal tributaries in New Mexico above
<br />Cabello Reservo1r. J'ax'totan1Ilvest.1gatloD
<br />eOVl!r11111 tbe "llt1r.. Rio Orende Basin a'bove
<br />Cab&lloReaervoir, NeW' MeXico.
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<br />Ba8inaurveyator a reappraia8J.otthe
<br />ba.e:in' a lAnd and waul' reaourceato
<br />deterlll1ne po'teut1el de~lopDente tor
<br />the1ruse1nl1ghtiotthe fioodsof
<br />JuDe 1965. S'tudies below Johll Mart1.Jl
<br />Releno1r cOlllp1.e'ted in prior ~.
<br />dete.1ledcer'tlL1D~a1d....':to'"be
<br />metibetoree.dd1t1oDal.'tud1e'allere'to
<br />bellllWe. Semeof the.eblLve been
<br />ILCCClllplil1bed.
<br />
<br />RecODllll1na:nce1nveIUgaUontoprov1dethe
<br />Ste'te otColor&dov1'tb buic 4I.t& endo'tber
<br />ueb't&nceill. 'the:rormu].ati1onotaatetewide
<br />\later plq. The lI'tudiea will conn.ti ot a
<br />broad iDve.Ugati1on of potell.t18J. 1ndw11:z'1al
<br />gnN'tb, population exp&Dll1ll1l, and px'ojee.ted
<br />\later requ1relllell.'tII. PQe;a1b111t;1ell tor tw:'tJ:aer
<br />develOp111ell.tiof\lat.erluppl1e1are'tiobe
<br />explored\l1'tbparUCllJ.are=q>hu110ll.\later
<br />reuae,1:nt.egraUonotllurt\aeeandarouno1.....'ter,
<br />II&1nteD&llceorilDproveloell.tiofW'at.erQ.ual.1t;y
<br />a:nd1zll;provemell.ti111.etnc1ell.cleaofeXiaUD&
<br />1'tOr&8e&ll.lld.1a1:r1W:t1onf'acU1Uell. Tbe
<br />at;ud1ea \o/Ul recosniu: eXiaUng 111.t.erbu1nand
<br />t.rlt.ll.llllOl.1l'ta111.lIIO"IelDI!ll.tiot\lat.eraa1aneeded
<br />1nColorado,W'h1cb.111.volYeawat.ertorfour
<br />IIlajordre.1naeebu111.a.
<br />
<br />The.Regioll. 5 por't1on of 'the a'tudy 11111 cover
<br />ol:ll.y the 1110 Grande Bu1ll.111Colon.do.
<br />
<br />lIeo:ozma.1nanee a'tudie. of a broad appr&1aal
<br />otpot.en't1al1ndul1tr1alllDdIl6Z'1cul'tunl
<br />gnN'tb, popul.at1one;q>&llll1on, ud 'the _'tel'
<br />l'eQ.u1remell.ti&ll.ll'thellaeotthoaepot.ent.1el.
<br />for the enUre S1;&te oflCal:ul&ll. All
<br />pon1b1l1t.1e. tor developlllell.ti of water .uppl1e.
<br />w1llbeexploredv1'tl1.pa.rt;1eullU'elaPb.&II1.oa
<br />ground.....ter......terQ.lIllJ.1tiycontirol,.llll.cl the eon-
<br />aerva't1on,eo:n't:'ol,84dpoa.1ble1:rll.Daterof
<br />elCcc..tlow..
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<br />,ta...
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<br />PIIbl.1c Law 858, 80th CongreSa, 2d Sess1on,one of t.b.e a.et;e a.u:thor1z1ng 'the Middle Rlo
<br />Grande projecti, directed the Bureau ot Reclllmlt.t1011, in conj1.meUon v1'tl1.' other Federal
<br />agenc1ea, 'to .tiudy telt.81ble lIlealla of ettecUng .....ter aalvage ill the R1oGre.nde Jllla1:n
<br />above Ca1lallo Reservoir. The S1;ate of Ifew MeXico 1. COD.tr1but1Dg :tunda towerds 'the
<br />co.tiof'tb.eae.'tud1e.. ArecOllDll.1aaancereportion'thelfewMeldcoDl.v1.1011VllllCOlll_
<br />pletedinA\lgIIlItl960present1ngaprogr&lllofde'ta11edfeadb1lit;y111.ve.t:1gat101ll1.
