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<br />prubably :<houhl nut I.... undt'rtakt'n now.
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<br />Tht' Smilh Hii" !"{llid H, It (~,.. I~' ur, lIS prt':<l'1l1
<br />It':<s diffieulty (,f r.:hokt'. Both haw sn-nk I'all-
<br />yons and uniqu~' rt"l'J"l:-"ati')/\al. fish. ;md wildlift.
<br />value...., Then' L" some 110odin!!antl."ome pokll-
<br />tiality fOI' irri~ation and w;ltl'r-quality
<br />imprm'l'n1I-nt. But in thesl' area...;, t'nnron-
<br />ment-oril:'lltt:'(1 ehokl:'s and pulidl'-" apfwar
<br />clearly thl" wiser.
<br />Tht' ,\luI/i""" Nil"'" 1//"11/. tno, i...; ~Illt' \-..-th.n'
<br />-,,("t.nic and wildlilj- valul'''' dearly d"minaft-.
<br />:-:'onk ;~;\.OOI) irrip.bll' ;ten':< probably could lit.'
<br />"'l""\"l..l by din'ct din'\".',dolls from the rin'r,
<br />withllllt l'l'....,-rvoir storaw'. TIlt' t'n\-'i'~lnnll:.llta]
<br />imp,H.t of sueh di\','rsi"n", ",hould 1,,- ",tudi''11
<br />(ul1lwr Ilt'fll]"l' any pt'"jl...t... al'\' ~'{ln...id,'l't'll.
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<br />The .\li".~OJII/'1 1:/1', /. Ill'twl"1-'1l Forl I'e(,k
<br />/{I....,.l"v"i'.allll FOl'lI~l'lltlllll'l'l'-"I'llt."IIt-('uli,lrly
<br />dit'fieult ehoin.... 1)('('atl:<,. th.. 1'll\'iruJlfll,'llta!
<br />and d"\"l'I\JI,ml'nta] ]IIIlt-nti;tl", an' l",th :<ub-
<br />,.;tantia!. awl thl' rang-I' lit' p"l,'ntial l'"mJ'I'l'-
<br />mi_...':< i"'g-n-al. ;\t pn~";\'llt t/1I' !"In'r i... !',.Iatin']y
<br />inal.(',....:<il,l,.. IHlt to thl' !"I'\\' wh" ";illlllanagl_' it.
<br />it JlI'I',.;t'l)t:< lllliqul' !"t'1.TI."ti"Il:<1 valll~'" whidl
<br />('anll"t I,,' ,lll],lil'at,~1 "\;o:I'Whl'P', III ","f,,!..t. thi....
<br />!"t'adl "fthl' ri\"'l' i.... all "utt!clllrmtl:<t'llm. Yd it
<br />01\;0:0 "frl'r,.; ";"111" ,,1' th,. hl....t "1'1"'I.tUllitil':< f,,1'
<br />n.lip\-'illg till' 1'l'''llomil' 1'1'"blt'llb \It' till" :<1I\'-
<br />ba...in. :\lu!til,h'-IJllll"'"'' l"o'''''l'\-Ilir dt'\'l'I"I'-
<br />ml'nl.-; h~'l't. l'c'uld ~Tl'al,' :-:\l.llllll ki\l,watt:< "I'
<br />hydl'tI\"II,,'II'i~' gl'lh'raling: ,'aIHll'ity, l'n,dd,'
<br />in'igali"ll :<\II'l'li,.... ("I' tht. :\lilk ]{in.r \-;tllt.y.
<br />alld h" inh'g:Tatl'd int" 1111' .1"\\"111'1\-"1' n'''''l'\'"ir
<br />."y:<tt-m to I,!'o\'id,' Illtlltipl,'-u,.;,' Il\'lldit...
<br />thnlll~h"tll th,' :\li....",,\ll'i I~i\,.r ~y...kll1. Th..
