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<br />AI Indicated above, tho replacement water req"dranentl hQ'oIO a( reody been rcdJced
<br />by 25 pero~t. furt~.r. t~. over.1I r..,.,I'ed C.pocll~ 01 th. IUP hu beeo
<br />.".ctlvely r~td by U.,. 4rlpll1lDefUuion ot (lthtr prtlirtll~ al\Jthorlu~ in
<br />Sallnfty Control Act U'''lder rltle I. with the cooper8tlon of the former..
<br />In Ibe Uellton."cJtUIWj( Irrlguloo (:nlitrlc(~ .I'd IhrOlJgh f.Pf"OYane11U in drllllnlllge
<br />100 irrhlltlan practices cooparotlvery lx"lJUght .bout by tne Pc-p<lrtHlClltlil 0'
<br />fnhrlor and "urf cuhur., ebe VOIUM of Qr.tn waten trom the: ~oll tOlll."UlllollK
<br />Irrhatton Diatrlct nos been ~Ignlltcantly rtd.Jced, 1t1d the aile of the
<br />..,ullollllfon pi..,. h.. b.." rO<Lc:ed. lh. OIG'. .nol~... 'dk.. no ",.11111>' 0'
<br />lhl. .ucCI..fully Implomcnted p'o~,ao.
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<br />"~Ih regard 10 the Incrcasu In "fOjected operattllt and IOVos.tllli:lnl ca~t., thl
<br />tong'..1 ~.. bU" kepI Inlo,_ ond .....Ied IhrO<.llb lh. \lu<li01 p'oc....
<br />Conoren cOI'II'Oert'd cou lndu.ing III ltie aLlthorhh'i Icgl'hOLo(L Itlle I
<br />hellllle, wltl be (.OlTfllcll'tJ Hithin .f.e IHJlhorfl:eJ celllnQ.
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<br />lh. federal GO\l4:f'fmcnl oud (he bCVCn Coluraulo RilJt:r Oasi!) Siltlth ct'cctPlcl)"
<br />cooper.'. .0 _It ..~pecu D' chI Colo,-ado Rtvu 8.lln S.linit)" Control Provr......
<br />'hll II HU"llicliI. [od.o' the Colorado Ill'olcr aalln 51alc:1O dcxlleMc5 thlC,
<br />peUDnnel, IOd /rlCl(lGy 'n Che 'LAR>OrC 0' 1M hllnll)' Control PrO~f(lIIll. ay low,
<br />'be S..... "'.re Z5 to 1(1 porcffil of the coottructtoo 8M opere'lon lIhc1
<br />_'flunance c~u of the DCpLlrtllent 0' th' Int.rior'lIi port 100 of Iho bot.dn'wido
<br />prov'..... nklng UlerlllO hrportant purtner In the prauralJ\. 5eloc110n 01 lallnltv
<br />conl,ol unlll for Impteoenllllon undor lltl. II of lh. p'Oij,em 10 ba.ed upon
<br />lholr '001 Iff.clly_n. lho c""'''llon 01 Ih. SI.Io. II cl..rl~ lNOII.lled
<br />In Ih. _Ine ..lIylll.. 0/ Iho tol..._ ~...r .nln 51l1ollf CO<1I,ol AdYtoory
<br />COL"fI. tht color.oo Ihl'er o.lIln Sa1tnU)" Contral 'on... (fortoMl), Ind Ih_ lo,~
<br />~ork 'roup. rhl Hth II proar.,. ha. bun IUtcelll.....V euclJled caoa1'h.'1IC with
<br />flfldll1ll provided l>f lho C'"'tI'o",
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<br />SffiteflCe 6. We Kj.:,n<owled'Jc tllat (he lureoLA wilt hova to acquire. ....Uer water
<br />'opllC...,,1 .curto thon originally ontlclpolod. H"8vt'. ..lor I. nol oo...I'y
<br />ootAlnablc co.odlty In the erld wnt. Aa Ila::h, it NY prDve no eulte" to
<br />obc.ln 29,000 Kr.-hn ot ~ur Ih&ll tt wou~d tile .1.6,000 acre-teet c.rIQlnaHy
<br />on! leil-lIed.
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<br />SenCence 7. ~..o\uclof\ of the rcphcemern water 19S~ WilS lit a v~rtl..
<br />It0nd8tlll It the I'.. 0' our revtew. We .re enhearcened that the .urel~ now
<br />1odie.un thll tbore Is currClOt I>Ctl\liry ID reeolve lho rcpl6Ccneot water t.lUO.
<br />Howover, wr MlhuahsII j, t~red bf the hct that l\O rcplocf.fDtf11 SDUrce had
<br />bern fcu:ld {IJrtng Ute t if Ilt 15 yun of the progflWJ1.
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<br />~ takc ellcepl ioo CD (he uurUU'B CQOtcm ion Ihat we make no rncotloo of
<br />tha program Nhtch re<Lced tho "OIUM of wetUOO.HohQwk drBinage. 00 reporl
<br />pago l. ~ clearl)" note thu iucce.s 01 the fed&rol program to reduce Ine
<br />blTOLnt ot L,jeltton-"ohtl"'~ drlJhl6li1e. SpecUicall)', w reponed ",at 'hi
<br />progrllllll.od' reduced ,he eKpected dralna{;ll from 115,OOIl acre.'eel to 108,000
<br />ocre.'eel and tllla 6llo..oo the Bureau tD rwH:'c Che needed plant uhet trCll1t one
<br />with 8 d.lly eopoclly 01 I/() million 11011000 to n mill 100 g.l\ona.
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<br />We hAVI already odv.aod the Bure.~f In our rcpl)' to it~ draft report respon..,
<br />th..t WI cc::n,lder U& butJgehry tntor..tton h'lu"ic:lefll. rtl. lIurellU'S CUfreftt
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<br />C~Imcf'lh do ('lOt Ill'llpl !Iv Of) '15 poaltioo Of provide ndficlenc relx."lftal lOf UliI
<br />10 chal~1t our Pfovlo..Jt.l 1>V:j I t 100.
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<br />~ do (lOt con'e~t Itll) point tluH theJe i6 coq:JoetU 10n hetwQCJl tho Purcau and
<br />the lalin Slate. in thl 'h Ie II pro.lum. 'hel~ 5Uteti h.."'a a \fe-'ced Interest
<br />In ch. pnJ1lrMl end they enJoy a hWlrabte f<<kre"SUlc CQ~' 5harJoQ
<br />arrlnQMIe(1t. III vle.. 0' thh, It alrrply (fII.lkes beO/SC! for each State to
<br />cooperace, to the "."i... eJltont po8liblc, within ttlc frlWliICWork of thetr own
<br />particular obj".'~e.. "Ie .llo do 001 dhp1tc the SU1el1lCfH thBl the Colorado
<br />Rl\ror hiiiln 5.llnll)' CLofltrol Advtllor'l Council, 'orUII, Drill forLlII r.Jork Group,
<br />cClf'lducI Dflgoina aCII"lttn 'n rfl6rd to the fl,ogranl. what we do cOfltend.
<br />h~ver, i. lhlt the Qure.u h.. been unobLe Co ..t~tIYcLy t~)lemcnt proiCGt&
<br />10 cantrol the Infu.too of tta" frClnl nlturaL &wrcelO inco th~ river. And,
<br />Ihl. condition wUt rauto LIltO Ihe Stolllli C"."l~ thcar cooperatlvo ctlOflli
<br />to IncLude (hi hiu.ancl 01 wlter perq~h I(.I( ~nHnuy ..unhol f1c'rposet.
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