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<br />The acute s8dimcntati~]1 prot,lem in th~ m~in Arkans3s Valley will be alle-
<br />viated by pr'c:vidin[:, 94,400 ocre-fcct In tne Pueblci i?eservc.ir fr:T Cl. lOO-yeJ.r
<br />accum'..llation.
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<br />Pr'.Jtcctin;.: Hest02rn Sl:Jpe ~'1,2t<2r Us,-,rs
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<br />A rcplac~mcnt r~s~rvoir (Ruerli) :Jf 10C,000 3crG-f~et ~ctive c~racity is
<br />under' constructi;jn .:'n the: rryill::,:,p2n I\i'lt~!' ,."I.b'Jut lL~ ;,:i10:; al:.< v(: the tCHn or
<br />B.Jsul t t-, ;)r("lid(~ I-later .fl'r r'..:~L1CCr.1~~nt .~nll uther b'~n'2fici.:'!.1 w,cs em the Western
<br />Slope.
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<br />Pr,")jE:ct Fully Sup~')rtcc ;:../ f~l~S.i.',k:nts
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<br />The project has thC' wh,: .l,:~h8rlrtc'.~ support ':.,f th,:~ !~rk.~ns,]s Valley and t,-Jcstern
<br />Slo~e residents.
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<br />The Southeastern rGlarQ(!c W~.t~r C()nscrv~ncy Jistrict has b~en arC2niz~J
<br />u!1G.er th~ 12ws '.:'If ',:>-:.1':":'!'2',~\~', r:~n\'~ h~s c:sSUri1.~~._l t h,c; r:~~ j.: r rc:~;~".~.ns it Ll i ty fe.{' r..::.:;--.,:::.y'-
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<br />The District en~c(,.:;':1 int... .J t.mt,-.:;p :::;,.:rvicr_' cnl1t]~,lct h'itl: thl:; J;-ji tel.: ,~,t.".t,..;'::; :: ,I
<br />Ja:1Ual.'y 21, .lSG5, :J.nd<.;Y' Vlilich it is c:stimato...:...: tl.l(; Ll.'":tTict ~:.:..ll p(~LUrn to t.r.-2
<br />Gnv9rn~eIlt ~~!~r0xi~1~t2]Y GG8,~)S,()UO ,~urirl: Th~ r0~lym0nt ~~ri;:~.
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<br />This repayment ~cri.:"d ,'lill cr:-..mmC!lCC with the first delivery cf ~,roject
<br />water ~Ild will enJ 50 ye3rs Aft0r COTlstructi~n of tIle !Jr0j~ct is c('mplet~J.
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<br />ot:tlEF'ITS rROi"1 u2VELOPI,1[H'l'
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<br />The ArkansG..<; V,:tll~y is crlc".ohlo::.;d Hi th an cxcello:..:ot yeClf'-rl-'ur.u climate, trans-
<br />portation facilities, mi~cr~ls, 2[ricultural pr~IJllcts, fu~l resources, loc~l
<br />markets, and ~ l~bor su:'r1y. Its princi~Ql J0ficluncies ~r,~ 0 del~eIl~~blG water
<br />supply of si'ltisf-:=Ict,yry (-iu'l.lity '"1nrj lJ,y,'I~r--bc.t:h "'1.1.11 to:-" ~:r',~~+.ly impr'J'I'2d by thl;
<br />Fryinr,pan-Arku.nsus !"'rc;j2ct.
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<br />The project Hill m-::tkc ~0s:::,i~)1~~ f--:C-Jn'~mlC: ,:l.n,.~ illrlustridl .j12v<""21Gpmcnt, i1ilpor-
<br />tant tCl t~c nati.:l0':J.l .s(;'cul'it~' ::.nll 2 st2:)i ~izc:(~ Lcc:w:,rny. rClcilitit.:.s "Jill be i-'rc-
<br />vidcd for inc!'c23in[ th~ :-:clti')!1..-11 s-::!"'.~n.:-t'h \-"ith f,-.c(! d:l.J fjbr:..r, [lr)Wer, inc.ustry
<br />and mineral develor:m~;nt. It '..Jill st 1-mul2.tc the' extrctct i'X1 -.If the VEtst 'llineral
<br />res::Jurccs of the:: l"Jr'(""lj,--,ct .lret" ye~: h'2.tr: t::, c-,:!1serVt;: t:hE:: H0St I ~~ sUIJply 0f c~;ll,
<br />oil and natural ~a.:. ,].5 a scurC'-2 I.-,:!..: l'n'..:r:~y in hC"I1;;-;~, st,)r.:....s, rlnd factories.
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<br />The increilse~ w~t~r su~.rlil~s I~ill hnv~ 0 st~~ilizing effect on the l)roject
<br />~rea by a11eviatin~ the effects of .!roustlt, cre2tin;' new t~xable values, J)~W
<br />economic \ \l")portunl ties, aWl increusin!'. purclJa.'-~inr_~ ~y.,w\.?:r. ImL)rovr..:t! ['(,wer F"lnJ
<br />water supplies l...i11 st:imuL-;tc munici;)31 ,::::n,..: inr1ustr'ial ,::,rc'Hth,
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<br />The ben€,f its accruing t,_~, the I r,_')j,~ct ~('v81o:)r~](~nt ClJl10unt tc mnr,3' th2n $1.60
<br />for ~very $1.00 sp~nt.
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