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<br />Monthly Report <br />San Luis Vall6,y Projeot <br /> <br />Rio Gr~e Division <br /> <br />:!'wo tempore.ry (!;oging ot8t10118 lilllre removed during tile month from <br />llorth Clear Creek. The ste.tions luld been installed end operated by <br />the Projeot Offioe. 'l.'he ste.tions lilllre installed to get en aocur.te <br />pattern of high-t.lt1tGde run-oft. <br /> <br />Moisture oondl't1ons were good on the upper Rio Grande by the end <br />of the mooth. Ootober storted out with the forests extrelmlly dry. <br />Preoipitation during the month was above nonnal at higher altitudee. <br />The ocourrenoe of the preoipitation leaves the forellts in exoellent <br />shape for a good water year in 1984 should the winter snowe approximate <br />the average. <br /> <br />COllejas Division <br /> <br />.An invento17 of' Bureau property at PlatOI'O Dam W88 taken during' <br />the IllOnth prsparatory to lIlOving the Gatetender out for the winter. <br />It is now antioipated that the move will be oompleted during the first <br />part of November. <br /> <br />On Ootober 26 the Projeot Engineer met with the Seoretary of the <br />Board ot DireO'tol'll of' the COllejoS Water Conservancy Distriot to discuss <br />the District'll pOSSible request that the Bureau store weter in Platoro <br />Reservo1r dU1'~ 1954. Mr. 1l10key explained thet the Board's attorney <br />had been ellked for his op1nion 0Jl the proposal but 8S yet hed not replied. <br /> <br />Olosed Besin Division <br /> <br />Meaeurement of the fluotuetion of the ground water table was oon- <br />tinued during the month. <br /> <br />Some date wel'G furnishad the Geologios1 Survey for inclusion in <br />their rorthcom1ng report on gl'Ound water. <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />Oonsiderable surplus property was disposed of during the month, <br />lllll1nly by non-approprletion 'trel1llfere to other egenoiee. <br /> <br />During 'the week of OotoblJr 19-23. Mr. Berkeley Johnson, District <br />Engineer, GeOlogical Survey. Seta Fe. New Medoo. InBpeoted gaging <br />etetions used in computin~ Colorado's oomplianoe with the Rio Grande <br />COmpllOt. Mr. Johnson is elso Chairman of the Rio Grende COJllpaot <br />001l1lll1esion. The Projeot Hydrologist aocompanied Mr. Johnson on the <br />inspeotion trip. <br /> <br />\)\)\~\~ <br />