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<br />. <br /> <br />SAN <br /> <br />MONTHLY PHO~RES3 ~,PORT <br />LUIS VALLEY PRJJF.CT, C'JLORADO <br />REGIUN V <br /> <br />. JD) TG" (f"<J rrv, [~ IT \i 17 TG" TI <br />L,L-~" ~', .IN., ,~f~':~'"),("q:,,H;aJj <br /> <br />G J 6ft~ 1V~l~~~\D~ '~;:TfR <br /> <br />CONSERVATION BOARL <br /> <br />I"'" <br /> <br />Month of November 1949 <br /> <br />Rio ..G..r:.ElllclLI2i_yisi,qQ <br /> <br />Land classification fj_eld ljirork con-::,inUi3C du:riut;' :,}]e mon-~}h, full <br />advantage being tak''lIl of the excellent weather. Test drilling a'1d <br />Dumping conr,inuec. during the mar)'!:; '1 in the highly cu~tivated area north <br />of the riv~3r ::..nd 1'\'111 be completed curing t~]e forepart of December. <br />Cross sections of the flood plain of the "Rio Grande W'3re run during <br />the month, the work being essentially cOillplete at the end of the <br />month. Development of criteria for wate~ supuly studies on the Rio <br />Grande was tbe main effort of the hydrology section ~:uring ths month <br />with the f_1.egional E:rc1rologist and his assistant p,'::.r't.icipating. The <br />project -(.-as info~med by the Chiei' Engineer r S orrice i:,hat funds to <br />the e::::tent of ~'~3,OOO.OO are 8.v:::,;.ilE<.bl::: for field V,!o::~k to be performed <br />by t.he pr'Jj Bet office in tIle coll:::ction of datE. on existing canals <br />in this area. <br />During the month t~8 San Luis Valley "(,iate:- Conservanc~T District <br />was formed and officers elected by i_,be dire'~tors who Y-'ere a'!JDointed <br />. <br />by the District Judge. <br /> <br />Wem~.rl"cJle_ .F.Els_S_ J2.i:l!.is,:i_'2.11 <br /> <br />Ths!-.e were no activitiqs in .::'l~is divis-~_OD ':';.urinv the month. <br /> <br />Cl.9..s_EtC!...J!"b"~ ~D..:i"\CJ,,s i orl <br /> <br />Observation 8f the f':~uctuE.tions of the ground ':,7Dter l,~:vel llere <br />continued during tL, month by the G",ologica.l Survey. <br /> <br />.Q<2.r!.8.:i oS..12J.l!.i-.2.ton. <br /> <br />~~ork on the construction o~' Platoro Dam and Reservoir progressed <br />satisfactorily curing tt~~ mo~th. i~ fine.l hearir.g was held in the <br />District Court &t Cone,i os, Colorado in connection ~}Ii th the condemnation <br />of' lands neceSS2.ry for th8 c'JDstruction of tb,~ dam and res8l"'voil-'. <br /> <br />Gene:r.::~l <br /> <br />Excellent vi'eatber cGnditions pT'evail~d throughout the <br />The fund situation rem~ins critical on tte ~~oject,how~ver <br />that. o.geratilJl1s can be c:nltinued until supplemental monies <br />requested. <br /> <br />m'Jnth. <br />it is believed <br /> <br />are <br /> <br />(' - ., ,". <br /> <br />, ...'"..... <br /> <br />, <br />.10 <br />