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<br />C}) <br />\[) <br />.'-of <br />'f""1 <br />::J <br />CJ <br /> <br />F ACT SHE E T <br /> <br />CLOSED BASIN DIVISION, SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT <br /> <br />The Closed Basin Division is a well field project designed to supplement <br /> <br />water presently available in the Rio Grande Valley. Congress authorized <br /> <br />the:' Bureau'of Recla!)\aj::k>n, to build the, project to assist ,Colorild<;l ,"New <br /> <br />Mexico and Texas with their water needs. Construction of the project <br /> <br />will provide water to help Colorado meet its annual water delivery obli- <br /> <br />gat ions under the Rio Grande Compact and provide additional water for <br /> <br />use in the Rio Grande Basin. The project includes water for wildlife <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />purposes and provide other wildlife benefits and recreational oppor- <br /> <br />tunities. <br /> <br />Some ground water is nOw being lost by evaporation. This water will <br /> <br />be pumped from about 170 wells, conveyed through pipelines to a 42-mile <br /> <br />long canal, and delivered to the Rio Grande River. Many of these wells <br /> <br />and pipelines and.parts. of the canal .willbe located on what cis 'now <br /> <br />private land. Private land will be purchased for project purposed when' <br /> <br />necessary. Where land to be used for the project is owned by the State, <br /> <br />the State will provide the necessary land for the facilities. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation intends to keep owners and the public informed <br /> <br />as the project developes. Requests for further information may be <br /> <br />addressed to Bureau of Reclamation., Post Office Box 449, Alamosa, Colorado, <br /> <br />81101. <br />