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<br />OC0227 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />113 <br /> <br />diff(>renl thlln portruy('d In" tnbl~ 17. As indicated bv the historic <br />di\"(lr:-.ions, it is prol;llble thnt greater di\"(~~iolls of ~')urrli('e water <br />would be mude to repli'lIi:,h the shallow ground WilleI' lIS quit'kly IlS <br />possihll~ subsequent to u period ill whieh diversion dpficie!lcies could <br />not be fully offset by lISl' of sulnlgl'd wutPf. This would result in tl less <br />('onct'ntrnted, but 1ll0ff' conslllIlt, u!"c of snlnlg'cd wuter for irrigution <br />ptlrJIOSCS. <br />\Yith all llyefllge IlIl11unl sllh-nge of 101,700 Ilcre-f('ct. there would <br />}W llIlU\'l'fllgl' of 4:3.100 tH're-fl,et pl'r year u\"uilnble to offset irrigation <br />defieienl'il's in the Rio Grande Di,'isiun nC.ter providing 5.:300 acre-feet <br />fillllllully for the AllllllOSlt lh.fugc llnd dehn~nng fill Il\Tt'I"Ug'P of 5;~,:lOO <br />!lac-feet per yt'ur to tIll' Hio GrurHll~ to lIluintHin the scheduled Hio <br />Grande eOUlIHl.ct rlelin'ries Itt Lobntos, Tuhh. 17 indientes thllt dllrin~ <br />the 1928-1960 period, there is ll. lll'l.d for tl.ll u\'eruge of 48,:300 lH..'rc- <br />ff't'l of suh-llgl'd wntl.'ra yellr for irrigation PlIl'!)l)Sf'S oCwhich nn nveruge <br />of 41.600 ucn.-ft'et could lH' snpplit'd, Il is llppurellt. thnt nll sukuged <br />wntl'r, in exCt'SS of thut. required for tlw Alnmosll Rl'fuge ll.nd t.o lIluin- <br />tuin tl)(' sdH'dult.d Rio Gl'll.ndp eompuct. dt.liveries Ill. Lobutos, could <br />hn utilized to Illlt'vintl' irrigntion shnrtllges in lhe Rio Grumle Division. <br />