<br />endl'llllllll'llla] illlllaet... "f .--,.I,.\.t,~1 I"',--,,)'\',dr
<br />"torag:" illlhi.-- n'adl w"uld ",,111\' all had. 'I'll\'
<br />lak,. or lak\.,.; wotdd iJllIlhbtt. part" ot' thl'
<br />narn'\\ yall,'y alltll"l'\-,'r I'an... 1,1'tht'l'lit"f.... all,l
<br />1',allY"II"'; lJut lh,':> wl'uld ,l!l"I'atly imJ,n'n' al'-
<br />l',':<'" to tilt' w/l,,],' r,'a~-h "t' l'in.1". allll "llabl.'
<br />mallY mon' 1""'PJto 10 "Ilj,,~. I",th tilt' lak,.,.
<br />th,.m....'.!n.... alld th,' l...mainill,l! ll11di:<turlll'd
<br />pal.t:< tlf lh,. l"i\','r ,l!I'I',I!t.. By :<1"I,ilizill,l! ...tn';Lnl
<br />!low.... tlwy \\"lJllld ab" imp!""n' fi.--h allt! \\'iltl-
<br />I if I' hahilat 1"']"\I'lhl' tlk,'. :\JUdllllll\'l' ,--tutl,\" i....
<br />lh't'llt.tl hd','J"t, th~' \'alu,' l't' "t"!'agl' I" lilt" I,,-,,,in
<br /><1:< :t whlllt-, aud partil'ularly thl' tinalll'ial
<br />:lIh'<lntaj.!,..", "I' th.. 1"'\\"1'1' dl,\"t.llIl'ml'llL ~'illl bt'
<br />atll'1.jlHl.tl'ly :tl'prai..-t'll. ,\h'anwhil,'. 111'1'.', a" ill
<br />till' :-'UIl !U\'I'r :In'a. tll(' \'ullI'Y ",h"uhllll' pn'-
<br />"l'!'\"'tl. and llO ch'\"I'I1'pnlt'llt ull,lt'rt~.kt'll.
<br />unll':<:< alld llmll furth,'r "tudy may prtl\'id~'
<br />ell'iu' ju."tilkalil'll for d,'\"'\"pnwnl.
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<br />.-\ /./11" .rill' "1< ,~llldmMII, TlH' ""l'utill~' ,,( tilt'
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<br />:<,'paratt- at'l'a.... of th\.. :-;ubha...in thu:< n.:<ult.... in
<br />J"t'l'omnwndatiuns that Kn a long way tow;inl
<br />n....uIYillg ."I.mt- ,,( thl' 4Ubtillll... ab"tll th.'
<br />futtln' eour:<.' I,f .1t'velt'I'ml~llt.
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<br />Thl' amoullt tit' n',,;"l,\'oir :<t"r.tgl'I'OJlh-mp]alt,d
<br />for thl' Yl';U' ;!O;!O i,,:~ million ;uTt'-ft't't. Thi:< j.-;
<br />mUl'h Ill'iU','" tht, :!.I mil]i..1l ('(Il1lt'mplat,..1
<br />und.,1' Ih" l'Il\-ironlll,'nt.(,ril'lltl'l.l ,~ptiCln Ihall
<br />t" tb,. I:! million in th,. ul'\"l'lnpmt'llt "ptintl.
<br />Thl' pnt"lltial irrij!at''11 ;In.'a/!" i,.; 1!1;-J.Uqo and
<br />thl' J'l'l'l"t'atillll and li,.;h and wiltllift, a!"l'" i,.
<br />:~8.uou alTt''''. Th,.:<t. an' till' (i~'1IJ't',.. ,'nvi:<i"Ilt'l1
<br />und,,!, tIlt' d,-,vd"pllu'nt ,,!,tion: hut thl' an.a
<br /><1n1l]Y."".", makt,:< it ('I..ar that irrigatioll goal:<
<br />an' to Ill' ml't at It-a"t pal1ly by tlin'c\ tlin'!"-
<br />:<H'll,". multipl,'-u";I' dt'\l.I"l'mt'nt",. or "tllt'r
<br />mt',Ill"" thai ill\'(fl\'t~ minimal if allY ...al"l"ilil'" "f
<br />,'nvin'llm"Ulal \"<thu'"", Tht' n"l"'lTlllll'llclati"Il."
