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<br />!'e~l""'al"Y 1972
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<br />State
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<br />".Y. 1912 Prop'll_
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<br />Inve.Up-tion
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<br />Lake ""'red1th SaUn1tyStudy
<br />(Me\IIlIex1co-Tex...)
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<br />Milllbre. Project
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<br />Mora Project
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<br />Mew Me;dcoStnte later
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<br />r..tTexa.andEa.tem
<br />New Mexico IlQ1)ort P:ro1ect
<br />(Tex....Ne""' llexico)
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<br />W..tel'll Unit.d Stu..
<br />Plan
<br />(COlorado-New Mexico)
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<br />Alv. p>:'Oject
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<br />Type and Scope of IIlV1l.UpUon
<br />and Project Purpoae
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<br />For narraUve descripUon .ee .beet 4.
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<br />F1l...ii:;U1ty invenigat1oll.l to study tile
<br />prop....dcon.tructionoftheM1u.b.....DaIll
<br />and Rese....oir. to Il1prove the water aupply
<br />fora\:outl.200acre.. reduceflOOddllllage.,
<br />and provide ll1portant fi.lt.nd....UdUfe.l>d
<br />....cre..Uon benefU..
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<br />Reconna1snnee lnve.UgaUonstodevelop II.
<br />ph.n for river rei'lI.Uon and rehabilitaUon
<br />Of tile pre.ent irrlgaUoD ay.tellls to
<br />.llevhte the....Uer.hortage.exper1enced
<br />on about ll,OOOacre. 1n the Mora River
<br />dralnarebssln. Thepredominantly
<br />a&:r1cultura1 eCOJlOM,'of tlte JIora River
<br />tIII.in h.. long been tully developed to the
<br />U..U of available ~'Her auppUe.. However,
<br />there exl.u.n opportunity to Il1prove the
<br />e~onolllY by'GOre effldent u.e of ..vallable
<br />wit e r ....ppl1 e. a no:! ~'Y . a 1 va(l ng wa te r now
<br />10llt >>y l.ck of ....gulaUono.. nonl.>enefldd
<br />con.llmpUon.
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<br />FOl" narraUve de.c..lptlon see West.", Unit.d
<br />Statll.1,'at.l"Phllon.hlNttI.
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<br />Reconnal...nc;:elnve.UgaUonofval"1ou.
<br />alte..native. of ll1portlna:wate.. frOlllthe
<br />Ml..1..1ppl Rivel" .y.tem to the projeet .na.
<br />Proj.ct an. b defined u all Of T.XlI. w..t
<br />ofa Uneextand1na: frolllWichita F",n.,
<br />AbU.no, Del Rio, and ,New Jlexico .ut ot
<br />tIlaPecoaR1ve".nd.outllottheCAnad1aD
<br />Rivar. PuJ1lOH b toaupply lrrlp.t1ODuld
<br />IlUnlc1pal .nd lndu.tri.1 wate.. to tl>olle
<br />.re.. ....lIere the pNHnt Jl:roun.t wate.. aupply
<br />1. ?elnJl:d.pl.ted and IlIlpOrt ot.ddlt1oau
<br />wUe..of loodquaUty 1. urgently aee>led to
<br />p.....erve the .xlaUng: ecODOllIy .nd to pl'Ovide
<br />..oundba..to:rtlleexpectednol'llllll.cOl'>OIIIic
<br />growtll Of the ana, R.qul:rellenu a:ra~d
<br />to:rengef..cnRhulclllln1clpal(\nd~l
<br />.upply ot 800,000 acn-f..t aM-udly toa total
<br />ofs_16,$OO.000acr<'...t'..taDnuUlyfor
<br />addltio..llllUnlc1pal and lno:!u.t:r1al .mt
<br />brlpUon_d.1DtbBye.r2020,
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<br />For 1IIlJ'T.Uve ducripUon, _ pap 1.
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<br />app:relH the avaUabla water r_ou..CII. of
<br />theS..ltrorkotth.Arkn...uRlverup.tna.
<br />f~thellxl.UnIG:relltSaltPlalUIle._
<br />.....olr 111 Alfalfa .nd Wood. CounUea.
<br />Cbllad....t10DWUl be glveD to n..d. fOl'
<br />.UI.Ie1pal an':\'lndu.t..UI eupply, lnlption,
<br />quality COl\trol. nah an4 wU<l.l1fa. :re~
<br />reation .nd tloodp:rev.nUon,
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<br />Stetu.
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<br />A reconnal...nco atudyconducted durlng:tlle l<lte 1950'. wea cOllJ)leted In 1961.
<br />Becauae of lntense loe.~l and State ""ppO..t, " teal!libll1ty inveaUge.Uon of the
<br />p:roject w"a in1Ut.te1 ln F.l. 19G5.
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<br />C011lIlde...:.,te....orkwa. done 011 thb p:ropoa"-l tnthe e...-1y l!l50'a, but the atudy
<br />..a..lIlJPllndedlnI955....lIen1tbeCIIllleapparenttllataddltionalhydroI01\"1edata
<br />were nece.....y In order tc evaluate the ..ate:r aupply .itllaUoo. Sln~ then a
<br />u....am &:Bglngp-l'OlP'~mw.. conductad .nd the need.d data collected ..nci,aDll.lyud
<br />and .WllDarlzed lna Hydrology Supple...nt (U60) to tile Oetobllr1955 1'eCOllOlll.aance
<br />....port. Reconnal..anee .tlldlea to develop. plan were loiU.ted in r.y. 1970.
