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<br />Ou -..,~ 7 <br />....J.. <br /> <br />MOJmlLT PROGUss llKPO~ <br />SO' LUIS TALLZT PIlllncor. COLOIlJJlO <br />ll..lou Io. V <br />Mouth of J'.bruar.,.. 1947 <br /> <br />The San Lvii Valley Project va. authorl..4 under Sectlon 9 of the <br />Reclamation .A.ct ot 1939. lfhe },lnding ot J'eadbtlU7 va. &'PproTe4 bJ' the <br />Secrd&!'7 of t.he Intertor on April 10, 1940, a.a.d iranaaltted to the Con- <br />gre.. on the .... date. On .TU8 115, 1940, the Coner... ttrlt approprtAted <br />fUnd, -for further lUTe.tic-tioD', <<EPlor.tor,r and preparator.r work and <br />COlUfmCement of condrucUon..... (.let of lanl IS. 1940, th. 395. 54 St.t. <br />406.) <br /> <br />I. Cloled Balin Dh1.e10DI (InTeIUgaUob,e and SUl'Tq. 7c4 complet.) <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1. ~. C03meDCement of con.tructlon of the 010..d Ba.ln Drain t. con- <br />t~ent on (a> conelnelTe finding of justificatIon theretor on the baIt, ot <br />coat and thtl qu&.llUt7 and qualhr of vater to b. ..cur", and (b) eaklnc ot <br />ad.que:" .rrance.'Dt. tor _!ntel1&llce of the drain (.1e\ of lune 18. 1940, <br />Ch. 395. 54 Sta.. 406.) <br /> <br />11. !he contemplated work_ would conet.' of an open drain loa. 35 all.. <br />in length erlendlnc fro. Sapache Creek \0 the Bie Grud. 1l1yer. th. _in <br />pur'pOlliO of the drain be1nc '0 aup"D.t the fioV' of t.h. Rio Grande b7 a"anl ot <br />drainage return from th9 OIolled Basin. and hence permit AD equal aeOl1llt of <br />Rio Grande we.hr t.o b. used. in the San Luh Yallq. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />111. Be<<1DDJ.nc about 1915. TarlOUI 1n41T1duab and ".1101.. haTI endeaT- <br />or.d to 4.t.l"lll:08 the teadblll \7 of web a drain. All .uch Itudt.. haTe bee <br />Inconclu.l...e and at ,.14. ...rlano.. DnrlD&' October 19-5. repr..entaUT8I of <br />t.he :Bur_u of Recl....Uou. the Geological Surve", and th. Colorado Stat. Water <br />Con..rTation loard ..t to eTOI.e a coopera'!Te procram of lnTeI\lcatlone to <br />proy. or dhpron the feadbtlit,. of a drab,. ne prot;r&ll of ID.T8.\lca\1o.uI <br />thu. eTolTed and the commit.ent. of the ~rlou. part.lo1patinc ~.ncl.a for <br />carry1nc out ~he program ve!'e otJ.~lin.d In a JolD.' m_onlldwl dated Oeto'ber 10, <br />1945. <br /> <br />Dt1rlnc the llOu,th n,ld and ortlce l\udl.1 ha.... 1D.cludec1: <br /> <br />IT. Mont~ reeAlnCI ot the weter table eleya\ionl ., .pproxl.eteI7 250 <br />leparste loeatlonl in the .~. ADd area 'e the ve.'. <br /> <br />!'he ~ ot strip topocrapl!7 .... ccnUnued dtu"lac the aonth along <br />the propolltd locaUoD. ot the draln. Coapleted .he..e of topoC1'l\phT ....re inked, <br />in preparation for tracing. b.r the drafting .,otlen. <br />