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<br />Tht' fin.! rt"('onnai"~an('{" da""jfinltion "lIrH'~ flf prujft't
<br />land.. was madt> in l'I:t1. .-\ mort' d..llIilt>d land 1.]a....ifi('8-
<br />tion "llnf'~. ha"f'd nn "tandllrd" in t'xj..h'n('{' al thai tim",
<br />W3" madt' in I".J~. J)t1rill~ l"~)(l and !((j7. Ihf' final
<br />dl.taill"(lland da....iril'atj"ll "Unt'~. ha"f'tJ on Ih,' lalt'''1
<br />"tanliardi'>. was mad,>,
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<br />Tnt' fir..! "Iannin/! rl'port pn'parMI "pt'('ificall~ for lilt'
<br />Florida I'rojf't" \\;1" ('umpll'lf'd ill 1'(l9, following in-
<br />\'{'"Iigation.,. "tarti'd in 19;JfI. .-\,. in\t."tiJ!8Iion.. eonlinut"(!
<br />aht'r 19.19. mort' ddailf'tl data '\I'ff' ('ompilt'd and wt'rt'
<br />tJSfiJ in tllf' report entit]('d "Colorado Hht'r S!oraJ!P I'rnj.
<br />I:"(,{ and I'artidpllling Projt>t.l."," dab..1 Dt>(1'mlwr 19:"IlL
<br />This rt'l'ort. a" anwndt'd in Ill,;'). ami thf' "upplemt'ntary
<br />report of Jallllar~ 19:)1 tff"asibi]jl~ rt'port ('mf"rin~ Florida
<br />Prnjt'(.t """p3ratel~ 1 \\Nt' tht' ba""~ fur authorizatioll of t'lt'
<br />prnjl'f'l in Itl..)(I.
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<br />"\uthllrization
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<br />Tht' projt'l.t i" Ollt' of lilt' initiu] I!r'Ollp of partit"ipatinJ,!
<br />projt't't" aulhflrizt'l-l wilh tilt' Coloradn Hiw'r :':'itOnlj.!f' Proj-
<br />('(:1 by till' acl of April) I. ]9:-)(1170 ~tut. IOJI.
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<br />Con..tru{'tion
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<br />Tht' ....lIltnwt for ('onslru('lion of L'nwn Dam \\3" U\\lIrtl.
<br />t'l-l Junt' :30. Itlft!. and all contract \\ork Wll" ('omplt.t..d
<br />in Dt,('t'mb..r )11/),1. Ht'hllbi]ilation of Flnritla Farmer"
<br />Di\"cr"ion Dam and t'nlar~('mt'nl and rt>ltl('8Iion of
<br />Florida Farnlt'r" Dill'lI uml F]orida Canal \H'rt' ('tin-
<br />dll(.tt'l.J in Itlh2-(,3. Con..lnu~lilln of till' latt'ral !'oy"tt'm.
<br />with 8 tntall('nllth of '"' mil(.... rltn/ling in (.ltpadty from
<br />2 III 50 ('ubiI' ft't't p.'r :'l'com!. \\8" initiuh'(J in JUlW 19h3
<br />and t'..~nti8IJy (,(Jmplt.It'(1 in .'\mt'mlll'r 19bL Th('
<br />Florida Watt'r Con"l'n;an('~' District b..j!an rt'habilitation
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<br />of tilt' t'xisting latt'ral ,.~,.t('m in 'larch !(Hl3 and ('om-
<br />plclt...1tlw\\orkin Plh:). e
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<br />{)pt'ratin,l,! ,.\gl'n('~
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<br />Di\f'r"ion work,.. main ('anal... and takral.. \\.'ft' turm'!!
<br />back to till' Flllricla ".all'f Con~t'r\allcy Di"lrict for
<br />"!,t'fation anti maintt'naw'f' on April I. 11/67. u'mon
<br />Dam \"US tUnlt'l1 O\f'r III Iht' clistri(.t on Jannary I. JI/(~t
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<br />BE:\EFITS
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<br />Irri,l::alioll
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<br />Irrilllllt...!lands aft' lI~d larj.!f'ly for thl' "lIpport nf livc-
<br />~lIl('k t'ntt'rpri,...s. Climatic'ally aclllfltaht., ('rop" sllch
<br />as smlllll,'Tain... alfalfa. ",,"'tUrt'. and ('orn art' tht' prill-
<br />eipal pf(I(IIIt'1.
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<br />Ht'('rt'atillll
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<br />H.'l'rt'alillll fa('i1itit's al IA'mnn Ht',..-.n-oir w(>rt' ('on,.trll('t('(l
<br />by Iht' :\atillnal Park St'n il't' and art' "1Il'ralt'(l hy th(>
<br />Furt',.t St'rvil't'. Tht're \\I;'f(' tI6,hJ,,) \i..itors day",; in 1977.
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<br />Hum! CunlrHI
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<br />n(l(l(lin~ b..('au* of tht> pIIHIIlt'l.! (lllt'ralion of Lrlll"n
<br />Ht'''l'r\oir.
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