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<br />San Luis Valle)' Project <br />Monthly Report <br />June 1952 <br /> <br />Rio Grande Div:lsion <br /> <br />The preliminary draft report on this division is nOl't under <br />raprodwtion am 1Iill be oompleted during August. <br /> <br />The long awaited spring flood failed to materialize on the Rio <br />Grande. '!his was on acoount of several faotors, such as adequate storage <br />space being available in reservoirs, the weather and the absorption of <br />JII1lOh water by the dry soU. Canals divert1ng from the river also had <br />one of the highest demams in history. This exoeptional demm was <br />oaused by the heavy pwnping of ground water during the 1951 crop season. <br /> <br />Conejos Div1sio~ <br /> <br />On June 14 the Project EngiDeer met with a group of farmers at <br />Manassa, Colorado to explain operations of Platoro Dam and Reservoir <br />during Calendar Year 1952. 'Ibe water users pt'esent expressed dissatis- <br />faotion with the present Board of Direotors of the Conajos Water Con- <br />servancy District. <br /> <br />On June 23. llilgineers Bierce and Holliday. accOOJP"1:1:1ad by the <br />Froject Supervisor of O&M. made the regular biennial inspection of <br />Platoro Dam. Reserwir and related faciliUeso 'lbe report on thia <br />inspection wiJ.l probably be submitted during July. Hovrever. no <br />serious Ilitua tions were disoovered. <br /> <br />On June 24 revision of the Conejos Definite Plan Report far <br />cOlll"Jents or COJlll\issionerts office was begun. <br /> <br />Closed Basin Division <br /> <br />MeaS1lr8ment or the fiuctuation of the ground water .vras continued <br />duriIlg the month by personnel of the Geological Survey. <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />Assistance was rendered the projeot by the Regional office, braooh <br />of Programs and Finance. <br /> <br />Surplus pt'operty on the project has been moving satisfactorily. <br />disposition being made to other government agencies. <br /> <br />A safety meeting was held in the Project Offioe on June 25. 1952 <br />to disouss dangel.'S to avoid in the coming SUllllOOr months in dri:v1ng <br />personal as well as gOVSr.nDIOIDt veh.i.oles. <br /> <br />~~\~lU <br />