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<br />~.,.... <,."'- <br />~",_..._.J <br /> <br />Tbe pr1nc1p&l purpo..a or the tnTeaUcatlon were (1) to <br />e.tl~te the quantity and quallt1 ot crouDd vater that woul4 be <br />tat.ercept.ed b:r the propoae4 Cloud Baaln 4r&1.n, and. (2) to dete.rw.ln.. <br />whether 1I"Ounc!-vatlltr ltor... can be corre1at.ecl wi tb l'toraMe 1n the <br />propolld Wacon lIbHl Gap Jl.HM'olr. <br /> <br />'rb4 prlnolpal tln41np .... .. follovo: <br /> <br />(1) Tbe ahall"" p-oun4 ...tar tbat woul4 be lntareapta4 <br />by the propoHd. Clole4 Butn drain voul4 ranee t~ 15,000 t.o <br />19,000 aere--t..t ret" rear under low water table condit.tona and <br />froa 27,000 to 33,000 acre-teet per ,...,. u.nder hlgh vater table <br />eond1 tioa.. The report alao conclude. that the vat.er 7111484 <br />b1 the drain would not be of . q\&&1.1t1 acceptable u credit <br />vater u.nder t.be terllll cd the Rio Grande COIQ6Ct unlea. 4Uut.e4 <br />with. web lar&er -.aunt ot low lallnlty aurtaee vat..r. <br /> <br />(2) '!'be atorq;e of tbe aballov gouDd-",.ter ...aeTYoir <br />can be correlate-d vltb the ator..e In '"aeon Wheel Gap lle'.netT <br />pro.lde4 the poaltlon or the around-vater 4iTid. 1a caretul17 <br />recorded, and diver.lona aad. aecor4inclY. <br /> <br />The report doe. DOt nea.aen4 .peo1tlc locattona in which pmp1nc rrC* <br />tbe .hallow &J"ou.nd-v.t..r re.ervolr lbow.d be praot,leed, but tnter. that <br />the eDCt locationl .bould be Hlected b;y the Bureau lna..uch u puaplna <br />II IntLaately related to the practice of aublrrl,atlon. <br /> <br />Mr. V. B. Swwet then de.cr1be4 Ob.ervatlooa be baa aa4e in an <br />attempt to loeat. apecltic ~.. In whlch pumplnc tree the .hallow ground- <br />vater tabl. would produee vater at a qualit.7 acceptable... ore41t water <br />under the tera. of tbe Rio Grande Cc.paat.. Aceord1na to the teru f4 <br />the JUo Orand. COI:I.pact,tbt e~ca1 anal,..la or tbe vat.er delivere4 by <br />tbe Cloee4 Baaln dr.lo 'to the rt~.r SUjlt lndIcate that it doe. not. contain <br />over 45 percent aod.1\. vhen tbe t.otal dia.oived lO11dl are abaTe 350 p~, <br />1n order to be aec.~tabl. tor credit ~~.r tb. C~t. Ullna tb. el'ctr1c <br />con4uetanc. teochnique, Mr. Sweet baa analys..4 the output c4 ...111 and <br />drain. at nriou.e locaUonl alona or relatl.ely near to t.be line at to. <br />pre.lou.lly propo.ed. Cla.ed Baain draIn. M a re.w.t ot tbe.. anal.1Ma be <br />baa tentatlYely concluded that 10 certatn are.. DOrtb and .ut. of the tan <br />area, aDd part,lo\ll.arlr 1n the ar.a vbere the ground-vater draln..e 1a <br />fro. tbe Sancre 4e Crtato Rance, nter ot a quallt:y auitabl. tor Co.pact <br />purpoae. can be puaped fro. the .hallow ground..vater table. . doe. not <br />b..ll..... that 1n any ..,..nt vater or aultable q~lty can be obt.&1ned troll <br />the dHp art.alan aqulter.. It 1a Xr. Sweetl, ,ul&"tlon that tM Cloled <br />!uln drain alpt b.. conlt.ru::ted to . deptb lueb that 1t vould aerY' .. <br />. eoo"7&IIoe cbanJ'Wl only and Dot.. a draiIl, that .hallow ve118 b.. dr1l1e4 <br />tn tbe ar... ot wultable quality, and that tte vater vu-ped t~ tte... vella <br />'be eorrveyed by the channel to tbe ltio Grande tor ColI.pact cred.lt. Tne co.t <br />and tlft&!'Ictal anaJ.,-ai8 and aanner or repayaent, lt any, would ba.. to be <br /> <br />4.1..,.1084 and rec~nded tor purpo.,. of the autbOr111na docuaent, <br /> <br />2 <br />