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<br />OOlJ13~ <br /> <br />75 <br /> <br />The ('ost e~timlltes tl~sume thnt the crosl"ing of the Denver llnd Hio <br />Gruncle \\'e:-;tern Hailroud would in\"olve construction of a 40-foot span <br />plnte-ginler bridge, nnd three tWo-SP:lll ~oncrete bridges 26 feet wide <br />would bo provided at the crossings of Colorado HiglnvllY 150, U.S. <br />I-lighway ]60, llnd the county rond which parallels the ruilrond. These <br />nllowal1ccs lire considered adc(plllte for {'ost est.imllting purposes. with <br />t1e,"clopment of :-;pcciflc facilitle.... t.o be pr{)\-ided ul thl' higln\"ltY find <br />('ounty road ('ro~siJlgs to be estllhlislwd prior to construct.ion. <br />A recording O'llge !lBd snmpling station would be locuted jll~L IlJl- <br />~trellm from U.S. HighwllY 160. It is contcmplnted thb location would <br />he most. convenient for estllblishing the qualities of sah'llged waters for <br />Hio Grnnde cornpu('t compliance. Disehnrge rncnsurements at this <br />lo('otion would he for informtltioJlltl purpuses only, as ull detel'lnintltiollS <br />of 11lllOllllb of Colorndo deliveries under the Rio Grande compnct are <br />measured at the Lohutos {!fige !lenr the State line. <br />The }lIun l:ontemplnt.es the pllmping installntion required to permit <br />din>rsion of 5.aOO llcre-feet. nnmUllly from the chnllnel for the Alnmosn <br />:\'iltional \Vildlife- Hefuge would be constructed in connection with <br />den~lopmellt of thut refuge nlld 1I0t as u project feature. <br /> <br />C01wlxliny {'/ulnllt'1 to San 1..111,'1 Lake <br /> <br />San Luis Lnke hll~ been mnint.ained, historicnlly, priruurily by irriga- <br />tion wnsles and exccs:-; runoff. The wnter le\"el ill the Inke declined from <br />1949 lIntil there was little wuter ill San Luis Lnke at the end of 1956. <br />Snll Luis Luke has risen ('olltinuolls!v since 1957, the first venr of II full <br />witter supply since 1952.' . <br />The Xutionnl Park Sel'\"j('e lI11tl the Fish ulld \Vildlife Service hu\"e <br />indicuted that considerable benefits cnn be realized if n fnirlv constant <br />wutf'r len>1 b muintllined ill Sllll Luis Lnke. From un cIlgineering- <br />sttllldpoint, lI111intenullce of II more or les..~ t'onstunt. level or wllter in <br />Sun Luis Lnke w01lld be II simple IIl11ller nnt! eould be accomplished at <br />little nclditiolllll cost. Also, there will be opportunity to store Hows <br />from sllh'llge llreus 2, a, lllld ..t temporurily ill Sfln Luis Lake if wllter <br />quality or other l'irCulIlst.IHH'CS mllke it innpproprinte to deliver them <br />directh" to the Rio Grnnde. <br />The' cOllnel.ting: Challll(>l would ht~ about II hnlf-mil(> long uud would <br />JUl\"C n l'npucity of 15~ sf'{'cmd-feet. There wOllld be u bridge lHTOSS the <br />IllUiIlCOIl\"eYluJ('(' dll1l1l1el whi('h wOllltlleud to 11 20-root. graveled roud <br />on tilt' north bnllk of the ('onnef'ting chllllnel to prodde public n('cess <br />to Sun Luis Lnke unt! for Itlllintellnn('(' of the conllf>cting chnnn(>l. <br /> <br />E'a..,l side. COll.l'fyana cllannel <br /> <br />This l..'lwllIwl would pxtf'lld ub{lut l1A miles suutll\\"llrd ulong the <br />wPst side or snln1gp nrells 5 lind n and connect with the muill COI1- <br />\'p\"anct> dllllllu,l ut station GiO+OO Oil thllt dWIlIlCL It. would have 11 <br />coinpacted (lurth lilling !tnd a bottom :,Iope of 0.0001. The capacity <br />of thf' ('hllnnel would nir\' froIll 10 second-feet ut station B.S. 600 <br />+00 to 52 :"l.'{'oIHI-feet ne;lr its lowt>r ('nd. The chnnnd is designed <br />on tl1(' SllnH' st:lIldnrds liS tlw main ('on\'p\"llIH'c' ehlll\llel. <br />A 12-foOL gmn.led road with turnouts .fo1' parking would extend <br />:i!ollg' tIll' w('sL side of the dlllHnd to prO\-idc public uccess and for <br />maintenanc(' of tile' dlnllHf'1. Bridgt's fHTOSS the dlHllnel would ue <br />pro\"ided :1t (>Hcll major wt'lI-field Intend to pro\"ide acces.~ to the <br />wells. <br /> <br />4.7-7780-70--6 <br />