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<br />percent can be improved through either Alternative 1 or 2 as described in <br />the Alternative Plans section. Through more efficient irrigation methods, <br />the water saved could be used for other purposes to enhance development <br />and environmental resources. <br /> <br />Principal water-supported recreational opportunities in the area are <br />those provided by the State of Nevada. Department of Wildlife, Overton <br />Wildlife Management Area located near the mouth of Muddy River. Development <br />of additional wildlife habitat would expand the present recreational <br />resources of the area. <br /> <br />Other water supply problems exist. There is no local source of <br />municipal water for Lower Moapa Valley. Both ground and surface water <br />quality are too poor for municipal use. Water was brought in by train in <br />the past. Presently, approximately one cubic-foot-per-second is piped from <br />Muddy River Springs to Overton. Economic growth in the valley has been <br />limited by the potable water supply. <br /> <br />Flooding is a problem. Much of the urban and agricultural land is <br />in the floodplain. The area has had erosion, sedimentation and crop <br />damage many times in the past. Muddy River channel in Lower Valley is <br />being maintained to retain channel capacity. The U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers, Flood Plain Information, Muddy River Vicinity of Overton, <br />Clark County, Nevada, report was prepared June 1974. SCS completed a <br />Flood Insurance Study for Clark County, Unincorporated Areas, Nevada, <br />April 1979 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The flood hazard <br />information in these studies will help to minimize future flood damage. <br /> <br />f! 0) <br /><.' (." "71 <br />-... "-j <br />'V <br /> <br />33 <br />