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<br />~- <br /> <br />000181 <br /> <br />CHAPTER V_ PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />The pllln of dcve!oJlllwnt. outlined on drH.win~ 243-504-1824, is <br />de:-;igned to facilitate the optimullI salvage Ilnd delivery to the Rio <br />Grunde ofwllters now beillV' nonbE..nefi('iallv consumed within the Close<l <br />Bnsin, iuslIre that su('h water slllnlge doe~ lIot IHh'crsely ntfet't existing <br />irrigation developments, preserve and enhance existing wildlife habitut, <br />und provide d{'siruble fishing und re('reatiolllll benefits. To accomplish <br />these objeeti\'cs, the piau provides for instullution of u system of \I,+ells, <br />pumping' plants, Internls, lind main cannls to snlnage ground find sur- <br />fu{'c wliters within the adopted water slllnlge urellS shown on drawing <br />253-504-1824 llnd for incorporation in the plnns fur those features of <br />mellSIll'e~ to improve fishery eonditions in the ennuis. <br />It eontemplat('~ Huthorizlltinn of the ~1ishak Lllke:-; llnd Alamosll <br />:i\ntionlll 'Vildlife Ref\l~es, ill unordan('e with the recommendutions <br />of the Burenu of Sport Fisheries llnd \Yildlife, with development of the <br />:\lishn.k Lakes Hefl1ge to be ll('complished liS u project cost. The plan <br />also contemplates withdrawal of 5,300 Here-feet of snlvflged water by <br />the AlllJllOSll Hdug-e. It includes "'(lrk~ to permit dh'ersioll of salvaged <br />wnter through two potl'nti,d fish hateheries which llre lindeI' ('onsidera- <br />tion us lIonprnjeet den~lopments. It ineludes prll\'isions for mninte- <br />Hallce of nll essclltially ('onstnllt pool level in Sllll Luis Lnke and <br />('onstruction of basic recrentiolla! facilities at the lake in nccordance <br />with the recl)lI1lllendntiollS of the :\ationlll Park Service. <br />The plnn provides for stage development of the water salvage <br />fueilitie;o;. <br />The plan contemplates that the water sah'uge facilities would be <br />operuted Hnt! ll1uintllined Itt Federal expen~e by the Bureau of Hecln- <br />Illation us nllnit of the Sun Luis Ynlley project. Operatiollllnd lll11inte- <br />Ilnll('e of the ~lishnk Lakes ::'\ntionnl \Yildlife Refuge would be It <br />Federal expellse tlllder the pw\'isions of the ~ligTntur.r Bird COnSer\'ll- <br />tinn .A('t of February IS, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), ItS ll.mended, und <br />operation lIlId maintenulI('c or the rcnelltionnl fl1eiliti('s would be Il <br />Iloll-F('derul expense assullled by an nppruprinte local or State entity <br /> <br />PLi\:\' FOlo.lULA TIO~ <br /> <br />'1'11\' cOlltrolling fudors in fonnullltioll of tIll' phm of Ilc,-etopment. <br />W('l'l': <br />1. Slll\'lt~e of ground water:-; mllst bl' Hccomplislwd in stich It mnnller <br />us to prf'cluth' lltl\"(>l'sl:' dft'cts OIl existing lrrigation d{','clopnwnts <br />within tilt, (-"Io:'>t'd Bu:"in. This n'qnirt.nwnt preeludrs thr tllpping of the <br />artt'sian nquifers und limits till' {'xtpnt of tilt' potential wMer i'.llkag:e <br />an'llS. <br />2. '1'111' Slll\':lg('d watl'rs should lw of slIitllblr qunlity so thllt de- <br />lin>rit's to the Rio Gmnde would be rt.t1et't('d in compnct crt.dits to <br />Colllrudo. <br />3. QlIl.Ility of g'l'olllul watt'r throughoHt. the Closed Bll:-:in nlri('~ COll- <br />si<ll'rably with depth Hnd location. <br /> <br />(6n.1 <br />