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<br />'.,",'j?'. <br />',-',.".' <br />',,- ~.'., <br /> <br />The :1na.Qequate cl:!am:llel results in Bane water spi1 1 i"g frail <br />tlte ConeJos basa ~ ,l\'lJal'S of high f'loodflows, and local peopJ.e <br />feel tk&t an tmWlually high loss results prior to the return of the <br />.Pilled water to the Rio Graude lIear the Colorado-New Mexico state line. <br /> <br />East of AJilton:tto the Sa1Il Antonio splits into two c1....n"els. <br />Local water users, attempted to elimin"lte sane of their difficulties by <br />constructing a bifurcation structure 'Where the clumnels div.l.de. The <br />structure bas deteriorated to the extent that replacement is desirable. <br />Replacement with an adequate structure, coupled with some cbamlel <br />reha'b1l1ta.tion, would result in better control of J;lfl>oItlrllows 'and pro- <br />bably Ell i",in"lte the spill of water frail the area in all except perhaps <br />the ;years 01 highest peak flows. <br /> <br />Followiug consideration of a.lJ. factors 1 the Board of Directors <br />of the ConeJoll Water Conservancy District requested the Soil Conservation <br />Serv:l.ce to ",""""'ine the ri'1!er to determine actions to be taken for elimi- <br />nation of existing problems. The SC:S has agreed to look into the situa- <br />tion, but as ;yet no report on their findings, has been made a;vailable. <br /> <br />r~ :"" " ~:. {~. 0 <br />v,- _ <br /> <br />37 <br />