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<br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MISSION
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<br />The M"usirm. ef tk BlITuu ef &clamalion Is te 1MIIDg~.
<br />tkwlcp. end prct<<l water re~d reseUl'US in an
<br />CI~ and ecencm'-callysmmd maMerin the
<br />Urlerest cf the bnerk:an public.
<br />
<br />Authorization
<br />
<br />Publie Law 92-S14,approvedclI October 20, 1m. gave
<br />theS~cftheIntcriorpcnDissiontol;OllStrtIct,
<br />opcratc,and maintDiDtheSan LuisVa11ey Project,. Closcd
<br />BasiD Division. It was latcr amc:ndcd by Public La... 96-
<br />375-Od:.3. 1980, Public Law 98-570-0r:t. 30, 19M-.
<br />Public Law l00-516-Oct. 24, 1988. Seua!e Bill No. 8S-
<br />Apr. :20. 1989, wthorizcd the CoIoBdo Water
<br />Conservation Board to _tribute to the cost of
<br />COllstructWl1.
<br />
<br />Gcnct1l.lDes:erintion
<br />
<br />The Closed Basin Divisicn is located iD south cenrral
<br />ColoBdo in tbc San Luis Valley in It. topogntphic basin
<br />""UedlbeCloscdBasin. TheOosedBasin basil. sudace
<br />an:a cf 2,940 sq= miles. 1bc; San Juan Mountains 1.111
<br />thewestlUldtheSallgrodcCristoMourrtainsonthllea5t
<br />merge to form the northern bol1Ddary o( the basin.
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<br />Pur-ooscofthcProiect
<br />
<br />The purpose of the Closed Basin Division project is to
<br />saIVllge~lDedg:rotmd_lIIldavailablesurfacc
<br />flows in the Oosed Buill lhtItwouldothcrwisebo lost to
<br />cvapouanspiraliollbysaItgrass.l3hbitbrush.greasc:wood,
<br />andoth<<vcgctlllion.~saIVllgcd~isdc1iva:ed
<br />throughll.42 milel;OllVC}'am:echuu1d to~Rio Grandllto
<br />assistColol1ldoinmec:tingit'scommitmenttolbcStalcsof
<br />NewMc:(ic:olUldTcxas, UDda:lbcRioGPndcCompactof
<br />1939, aDd toassistt:he UnitcdStatcs in meeting it's
<br />COIlllllitmcntsto Mexico UDda:thoucuy~May21.
<br />1906. 'Ib6Projcc:talso providcsfor tho dclivcry of_
<br />totheAlamosaNationa1Wi1dlifoRcfugeandBl_
<br />Wildlife H.bitat Ax=. stabilization of Saa Luis Lake.
<br />=eational facilities at San Luis Lake. and f"1Sh and
<br />wild1ifc~
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<br />PROJECT FEATURES
<br />
<br />Salv.llt.eWclls
<br />
<br />The 170_ salvagcwel.llthathavcbccaCOllSUUCtCd
<br />collStiwlctbceorcoflhoOoscdBasia_saIvagc
<br />facilities. SalvagewellsraDgcfromadepthofSS-110fect,
<br />yieldSO-I200pIIOIIspamiDutc,QOlIStnlCtodwitb srainlcss
<br />
<br />lOO€OO
<br />
<br />stcclst:rccnSandmc1csc:dincollCldCvaults. Wcllf1clds
<br />were developed in four stages. Groundwmer in the Project
<br />varies io. quallty,tbereforepurnpcd watcn:ucblcnded to
<br />lliCCtlbe'qualil}'of_'tcansoftheRioGrandc
<br />Compact.
<br />
<br />Ob""""",,ionWclls
<br />
<br />A nctwork.or8.2obscr'VlltiollwcllsprovidcsW8tc:rlcvd
<br />data Cor both the CODf"mcd and \IllCOIIf"mcd aquifCl'5. This
<br />data is used to opcntc.lhc Projcctwilhin llIe dlftwdowD
<br />limitspr=ibcdbythcftlllborWnglcgisllltion.
<br />
<br />Piod;nclAlcn1s
<br />
<br />TheProje<;tio.cludl;;5epp.rwcioWclyl15milesofpipt:l~
<br />1ateraIs. Th_\a1cnIstransportwatctfrom~saIvagc
<br />wdlltot:heCOllVeyll.KCclwmc:IinStages I through 4.
<br />StagcSisatotalpipcsystem.,mcrgmgwitbtbcconvcyance
<br />channelatt:hellOrtbwestOOUlldaryofStagc4.
<br />
<br />Convr:vllllceCh8l1nc:1
<br />
<br />The Project comocyllll<lC clwmc:I provides the mCllllS of
<br />colIcctingtho 5IIlvagcd groundwater from thepipclinc
<br />1a1eraIs1lDddeliveringitlOlbcRioGrandc. Tbeclwmd.