<br />A reCo=a1naDCc report on 'the Colorado D1v1a1on _ co;a;pleted in nScfLl ~ 1965.
<br />:re...1b1l1t;y 1nve.Ugat1OO1 were 1ll.1Uated ln1. Y. "1966. "
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<br />Tbe BurellU of ReelBmaUon baa done coo.a1derable plamdng ill. tile Upper Ark8ll.SalI River
<br />Bas111.. A lWlllber of dllma1tell ill bo'th Colorado lIll.d KlIlUI&lI weX"e :recollll.01t.ered by 'the
<br />Bu:reau111.ptllI1;years,culm1ne:t1ng1:nareconna1l1aaneereport1s.uedin~1l1961.
<br />Tbeatud1eS"'X"ellUllpendedawa1t1ngtb.erell1lltaotgro\llldwat.er.'tud.1ell'tbeIlUllder_
<br />way, compleUon ot tlood control .tud.1ell by 'tile C0rp3 of Engineerll, and.lllOre det1n1t;e
<br />exprellll101l.oflocsJ.111.terell't. COCIP'raUveaot1v1Uellv1t;bo'tberFedcr&lIlll.clSt.e:te
<br />agencies 1niUat.ed ill. F. Y. 1966 under 'tIl1. 1~st:1gat1on vere C<qIl.eted in F. Y. 1968.
<br />ReCOll.llll1.SaDCe .1;u.dy WB.BlIBde 'tb.:r'ollgb.lNreau coatraote by the Colorado St.ate UIl1vera1'ty
<br />8I1d1ortBa)'llIC8lllle..aSte:teCollcgeoft.hek1ndanddegreeot1ll.te.t&t1oaotphrea'to_
<br />phyteveget&t.1011.&l0ll6tb.ecbamle1of'tbeArkan&l...R1verbeweenPueblo,colorado,
<br />and Greati Bell.d, .KalllI.... Repor1: on 'tIl111 work wall _de during F. Y. 1968. In:t'OnDlI:t:1on
<br />on cOllllervaUon. Illl.cl lIIIIA1eipal ODd 1ndl18t.r1al needll hall bell1l collected and &ll.llJ.yUd
<br />&llnece.aaryw1:tb.tibe:re.ulbillcorporat;edilla'ball111.reportcomplet;ed1nJunc1!l69.
<br />
<br />'I'b.eSt&t.e of Colorsdo'MlIa prll..1ng need for a S't&te \lster plan. Iocrea.1ng
<br />requ:1remell.u tCIr IIIIIA1c1pal and 111.duat.r1al water on 'tbeEuternSlopa have polled a
<br />threat 'to tbe adeQ.uacy of W'ater for irrigation. Al.o, v1tb. the rapid elCpM8101l.
<br />ofgrClundwat.erpump1llgtor1rr1S&ti1on, 'the.'t&'tuaot.urt\aeewater.uppl1eahu
<br />been ,)eoplU'di~d 'in IICIll!: are... and the S't&te b.&II bad 'to lIl!lklI" cOlllPl1cated
<br />reanalysbof1uwsterla\la. Speo1llJ.grOlmdW'lIterlsw.wererecen'tlyell.ll.cted
<br />but,:remain t;o be tes'ted in tibe colU"'te. OD. t.b.e \le.tern SlOpe~ the cb.llnS1ng p1c'ture
<br />111.lIl1n1ng, the t'u;tu.re po..1b1l1tiy of coal cOll.~ra1on and ....1ve oil .hale deWlloplllell.'tII
<br />udtileever-1nere1l81llgdellall.dlI forrecreaUOllbaverabedaer1oUll Q.uc.UOll.8lt.l11ODg'tb.e
<br />10Clll people.. to'tb.e adeq.ua.ey of 'tile ava.1.l.lble.....t.er suppl1.. t;o llleeti tbc1r needll.
<br />A S'ta'ta .....ter plan would 1naure t\lll eona1deraUoll of au upllct;e ot water It.Ild. llt.l1d
<br />cOll.llerVl,t1mQdab&lllllCedprosrlllllfo:r'tb.eezr:t1reSt;ate.
