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<br />. Increase downstream channel conveyance. <br /> <br />LONG TERM/PROGRAMMETIC IUSSES: <br />. Analyze the outfall channels for the major irrigation ditch systems; <br />Rio Grande Water Users Association <br />San Luis Valley Irrigation District <br />Monte Vista Canal <br />Empire Canal <br />San Luis Valley Canal <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Evaluate the hydraulic characteristics for the active (upper sections) and passive <br />(lower sections) flow regimes for the study reaches; <br /> <br />. Build a valuable regional GIS database for better comprehensive river management; <br />. Establish criteria for channel stability; <br />. Develop land use policy that promotes channel stability and restoration; <br />. Educate the community on river hazards, regulations and stabilization techniques; and <br />. Provide recommendations and a decision support system for stabilization alternatives. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The staff will present these issues to the Board for their information and welcomes <br />comments regarding the preparation and presentation by the District of an application for <br />financial assistance at the Board's November meeting. The application will be for . <br />financial assistance for the preparation of a river restoration plan for the study reach. The <br />study reach will extend from Alamosa, Colorado to the headwater areas of the basin. <br /> <br />L:/boardmem/sept98/7a <br /> <br />. <br />