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<br />:i~~:i\)l"\.lZATION: Color.HIo River St()r...:~c Pl."ojt.:ct:) 1).;... 3!;-/\~)J ;'f>:::"J..L ~~J 1956
<br />.'NUV..1jo In,,\L;''lll JTl."l.u.,ation ~HH.~ '.)Uu ..jll:.j~ \:',1".;j;'.";' i./~(JjcCi..
<br />Act d7-403. June iJ, 1902
<br />fryingpan-Arkan5a~ Project Act 87-5~OJ ^ui;u~t 16, 1962
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<br />\-:..).nin-..::h\~n5ivc plan for modcrniz"1tion and L~l?TOVCi1lCi1t or the Gr;.;-.~ Valley
<br />i~~i~~tion distribution and draina~c systeM to tacili~~tc ~ tlou(!r~) efficient
<br />l:~~~thOG of water <.listribuL.:ion and m.1.iUlsc:mcnt. :::'0 p.....cvc~~t ~(:ci).:.<~e ~DJ.::..:..:.,
<br />i~e:ficicnt irri~ation prncticcs, and uncontrolled ~c~;:~~c oi unLI~ed w~stc
<br />\.V;} t..:!r intu wa5 tcways and drainage ~YStcm.s t~'I[.L: uni1cc~':';~~~l"i 1 y L.i'-~Cl"~ '::::':'l:. I;.~-.\.:
<br />G~li\~ity contribution to the river.
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<br />StudiC5 indicate cllat one of tilC 13rgest concri:)ut~rs of s,~lL~ to :~.; Colorado
<br />Rivet" iti th~ Gt'a.nd V:1Ll12Y ae .GC"':'lnd .Junction, COlor...lo.lo. ~'1. ;a:~.ily .'"..:.:1......L'
<br />lOl'"lil.1tion kno\m as the (.-j.:l!1COS Sh.:i.lc undcrlii.::::i the (:n.;:ii:"~ v.J.ll..::y, ...1.":": :'cach:.il.ci'
<br />,1c:.:i0n by' irriGation carries the sa.lts to th.J ...."ivc.r-. Ti....c unlin.co cill.c..:.l ...~-:'G
<br />d~t~:l los~cs in the ar~a a~~ nl:~ll a~ci) lining of all thcs~ would 31~o consc:ve
<br />\o.~.:..lt..:!l" in addition to the reduction. of seepage losscG ilr~d r.ubscqu~nt: ci.\rrying
<br />01 salts to the river.
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<br />A~f.l~oxim~tcly 80JOOO .1cr-c.$ are irl'"iS.:1ted in the G:-."1nd V;'ll~)r and c.lv~'rsior.
<br />St.1L'tcO in 1882 with chc conctruc::ion Df wh.'lt is :tow 1I.-.~ \~l.:lin lin~ G'c.:J.nd
<br />Vr.llcy C.:lnal. ~carly 130 miles of main canills snd 5L.O miles of l.:4~c";'-.J.l:.
<br />cxist in the Grand V.alley. .~;05t. of t.h~sc ~c..1cut'cs were.: built "uy priv.::.tc
<br />cnt~i."pri:;cs and are pt'er.erlt.ly opct'at~d by ~ \v.:lt~r L:.Qji"'~H}........ic::.. Crops' g......o\..r.-l in
<br />tile valley include alfalfa, fruit, baanGJ sugar bcct~J to~ato~~ cnJ Grai~5.
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<br />A fC3:.itJility study is now in pro[;rcss to dctc....inc t;,C fCClSioUity of
<br />rcha~ilitating all irrigation systclns ~o help cli~linatc ~~c?a~c a~~ ~mp=ovc
<br />the conveyance sY3tem' which will aid in improved vl.:.lter i.ll,J,ncgcmcnt and ef fi-.
<br />clenc)' to reduce the salt load to the river sYSter.1.
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