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<br />n(\'~S'~3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of additional lands east of the channel, and effects resulting from project <br />pumping on Blanca WHA. Two artesian wells with a combined capacity of 190 <br />gallons per minute (gal/min) will be needed to accomplish annual delivery of <br />the adjudicated 307 acre-feet of water right on the w. 1/2 sec. 4, T. 38 N., <br />R. 12 E. <br /> <br />The 2,040-acre tract of Emperious Estate land will be acquired in fee with <br />appurtenant water rights. The existing wells on the Emperious lands are <br />estimated to be presently flowing about 1,500 acre-feet/yr. Approximately <br />800 acre-feet of artesian water rights will be transferred to Alamosa NWR to <br />partially mitigate project effects. Approximately 700 acre-feet/yr would con- <br />tinue to flow on the Emperious lands to maintain the resource of value in <br />terms of livestock grazing and waterfowl production. One artesian well with <br />a capacity of about 2,000 ga1/min will be needed to accomplish, in approxi- <br />mately a 3-month period, the annual delivery of 800 acre-feet artesian water <br />at Alamosa NWR. <br /> <br />Funds to accomplish the construction of the above wells will be provided. <br /> <br />H. Monitoring <br /> <br />A monitoring program to establish preproject conditions on Blanca WHA and the <br />effect of drawdown pumping on existing ponds and wetlands during project opera- <br />tion should be accomplished. Water and Power and BLM representatives would <br />cooperatively develop such a program and the degree of participation of each <br />organization. <br /> <br />IV. Incidental Benefits <br /> <br />Due to the fact that the mitigation plan is designed to replace wetlands rather <br />than waterfowl. production, the implementation of the plan would have substantial <br />incidental benefits in the form of waterfowl production and hunting <br />opportunities. Benefits resulting from the increased waterfowl production and <br />the associated man-days of hunting are shown in table 9. <br /> <br />15 <br />