WSP10880

• File Number: 8507
• Description: Rio Grande Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 8/1/1964
• Title: Reconnaissance Report Rio Grande Water Salvage Project Colorado - New Mexico Colorado Division
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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RECONNAISSANCE REPORT ON
RIO GRANDE WATER SALVAGE PROJECT, COLORADO-NEW MEXICO
COLORADO DIVISION

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INTRODUCTION-----~___~____________________________________________ 1
Purpose and SCope--------______________________________________ 1
Public Law 858, 80th Congress-----~-----_______________________ 1
Local Cooperation-------_______________________________________ 1
Rio Grande Compaet------------______________________________~-- 2
Need for Water Salvage------------_____________________________ 2
'mE PROJECT AREA-----------_______________________________________ 5
General De5cription-------____________________________________~ 5
Selection of Potential Water Salvage Areas---------____________ 5
WATER SALVAGE POTENTIALITIES----_________~~______________________ 8
General--------____~___________________________________________ 8
Mosca-Sargent Area-----------__________~----------------------_ 9
General-------______________________________________________ 9
Water Available for Salvage------------_______________~_---- 9
Quali~y of Salvaged Water-----------________________________ 13
Plan of Development-----____________________________________ 13
Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Costs---------______ 16
FUture Alternate Use of Salvaged Water--------______________ 16
Southwest Area--------_________________________________________ 18
General-m--______________________________________________--- 18
Water Available for Salvage-...~-----.,.-----------_____________ 18
Quality of Salvaged Water----------_________________________ 18
Plan for Water Salvage--------______________________________ 20
Opera~ion, Maintenance, and Replacement Costs---------______ 22
Alternate Plan of Development--------_______________________ 22
Hansen's Bluff Salvage Area------______________________________ 24
General-------______________________________________________ 24
Water Available for Salvage----------_______________________ 24
Quality of Salvaged water----------_________________________. 26
Plan for Water Salvage-----------___________________________ 26
Estimated OM&R Costs-----___________________________________ 27
Trinehera Creek Area--------___________________________________ 28
General--~-------___________________________________________ 28
Water Available for Salvage-----------______________________ 28
Quality of Salvaged Water-----------________________________ 30
Plan for Water Salvage--------______________________________ 30
Rectification of TTinchera Creek ~Annel____________________ 31
Drainage ahA~el____________________________________________ 31
Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Costs-------~------- 32
La BauSes Area---------________________________________________ 33
General------------------------~-------------7'~--~--~----_ 33
Water Available ;for Salvage------------______~~__..~v_____ 33
Quality of Salvaged water-----------________________________ 33
Plan for Water Salvage--------___________________________~__ 34
Estimated Operation, Maintenance, _d 1leplacement Costs---'-- 34
SUmmary of Water Salvage Potentialities----__~------~---------- 35