<br />
<br />In F. Y. 1967 111tena1YlI .'ta'tev1de .'twl1e. besan v1tb. ....em'Iay of an 1ll.ven'tory or.all
<br />ava1lable perU_ti %'eiKllll'ce and ecOl1OOd.c dUa ror brI..... Int.era Reporti Bo. 1 of tb.e
<br />Kanaaa BB.B1u proJec't, pIIbl1.bed ill March 1968, 1. ellseo.ti8lly s b1bl1osrapby ot .all
<br />publ1.bed:repolte and o'ther lDII;'tertal by au StAte and FedeZ$J. agencies end pr1V1Lte
<br />111.tereste. In'ter1a Reporti lfo. 2, publi.bed in May 1968. is baa1cal.ly a .cbedule cd
<br />iDve.'t18&UOll.IIIIbov1ng tile din.1on of relpona1b1l1t;y by worlr."1te.. be'tl1eell. 'the Bureeu.
<br />of Rect-'t1oIl and tb.e St;ate or r.n..... A reCOll.llll1.MzlOe appraieal of tb.e dre.11lllg11
<br />bu1n ot t.be ArDz1aa8 R1W1r &ad 1't11 t.r1bu'tar1e. be'tweell. Illilwood, Dnua, It.Ild. t.be
<br />K=Ha-oJr.l~ Sta-te 11l:le baa been lIl&de, and an 1JltorII&Uon report. Oll. 'th1s port1oa of
<br />t.be ''tudy va rele...ed early in 1. Y. 1969. Detera1na't1oa ot 'tbe _ti valid populaUon
<br />and water reQ...ur-ll.ti project1Oll.8 1. u;nder s~. A COll.t.racti tor eeOl1OOd.c projecUoDa
<br />Ilu bull negot1a-tedW'it;b.ICI.ll.... St;at.e Ull1Vllra1t;y. Tbe pro,1eCU0D8 \1111 be uaed in
<br />p1&Qll.1ng teulble _ of .uwlY1118 vat.er when lIIld vb.ere ll.Ile~d. Data on b.1.t.or1cal.
<br />strellllf10w uae b.lLve been .uppJ.1ed Ull.der cout;r&ct v1'tb Dnua Ull1wra1t;y. Bw1c d.:ta
<br />for op8n:Uon .tiud.1.. 'to ob'ta1D area-~p&C1t;y, aed1mell.ti di.'tr1buUOIl lIIld ,yield for a
<br />_bel' or pot.enUIll n.enotr .tw. are be1lle: senti by tbe Olr.laboma City OWe. tor
<br />proce..1.llg CD t;be McCook office ec.;put.r. ConaUllpt.1... uae requ1_ll.ti. tor 1rr1g&t.1011.
<br />in ICI.ll.Pa Iln UIld8r .'tud,y. 'Llzld cl...e1t1cat1on work baa bHll. cOlllPlOlt;ed for ..WnJ,
<br />eount1eSb'tbeSt;ate.ODdll&rl'U"n;crt.ar.vebeenpre~dtort;b.e1ll.d1f'1ctual.
<br />QOUll.t.1ea, v1'tl1. tiabul.:t1ona of en.b.l.e &Cl:"IAp' by laud cl....u. COUQt;y .p. Ibc:Iw1ne:
<br />en.bJ.e J.qd by ~a1t1C&t:101l b.&,", been pn'p&Nd.
<br />
<br />~Uoo.,~fe...1'bU1't,.repnrl."
<br />
<br />COll.U:nua.UonofcooperaUW!.tud.1eeinthe
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<br />In1UaUon of recOllDll.1.aaDee lltud.1l!l. 1l!lad1ng
<br />'to t.be prepanlti~on tit a rec:o.u.nsi.aance repoX't
<br />in F. Y. 1974.
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<br />'~~1\
<br />":::..:;"/
<br />
<br />c.al.t:inQa't1o;q:~t land cl&n1t1cat.1ou VCll:'t
<br />~otber1D'fe.'t181&Uo:nale&d1ng'to'tlJ!l
<br />caapleUonof'tlJ!ll'eeOml&1.MI1Clll:report
<br />1n.P. T. 1912.
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