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<br />co <br /> <br />r-- <br /> <br />UJ <br />..--l <br />G <br />c-:; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Planning Activities in Rio Grande Basin <br /> <br />Mareh 1, 1980, to Mareh 1, 1981 <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE BASIN--GENERAL <br /> <br />During this reporting period, the Serviee has eontinued to provide teehniea1 <br /> <br />assistanee to water users and other interests within the Rio Grande Basin whieh <br /> <br />are not neeessari1y eonnected with programs of the San Juan-Chama projeet or <br /> <br />other speeifie projeets in the basin. These miscellaneous areas of teehniea1 <br /> <br />assistanee are as follows: <br /> <br />San Luis area, Rio Puereo--In Mareh 1980, the Serviee eomp1eted a techniea1 <br /> <br />memorandum on the results of our appraisal investigations on the potential for <br /> <br />building a dam and reservoir on the Rio Puereo near the eommunity of San Luis <br /> <br />and for reestablishing irrigated agriculture in the area from San Luis to <br /> <br />Cabezon. Copies of the memorandum were furnished to representatives of the San <br /> <br />Luis Rural Development Assoeiation and to other interested parties. That <br /> <br />memorandum indieated that land in the area appeared marginal for irrigation <br /> <br />development, which was contrary to the opinion of 10ea1 contaets. <br /> <br />At Senator Pete Domeniei's request, field soil tests were performed last fall <br /> <br />'and laboratory analyses of field samples were recently eomp1eted in order to <br /> <br />answer any remaining questions eoneerning irrigabi1ity of the lands. Results of <br /> <br />testing and analyses verified that, beeause of exeessive erosion and presenee of <br /> <br />salts in the soil, there is essentially no land in the area suitable for <br /> <br />sustained irrigation. A memorandum is being prepared for diatribution to the <br /> <br />interested parties deseribing findings of this additional work, whieh has been <br /> <br />aceomp1ished under our Techniea1 Assistance to States program. <br />