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The Service presented documented and verbal testimony regarding recorded water
<br />use on the station and made a plea for restoration of water rights to historic
<br />use figures. Attorney for the State Engineers Office pleaded against granting
<br />the relief, arguing basically that any plea for relief should have been made
<br />within one calendar year followinq adjudication. Due to the excellent presen-
<br />tation of our case by Herb Recker, sound testimony, and the nature of the
<br />program (i.e. Endangered Species), Judge Oman granted the relief. We received
<br />an additional allotment of 527 acft/annum, raising our total annual allotment
<br />to 1880 acre feet.
<br />Dexter was awarded a $365,000 Jobs Bill to subdivide four existing ponds into
<br />13 smaller ponds. Max Rivera Construction Company from Santa Rosa, N4 was
<br />awarded the contract to complete the work. Construction commenced in November.
<br />We reworked Pond 10B, removing the existing back dike to enlarge the pond to
<br />its original size. We hired six temporary emoioyees to assist with fish tagging.
<br />Our two YCC enrollees were a great help during the summer. Theov received the
<br />AZ-NM AFS Chapter "Award of Excellence" for his contributions to fish culture
<br />over the past 20 years. Buddy was elected Sec.-Treas. of the AZ-NM AFS Chapter.
<br />Lloyd Strobeck assisted with RBS harvest when we were short handed. We purchased
<br />a new diesel tractor, Cushman scooter, autocrane, table saw and radial arm saw.
<br />STATION VISITORS
<br />Approximately 1200 people visited the hatchery in 1983. In addition to regular
<br />pu';ic visitors, the following personnel visited the hatchery this year: from
<br />Pete Domenici's Washington staff - Bill Hoagland; Washington Office - Joe
<br />Kutkuhn, Bill Atchinson, Steve DiAngelo, John Murphev, Brian Cole, Barry Mulder
<br />and Don Bredernitz; Region 6 - Galen Buterbauqh, Danny Regan, Don Rogers, Don
<br />Archer, John Green, Lee Mills, Bill Miller, Joe Valentine, Chuck McAda and Dick
<br />Bailey; Regional Office - Mike Spear, Conrad Fjetland, George Divine, Jim
<br />Johnson, Tom Reed, Bill Stabler, Tom Cotton, Lloyd Strobeck, Jerry Burton, Jake
<br />Arguelles, Gilbert Montoya, Pete Ely, Pete Stine, LaVaughn )ones, Charlie Sanchez
<br />and Ed Candelaria; Other Region 2 _personnel - Harry Bishop, Tom Brandt, Gary
<br />Carmichael, Holt Williamson, Ron MaJor, Dean Chase, Barbara Giesecke, Nick
<br />Garcia, Jim Crawford, Bill Olson, Frank Dunn and J.C. Morrow; Academecians -
<br />Dr. Keith Banister - British Museum of Natural History, Dr. Clark Hubbs -
<br />Univeristy of Texas, Dr. Paul Turner - New Mexico State University, and Dr. Jim
<br />Sublette - Eastern New Mexico University.
<br />Cyclical Maintenance and Rehabilitation
<br />,proximately $15,000 was spent on construction of a new oil and paint storage
<br />building.
<br />Cor truction, materials and equipment (Ray-Pac water heater and Heath incubators)
<br />for the new hatching battery cost approximately 88,000.
<br />Well maintenance costs $3,877.
<br />Water supply line valve maintenance cost $2,500.
<br />Approximately $11,000 was spent on pond maintenance, silt removal and dike work.
<br />About $4,500 was spent on buildinn and arounds maintenance.
<br />Approximately $8,700 was spent on Quarters O&P4 and appliances.
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