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<br />I <br />I) ~, <br /> <br />approximate capaoity or the dOll%urtream rlv,-r eha.t1Dll. Of ita total <br /> <br />~l,lnal capacity or 101,000 aore-foet. 420,000 acre-feet have b..len <br /> <br /> <br />all~atud. to urigation U:le and. 281,000 &Ore-18<>t, to r1004 control. <br /> <br />Direct irrigation 'beDetlte flooa the John JIlu1;1n Reservoir w111 aCONe <br /> <br />to abou.t lIS,OOO liorea ot irrigated lar.d 1n Colorado and XaDIItlI throUCh <br /> <br />the "orag. of undi verted floo::! nowe a::ad winter" flOlls. Upatream irrl- <br /> <br />t-tor. will &1..0 benefit, a. .tered _tOl" for downstream uae rJJq be <br /> <br />wbatltuted tor direot atre-.1"lGW. 'lIfb8re prlorlt1ea ww.ld othlrwi.. <br /> <br />neoe..itate the role_. of up.tre..... .te.. <br /> <br />Addltlozal fioed oontrol 18 Deeded in t~ "nail..... Valley bwtwed <br /> <br />PuQbl~ ..:ad 'tm John Xartln Dam to reduce tNi average &m1ua1 flood 10.... <br /> <br />of tl,349,O:0. Tbo oitl... of Puoblo aDd 1.& Junta a", par1;l...lar17 in <br /> <br />urgent nct'!l.d or proteotlcm. tbl ex1st1ng noodo control problem could be <br /> <br />greatly alleviated by the Gwmlaa.o-Arkanaul Project which woo14 prOTid.e <br /> <br /> <br />lItl"Llotur.' to reduoe the above 4aa..".. to ODly $347.000 annualq and. <br /> <br />would. dtord full protectiOD to Pueblo t'rom ArkaD.. RiTer flood_ aDd. <br /> <br /> <br />.. wee .......\1.. or protect1on to La Junta. <br /> <br /> <br />Projeot reaenoirl 10 the twaawatel"a region of the Arkaneal ValleT <br /> <br />'WOuld. provide partial tlood oontrol wmn reaervolr storace i_ below <br /> <br /> <br />Iplllwq orel1o aD:!. thl a'r1l1lable .tor_go would control all or part of <br /> <br />the flood _tel'. Tht 1 argo at .a8W'e ot prot.ct1on. hanver. wou.ld. be <br /> <br />afforded by tbl tormiral project rellOrvolr. Of ita 400.000 aore-toot <br /> <br /> <br />oapaoity. approx.1.m!ltely 75.000 aore-fHt would be alloca:ted to flood <br /> <br />oontrol. <br /> <br />In addition to tho noel control prendod 1>7 tho project 1n thoJ <br />Arbnl&. Vllll.,.. struotural required Cor tho di'ftraloD of we:ter OD tlw <br /> <br />w...tarn Slope would 1mF"" or practl.oaUy .11a1.Jat4 tho local Illlnor <br /> <br />flood dUl!lCtll. <br /> <br />-;.3 <br />