<br />isapproximatcly42mill;;5in lcugtbwilhthedcsigaeapaclty
<br />io.creasio.g from 45 efl to II. maximum or 160 cfs. BolIOm
<br />widlhsrangcfromSto22fcot.am1waterdcpthsfrom3.6
<br />feet to 5.6fect. Thoclllmnd is liacdwilh 20 mil thick
<br />PVCliningcovcrcdwitbl2-16iPcbcsofaggrcgatcam1fdl.
<br />
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<br />Consttuctiolloflbcconvcyanccchamldineludcd2precast
<br />colICIdCslphollS,7dicc1c$ttDCtUres,roadcrossings,4
<br />tollStant bead orifICe {CliO} mnouts,. 1 parshall flume, 2
<br />pumping plants, 1 feed<< ClIDa1 tumout" IIIId I pipdiDc
<br />tumouL E::.:t=sive tree> plant:ing c:a1lcd sbdta: belts have
<br />bcenplantedinareashigblysusccpCibielDwiDderosiol1.
<br />DripirrigatioDsystcmshavobceninstalledtowaterlhctrec
<br />_.
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<br />ProsrrammableMaste:-SI:rccrviso1'ColItroISvstcm
<br />
<br />A remote COII!rOI monitoring system 10 assist with
<br />rcguIlIIingwata:ddiveric:s,d<<cc:tiDg"'l.uipmcz>tproblcms,
<br />obtaining and.storing historieal data in. cost cfrlCicot
<br />lDllDlI<<was io.sulIlodin 1985. Yhcl'rogramDmbleMastu
<br />Supcn>isor)' Control (PMSC) system consists: or. masCcI"
<br />station 10000000in thcProjcct Off'lCC, &lid 280llCtWOIkcd,
<br />remote computers used for cquipmcul: c:oatrol &lid data
<br />acql1isitiou.
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<br />EcctrieaI
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<br />The Projcc:t area. wbich is for the most part rcmOCb llIld
<br />il1acccssiblc. is served by two p11blicutility companies.
<br />EIcctricaI power is fumishcd by Public Service CompllDY
<br />of Colorado (PSCo)and lhcSanLuis Valley RuralElectric
<br />Coopcra1ivc{REC). TbcProjr:ctis.-vedby 96 miles or
<br />ovctbcad primary lin.., 31 miles or uadcrgrou.ud primary
<br />linc,and42mi1csofUDdcrgrotmd_daryservice.Tbc
<br />Projcc:talso Wit. solar-poweredPUlJlpingsy_instaIled
<br />atol1CweIlsitD. ThisstIIDd-alonephotovoltaicCOllCCtlt:rllEO
<br />array pumping system. was dcvcIopcdam1 installed as a
<br />jointn=scarcb.projoctoftheDepartmentofEna:gyandtbc
<br />B=UOC~D_
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<br /> PROJECT DATA
<br /> CLOSED BASIN
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<br />YI<U-C\olo;o
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<br />-=-
<br />SoM"....d1. ~ ~ ~ ~ 'M
<br />-,-
<br />............ 3"'15 7.51o>5a 7.51030 ,.~ m
<br />~W_"l'I<I<l ~.- 2OO1o>109l1 :20010>"20 100"'&20 ,..
<br />N'-_UDd<I'dnIB
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<br />Ooeral;OIl"ndMl!;nteuanee
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<br />The ProjOCl: is operated and uWntaio.Dd by BurCSll oC
<br />Reclamationpcrsoo.ncl. A<:<mIrad:witblhcRioGraodD
<br />WIIlCt Conservation Disuict (RGWCD) provides for civil
<br />maiDtaumcconProjcc:tfa<:i1itics..
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<br />The Project's overall opcntion is monitored by .
<br />thrcc-pc:nol1opaatingcollll:lliuecto illsurctheProjoct is
<br />beio.gopcratedio.comp1iallcowithftllthorizing1cgislalioo..
<br />This committee cousists oC members appointed by the
<br />~oCthc~, Colorado Watm; Couervatioll
<br />Board,andRioGrandoWatJ:rCollscrvationDistrict.
<br />
<br />Jl.ccrell.!;onFacl.litics_SanLuisSwePark.
<br />
<br />Rcacalioll t'aclIiticswcreCOl1StrllClcdatSsn Luis l..ftke
<br />through "coopcrativccffortby th$BI1l'cau ofRcclamation,
<br />Colorado Waf.<< ~D Board, aDd lhc Colorado
<br />DivisioD oC Wildlife. The -= has bccu cksig.wcd ItS a
<br />Color#o SWc Park. and administered by the Division of
<br />Parkslllld RD=atioowilh f'11Ddingprovidedby thcSWcor
<br />ColotadoandIbcRioGraDdoW8laCo~District.
<br />FacilitiesiocludcfOllds,landscepio.g.fCIICing,pic:nicsitcs,
<br />campsites, boat ramps, fIShing access areu.. sauitary
<br />facilitics,lniIs,and_systcms.
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<br />For iDquires ot additiolllll informationplcuccoll!aCt:
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<br />BI1r'f:ftU or Reclamation
<br />A1amosa F1dd Divisiou.
<br />10900 Bighwa,.l60 East
<br />A!aJnosa, Colondo 81101-9518
<br />}'booe:(719)S89-585S
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