<br />IIII' land 1"'ll."'t'I'\'ati"n awl fUllcti'Jll:< "tht'r than
<br />di,.;,'u";""''11 h,'n' W,')'" till' .".lInl' un,il.1' 1",th
<br />"pti,oII",
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<br />Tht, pl;t11 al:<" indlltll'." a ...,.!"i,',,; uf at"!i\'itit,...
<br />aiml'll al furtlH'r pn',,;,'nilll! alld t'llhanl'inl!
<br />lflt' Illltt'\\"'I.thy l'Il\"l/"1IIl111I'ntal attrihull':< "j"
<br />Ihl' :<ublJa"ill, Th,'y indue!.. lilt" impro\'t'Ilh'llt
<br />Ill' wah-r quality by "",'\'I'!":l1 !lI",lll"': th., !,n'i'-
<br />agati"ll ant! t'lIllalln'IlWnt Ill' li....h and wild-
<br />lif,'; awl tilt' dl'\-'t'I"pm"1l1 "I' tmil,.; :tnd ,,;,'l"Ili~'
<br />alld "p,'cial <In.a.... \\'ah-l' ,.:upplil'., an' t" Ii\" Ill-
<br />l'n'a...,~1 Ihl...nlg-h ("n',.:t alul l'!'l'{'il,it.ati"l)
<br />mallag,'IlH'nl. wilh \'IIl'ro'."']l"ll,lill,l! n'lltll'ti"1l
<br />in tht, 111.,..1 for "to rag,.. :-:'imilarly. Il,".d
<br />damagt' i:< to I,.. 11I'1'\'t'llt''11 by 1l,,,,d-],laill
<br />mal1l1)!l'ml'llt ]>n1gram." ,It-I'i\',.d J'nllll 11''''11_
<br />haz~lnl \'I'P"11:<. with \'on...t'ljUt'nt 1"I~ltll'ti,," ill
<br />th,' IIt'I~1 fill' ...trudtlral!ll"...I-I'\lJItr,.] llwa...t1r"s_
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<br />In ...ummaI'Y tlh'll. tht' franll' w"rk p]all for th..
<br />l'p!,t,!" :"oli"""ud :-;ul,\.a....ill n'\'ug"niz,'" th.' "'lll,-
<br />\'t'j.!h'll'_" g-n'at aud Ulli'ltll' ,'llvin'lllH"lll,11
<br />\-alu,'" alld plan'... gl't'at t'lllpha:<i.", "11 lh,'il'
<br />pn'",'l'\'atitlll alld "llhalll',.mt'lll. At till' ...an1>'
<br />tinh', it !,nillb out dl'\',.\opmt'lll aeti\'ili,'", thai
<br />1';111 ht'lp impro'\-I' lilt' ppor I'('pll"mk alld ..."da!
<br />~'ollditi"ll... 1Il tflt' m...a. with minimal di...-
<br />tUl'h;UH'" "ftllt' "ll\'irllnm,'nt;t! yaltll'''_ It 1"'I'Og-_
<br />niz,':-; al:<ll that tl11'\'I' !"I'main:< a "Ilo mall',"
<br />land" wht'l"o' tl,,'lillt.,.; 1'l'tW''l'1l Ih,' alt"l'Ilati\.,....
<br />l'annut II\.' Ildillt..l witlH,ut furtfwr d,.taill'll
<br />....tudy alld l'xpl'ril'll~.,.. Throughout th,. plan.
<br />1't'"nUITe p,,"-'ntia]itil.... ar.' Iltltlillt'll. tIlt' an'a...
<br />(If l'hniel' and nllllliet dearly dl.1ill\.'alt'tl. "'''llh'
<br />p'J:<:-;il,iliti,':< ot' cl,mpnlmi"'I' are illllil'alt'll. and
<br />Ih,-. impact,.: anti e'lll""'1jlll"llL"t.:< Off ",It'h l'hnil't'
<br />an' _"l'l f,Q1h. Tim."'. thi" .;uiJl>a,"in ]>Ian fail'ly
<br />'"I"III't':<l'Ill:< tht' 1'nmwwo,"k ,'olln'pt.
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