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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />July 27, 1970 <br /> <br /> <br />PLAN OF WORK <br /> <br />U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br /> <br />Cooperating with the <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />in the <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN IN <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board is conducting a broad water and <br />related land resources study of the river basins in Colorado. These <br />studies are being made to provide a basis for coordinating further <br />planning for development and use of water and related land resources. <br />The studies relating to the Rio Grande River Basin in Colorado are <br />scheduled for fiscal years 1971 through 1974. This is the seventh Type <br />IV study of river basins in Colorado and the first other than on tribu- <br />taries of the Colorado River. The Colorado Water Conservation Board has <br />requested assistance from the U. S. Department of Agriculture in con- <br />ducting this study. Principle USDA agencies involved will be the Soil <br />Conservation Service, Forest Service, and the Economic Research Service. <br />A need exists for a systematic survey of water and related land resources <br />and associated problems in the Rio Grande Basin in Colorado. A study of <br />basin-wide scope is needed to develop information that will contribute to <br />efficient coordination and functioning of programs and projects of various <br />departments and agencies. The social, economic, and physical conditions <br />are such that many programs of local, State, and Federal agencies are <br />currently active within the basin. Others such as RC&D, USDA Rural <br />Development, etc. are currently under consideration or actively planned. <br />Agricultural, industrial, and urban development, which are dependent upon <br />the water and related land resources, has reached the point where further <br />uncoordinated expansion will surely encroach upon existing rights. Con- <br />sequently the environment for development is unhealthy and in all <br />probability will remain so until present water rights and commitments are <br />fully satisfied and adequate reserves are available to meet increased <br />demand requirements. Coordination of all activities and programs within <br />the framework of the availability of water and related land resources is <br />