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<br />'1 ~. <br />I' ,001762 <br />,: <br />r <br />t <br />t <br />! <br />, <br /> <br />" , <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />CLOSED BASIN DIVISION <br /> <br />i <br />'j <br />r <br /> <br />, <br />, . <br />I <br /> <br />The commencement.cf construction of the Closed Basin Drain is' con- <br />t1Jlgent on (a)concl1:ll!lin finding of just1:ticationtheZ'lifGr on the <br />basis of coet and' the quantity and quaU t7 of water to be secured,a:ad <br />(b) ma\l:hg of adeq~te 81'1'~eJIen1le. ill the opinion of the. Se~etar,r,. <br />tor maintenance of the drain (Act of June lS. 1940, Cli. 395, 54 Stat.. <br />406..) ..' <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />. ,j <br /> <br />The'col'lt'emplated works would consist of a:a opandraia sOlDe 35 miles' <br />in length, extell4ingfrom SagUache Creek to theRlo Grande. the main <br />purpose.of.ii!le drain.'lbeli1& t. augment the.fla" af.the llU Grende1l7 <br />means of. drainage return' trom :the Closed Basbli' Sad. hellCe permit. ,im <br />. equal amount of Rio Grande water to be used In theSa:a Luis Valll;l7. <br /> <br />Gaging of. sUrfaCe' In:tlow'~o <br />throughout. the mo~th 'asclimatic <br />'. ) . <br /> <br />. . , <br />the Closed. Basin area was 'carried." on .... <br />cond1 tions permitted. .. _ <br /> <br />The contractwe.s'awarded to the LqUe-Western, CompllD7 of Xaaeas <br />City, Missouri, for the test "ell drUUng that was recollllleJ!ded to" be <br />,done by the Closed Basin Drain AdVieor,r Committee. <br /> <br />:WEMINUCKB DIVISION <br /> <br />. The authorhed works of the Ifemill.uche DiYision. will proVidli for. <br />the diYersion .o:f an ayerage of about .24;000 aore-feetofwe.ter8.lU1ual17 <br />from t1l.e Color8.do 111....1' Basia for. use' as a eupplmel'ltal Bupp17 to. the <br />Rio Grande DiTision of the-Projeot. <br />< <br /> <br />'~ <br /> <br />[, <br />.J', . <br /> <br />Preliminary surveys have been ,oompleted. <br /> <br />, Water BUpp17 st",aiesare. being .reYiewed 8nd stre~ gaginge' ~e <br />beingoontinued.' , . <br />". ,- -. <br /> <br />.. <br />, <br />, <br />I! <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />COLORADO ';'.RIO'GB.Al'IDE PROJECT INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br />, The Oolora~-Rio Grande (for';er17 designated "San Juan':'San Luisn <br />Pro.1eotInvestigitione are studies of the potentialities of diYerting <br />waters surplus to the Colorado River l!asin to the Upper Rio Grande. . <br />Basin to prOVide a supplemental irrigation SUPPlT for presentlTirrigated. <br />lands and full supp17 for new lands in the San Luis Valley. ColGrado. <br />'.The plan of development.incl",aes diyerting wate~ across or under the <br />Continental Divide from the. Piedra. .Animas and Gunnison Riyars. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />, 1 <br /> <br />Approximate17 40 miles of prsliminar,r canal lines have been tra- <br />versed, profiled and contoured in conneotion With the P1edra-.Rio Grande <br /> <br />-2- <br />