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<br />Tllis project 1a a jolllot .ffort ot the Bure..u of Recta_Uon,ll1.abl!lippl River
<br />COlIIIIIba1on, IInd Southwutern Divialoll. Corpa ot hri_n. prelilllina..y ..ol'k bepn
<br />In F. y, 1967 .nd lnclud.d Btudy of var1OU11 .Chellfl. for tl"&UporUngwater to the
<br />un a:reu; pot.nU.liU.. tor both aOll..ce and termtnal.tora~.; lrdgaUonwate:r
<br />:requirem.nta .nd a acheclule ot deUverhai .nd coat datil on ..s-nt. of delivery
<br />....teru. MIIIIUJ1(II.a.... on II. cOl:l.tillllOUll bad.. with NP"..at..tl..,.. <:>1: tblo 1llo...h.I.Wi
<br />River CoIllIll.don and tbll SoIZth....tlll"n Dlvhlon of tbll COrp. of Bna-1..na to .e;ll:cbanp
<br />lnfo....Uoa iliad to coordlDllt. wo~ In .U aN.. rwqui:ring joillt could.ration aDd
<br />dlvidon of re..-onelbiUty. A pJ'OSre'. nport "a. c-.p1eted 11>. lIay 1968 lndlaUna-
<br />tllat continuation of tile invesUpUOIl .... wlIl"ralltlld. Coarpa...tive .nalYHa 01' COIl-
<br />v.yanee work., ator&;e faciUUlIII, and dtatri"but1cm .y.t.... ...N _de by p:reUll1nary
<br />:reconnata.anee IIlIIthod. oa tlla buh ot avaU.ble lap. and .Dlrl_rill&', ~oloeic, and
<br />lIydrolDfiCdatll, ..lth....inl_ofU.ld..ork. Re.ult..uppo:rl the conclu.iOllB tllat
<br />U would !>e t.ulbl. to t..an.port 10 to 12 .Ul~nllc:re-t..t per ,e&... t~ tb. 1._...
<br />lli..la.ippl Rlve.. .yet... to ....t Ten. and But.:rn H_ Mexico if It i. detu'IlllMld
<br />that there aN .urplua ...t.... In tba 1l1..bsippl River avllilabl. to _t tba.. raqu1:re-
<br />....nt.. The lIi"l..lppl Rlv.r eo.haloa w111 furatah in.toru.tIOll 011 the probl.bl.
<br />percent of the U.. tllat .urplu. n_a will be .valbbl.. It 1. anticipeted tbat
<br />.(IlIa aurplu. water "Ul be .v"Uabl. fm. floodfl_a clu:rinr at l...t ._ part 'Of tba
<br />1"11.", Fel" g....U..t .fUcleJ1cy th1.s wUl raqu1:ra .torap In LoI>.blan. Ol" .a.t Tea.
<br />priOl" to __nt to ...n 1'e:aa and .ut.rn Hew Max1co. The a....bly ot data on the
<br />qu.nUtyofwat.....vail.bl..nnually. thepel"lod of tbledurlD&""hlcb It..ybe.
<br />IU.YBrtad, .Mthe-B1lOW>tot.tora..rwqulredl.n"l"ll>rc~l.UOIl. R.connau..nco
<br />CO;8t .auut.. tor cautruettna- canal. aid pipe .yet_ to dl.t..lbute water to tbe
<br />proj.ct l..na. have bHll p~rad. The co.t of pu.pillr plant. to.. the dln:rlb11U'01l
<br />.yat..laaowund.,..,.y.
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<br />The ~Cklahoma State .....ur Plan" (_ .beat 3). c:Qaplated in fi.cal ,..... 1967. lncludllll
<br />c_lde:rat10D of . d.aII .nd ru.rvo1r 011 tha Salt Pork .t tha Alva .ital bu.t tile
<br />appral..I....notln.uffichntdetalltopl'OYldethellc~caDdt1nanc1alaepecte
<br />ofobtlllnlncwatflrauppli..t-.--theAlvaproJaet. All8O.thapl'OltNsalo.noftlla
<br />Oklltho_ St.t.. Wat.r Plan f-.-- t'- pbyaical pIa,.. to 11ld1vidual proj.ct .tudi.. ..Ul
<br />require II per1odof.ava:ral )'lllIra. Tbllprw..nt_da 'Of t-baproj.ct .:rea J'OqU1N
<br />tl>.llt tlle Alva proj.ct atudl.. be carl"lad out Uldapel>.dently. studl.. weN iDlt1at.d
<br />l.n1:bCll1. ~.....1!1'I1.
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<br />FeuibU1ty :report i. 8cbedu.led to:r
<br />completion.
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<br />CoDtlnuaUono1recoJ1Zlll.ia.anC<llinveauptiona
<br />l..dlng: to COIIIpleUonof a Ncoaaal...IlOll
<br />report.
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<br />c~l.tllllil>.P.1'. 1913.
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