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<br />6 <br /> <br />'1'h~ pr$j;~l1t 111llW'"'bsnei'ioial 1()$$ 0 f water l,m the 650,000 a.CX'e3 of ssepad land~ <br /> <br />1$ $stimatlld toavorags .65 toot in depth annually, w~ils the total loss on such <br />lands with.oompletedsvelopmentma.y be as ~ch as 1.5 feet in depth annually. Tns <br /> <br />lIll\XilW.lll arlila. f(II' whioh a water $uP1>1y might, wUn adequa.~e restrictions on use of <br /> <br />'iVat&.., b@ develop".appee:l's to 00 about 810,000 El(l1'6S i.!leluding 40,000 Mres fJf <br /> <br /> <br />Uleunta1l'1 valleys. Re!larV'<l1rs will i:l!'>t provide Il. aatietactory lIl\.lpply tor such an <br /> <br />~I\l'" b~t gIilund atcrag.. .ean. by reason of the extensive area from which waterlll/lY be <br />P'Ulll)pe(). whell ll",,,deci. .lll'ainage of the v&.11$1 will not incrllRss irrigated area and any <br />illll'$ <br />Ol:!.l1lllptive !.\$$ en ;;;uch recl",1mad area would be larger than the present evapora- <br />i;1(jn lOlJ!h. $uen lose$a would m(lt'. thah offset the gain $Il that partie>>. of the prEls~, <br />ant :l.tl1igat.$d araa Q$rC the present high wa:hr table oauses high evaporation losses. <br />Cllnetr-uct;loll of' the drainag"l system free tethe valley ill ther$fora not warranted. <br />':filII !ll<!clloply ot water supply P}' pdve;te interest<i! thru countlslils paper filings and <br />dorlllant w$hr rights lllak.esdevelo:pment by the government unattraetive. <br />Ne eetimete sf ()est d drainage Wile prepared. <br /> <br />RE'I'OR'r BY nmatER AND W.AI.lOOl AUGUST 12,1\124 <br /> <br />'l'll1s reo"" (in sheri _erandulll fom) covel'll a brief reeonnQiaeanee, <br /> <br />~r1nd,*lly 'lfy.A.tf.Wa1ke:r. The report Male with the f&l1orlng prineipaJ. IlUhjflet$1 <br /> <br />(a) Water cr6dit tn the Sart t.uis Vall..y and permiadon to inereaae diversion <br />. .~ aeee\tl!.tot illM'$ued t'eturn flow through drainage opera"i;iQn$. <br /> <br />h) 1il1'f\lllbil d lifting ".lIlblugo". <br /> <br />(~) Mdn j)llU~ arll.:!.'Il ff1l111llGl'th .AraB h Riil Grande. <br /> <br />The <lisrmelJion $f tle tint \If thess subjeots is no l\lllger pertillfllrt as <br /> <br />the "alll\!$lI'go" ha$ llel!ll un... <br /> <br />011 tlls lIeC<ln4 $Il.j4Urt, t.a eonelusilll:A was reached that th. llonstroetion ef <br />d' <br />. h..:rvoi,r$ a. a relu),t et :i.i!<titlg/th&li'llibargo lIlculd result. in 43Qt'eased Qutnn from <br /> <br />.~ tAAh Y\tU.ley into N.JI$~ia.. . <br /> <br />!!ttlet 1?~~.~ #1"9.!1l N.Jill;. &/t:Ga.l <br /> <br />'ilk. geMra;!, JIJ!ITIlIll91it fit t. groqJ<d water ;in NQrth .rlll>. if:! easterly te thlt <br /> <br />f/UlllP ;1.1\ wb,j.4)t t~.SIU1 ki$1aull aN l.~te4. 4n O\ItJ.et drab along th$ trough. d <br />