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<br />OJ <br /> <br />Jtxl.t1ng roaervoir 0&pa0110108 valued at SlEiS per ll.crc-t'oo'l. fnr <br /> <br /> <br />irritation "0'""". apace ADd 143 for floo:1 ooDtrol 8~'iLce us tilling <br /> <br /> <br />u.p 'J..,I.\... l.udlae!1t at the rate of 1.0 percent each y...r. ~iment 18 <br /> <br />d.po....l:.s.i. 1A 10111 irrigation o&Dl:lh at. an annual rate ot 0.01 cubic- <br /> <br />lock. ,-r .:111.. Fer ..oond.-toota cost of olean1J1& aed1mtat fro. the <br /> <br /> <br />canal.. J.~ '160 par acro-foot (lO~ per cubio-yard). Later-.la {'ill up <br /> <br />on an aVl.:rac_ of crb-U'~lrd or.ot-~ fDar &.nd r..ll't be cle!'.p,.;d, et l..at om. <br /> <br />or twice a.nJ:1ually .10 .. cost of'800 per acre-foot (50;! per oublo~ard) <br /> <br /> <br />-eo keep t~ opctr.t1~. Irrigated 1_0:1 in 1ol'e ArkAnsaa VallGy la. <br /> <br />rd..d an averar;e of 1 toct ainc. 1rr1{;atlou beCan 60 year. ago, due <br />, <br />to thedepositlOD of eed.lt:t1nt frca. 1rr1&&101oo .tor. Sed.s..ntatl OIl in <br /> <br />10.. .u-kan... River oh..c:.al ooour. .10 an .'981'&8 rat. or 0.2 teet; <br /> <br />UiDually. 10 evaluation can be ..de iu lIl.one't&l')' t.rat of the present <br /> <br />aedlment ct...,. to lrr1l;ated lamh, tht Arkanaaa Riv~r olannel. oaDAl <br /> <br />"acSgat.., etc.. but it is al.o a .u.able &&oWIt. <br /> <br />It. patontial projeot w<<ald aubatan't.1ally alleTtate the ..c11- <br /> <br />_ntatiOll problea 1n 10M Arkansa.. V..U.7_ ..)uf1'ioient capaaity would. <br /> <br /> <br />0. prOT1ded 1D tt. tel"l:l.1n.al project re...noir to retain all or the <br /> <br />..d1.Jlt l.a the Arkan.. RiYtlr pa..1ng tbtt point, at 628 acre-r.et <br /> <br />&m1uall1. Aa it 10 dea1rttd to preserve the 1rr1&atioXl and nood 'PaC4 <br /> <br />oonta.1.Lt;." it. li-.. hi>en..1r ~cJr At l~&.lot too i'ro.TIlo. au...; leleJ:1io ep&oe <br /> <br />(62,800 .ore-feet) h... been provided to reta1D .11 ot tho ..dlMDt <br /> <br />.nt.rl~ the resorvQir fat . period 01" 100 learS. Tho L,\tiAl .0....1- <br /> <br />(':~d 'Would th$retJ)6 reduce 8ed1atntatl.'1Q dDAt;e1 now o:)'3urr1Il; in <br />U., .r:c.a.t:;.... V&lley belOllt' z'ueblo by '1315.000 anm1&lq. <br />10 additlon to 10ba aedt.ot ouDtrol which wculd be ~o'f1.cod b:f the <br />Inl't 1-.1 !.4w1or-nt, .ed1..mct: eontrol rOI.rwirs ahW.ld be oonteapla1oed <br />on the touDtaln, St. Cblrlea, Uu.er1'ano, AVlatw.pa, and Purgatoire !livera <br />.10 tlr. earliest pcea1bb date. <br /> <br />~ ,-- <br />