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<br />C. Authority for Study <br /> <br />N <br />o <br />-.J <br />r:-::- <br /> <br />This statement has been prepared in compliance with the National <br />Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et. seq.), <br />The Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (38 FR 20550, August 1, <br />1973, et. seq.). and the Department of the Interior Regulations (36 FR <br />19343, October 2, 1971. et. seq.). <br /> <br />D. Description of the Proposal <br /> <br />1. Proposed Project <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the United States <br /> <br /> <br />Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, has located potential <br /> <br /> <br />well fields on the south Yuma Mesa and in the southwestern portion of <br /> <br /> <br />the Yuma Valley, as shown on Plate 1, capable of pumping 160,000 acre-feet <br /> <br /> <br />of 9round water per year. It is proposed to develop this potential into two <br /> <br /> <br />well fields; the Yuma Mesa Boundary Well Field and the Yuma Valley Boundary <br /> <br /> <br />Well Field. Both fields will be drilled within 5 miles of the Arizona- <br /> <br />Sonora International Boundary near San Luis. In combination, the fields <br /> <br />will be designed to pump 160,000 acre-feet of water annually. The <br />disposition of the pumped water will be to maintain Southerly International <br /> <br />Boundary deliveries near levels experienced in recent years, as required <br /> <br />under Minute No. 242, and to furnish water for agricultural and other <br /> <br /> <br />uses to existing water users. The utilization of the pumped ground water <br /> <br /> <br />in the United States is projected as follows: <br /> <br />5 <br />