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<br /> <br />-.::> <br />o <br />''":) <br />00 <br />(Jt <br />:.,.1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />application management, consolidation of irrigation systems, conserva- <br />tion measures, and reuse. Phreatophyte control and management with <br />minimum adverse effect on wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />5. Develop plans and subsequently implement programs to assure <br />adequate domestic supplies of smaller communities that have either a <br />short supply of water, poor quality water, inadequate storage or <br />treatment facilities, deteriorating distribution facilities, or dif- <br />iculties in financing necessary works. Several state and federal <br />programs are available to assist small communities in solving their <br />domestic water needs but lack coordination and uniformity in criteria. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />6. Flood problems on the Arkansas River and tributaries are <br />serious due to the frequent and exceptionally high peak discharges that <br />have been experienced throughout the Basin. Communities subject to <br />flooding include Lamar, Las Animas, and La Junta. <br /> <br />The flood problems in rural areas take on a slightly different <br />dimension. The flood plains in the rural areas are utilized for crop <br />production, and floods cause severe ecohomic hardship to landowners <br />by damage to crops and irrigation systems and erosion of cropped lands. <br />High intensity thunderstorms in the Basin cause heavy erosion to farm <br />and pasture lands. Frequent deposition of sediment in irrigation canals <br />delays delivery of water to crops. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />To alleviate the damages caused by floods, there is a critical <br />need to plan and implement a program of integrated flood control-- <br />flood control developed by structural measures as well as nonstructural <br />management of the floodplains and nonstructural treatment of watersheds. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />7. Evaluate the severity of the salinity of the water in the Upper <br />Arkansas River, and develop measures to reduce or at least stabilize the <br />rate of increase in water salinity. <br /> <br />1. Economic Objectives 1985-2000. Formulate and implement plans <br />for total water management in the Arkansas River Basin. The highly <br />developed Arkansas River Basin is experiencing competing demands for <br />water supplies that are arising from changing public values. The <br />available water supply is fully appropriated and used, and in some <br />areas the groundwater is being mined. Increased demands for recrea- <br />tional opportunities, preservation and enhancement of the environment, <br />protection for fish and wildlife, and water quality improvement are <br />becoming more evident. On the other hand, increasing population, new <br />industrial growth, energy development, and maintenance of irrigated <br />agriculture are competing strongly for the limited available water <br />supply. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />There is a definite need in the Basin to achieve a better balance <br />among the various demands for the use of water and to better satisfy <br />each through integration, modification, and management of existing <br />systems and/or facilities; through integrated operations and through <br />integration, management, and conjunctive use of both surface- and <br />ground-water supplies. <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />