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1 <br /> IMPLEMENTED CORPS ACTIONS <br /> • <br /> The Albuquerque Corps engineering investigations will be presented in a final report on <br /> the Lower Reach study by October 31, 1998. A Corps representative will present <br /> findings to date at the September Board meeting prior to issuance of the final report. <br /> Mitigation recommendations and funding opportunities will also be presented in the <br /> Corp's study findings. <br /> CWCB ACTIVITIES <br /> For the remaining Upper Reach study effort,the CWCB staff will present scoping <br /> activities to date and objectives for a workplan. They include having obtained <br /> orthophotography, aerial mapping and a Digital Terrain Model for certain portions of the <br /> Upper Reach. The initial draft Scope of Work has been amended to include a <br /> comprehensive groundwater analysis component. At public hearings and field reviews in <br /> August 1996, groundwater water problems were presented as a significant issue in the <br /> area. Since then, groundwater issues have intensified and have been the primary source <br /> of complaints from landowners and agricultural producers. <br /> The CWCB has requested FY99 Section 22—Planning Assistance to States funds from <br /> the Albuquerque Corps. A Section 22 study effort for the Upper Reach would have the <br /> same objectives and study products as listed in SB 96-124, Section 2. However,the <br /> CWCB staff will identify opportunities to develop a complete basin study plan at the <br /> September Board meeting as follows. (These alternatives were first presented to the <br /> Board, for future consideration, at the May 11-12, 1998 Board meeting.) <br /> Alternative No. 1 Continue with the joint CWCB/Albuquerque study effort which would <br /> be funded and cost-shared under the Corps' Section 22 Planning Assistance To States <br /> Program. This alternative would have the same study objectives as outlined in the <br /> current Scope of Work but would not contain a comprehensive groundwater analysis or a <br /> complete basin plan. <br /> Alternative No.2 Joint CWCB/Corps study effort under the Corps' General <br /> Investigation(GI) authority. The study effort would expand the Scope of Work and <br /> thereby recognize the significant groundwater problems in the Upper Reach. It would <br /> also establish a study effort that is more watershed-based. It would contain the currently <br /> proposed Scope of Work initiatives including: 1)hydraulic/sediment investigation,2) <br /> historical research, 3) recommendations for channel maintenance activities, 4)review of <br /> reservoir operations, 5) aerial mapping, 6)vegetative management, 7) comprehensive <br /> groundwater analysis, and 8)basin recommendations and implementation strategies. <br /> Alternative No.3 The State manages the basin-wide study investigation. Study would <br /> be funded mainly by the State with subcontracts and MOU's with other federal and state <br /> agencies. The study effort would include 1)hydraulic/sediment investigation, 2) <br /> historical research, 3) recommendations for channel maintenance activities, 4)review of <br /> 110 <br />