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<br />luveat1p.t1011
<br />CrinerlfillB
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<br />T)pe and Seepe of Invest1pt1on
<br />and Profect Purpose
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<br />Reconna.lallancelnvestigat1ontoapprll!8e
<br />theavaUablewaterreaourceaota
<br />Hpentotthe WashitaRiveT3as.tnln
<br />Carter,MurrayandGarvlnCountlcB,.nd
<br />lett "I.nk trlbutarlesof tile Red RIver
<br />in Love Countl'. ConslderaUOIl.dll ':.e
<br />givenprimarllytonNdaforllllDiclpal
<br />and Industrlal '",.terlllthoughotner
<br />'~ater Uae and control neede \1'111 be
<br />.valUllt~lncludln3"lr"lg..tion.!i.h
<br />aDd wUdl1fe,l:"ecrecUon,waterqual1ty
<br />contro1..11d flood prevent1o~.
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<br />The/llln<=op:l'Ojectlnvol......pot"ntial
<br />nornre re..nroiron the Cllnad1anRlver
<br />eouthwellt ot Oklxhoraa CHy in the reach
<br />bet_nCulllrgo.ll<:'lMe"c~.tl.. potential
<br />dam and rea,rYoi"altelinth1l reach
<br />e>(1It at Selena, Union, Taloga, Oak"OOd,
<br />ami Hydro. Water atorei:lin the >>fleeted
<br />dte..",y ~uaed for irrigatlon, iDdu.trhl,
<br />polluUondHuUon, recreRUon, and fl.h
<br />alld..Udllfe purpona. Orlginal coMid.
<br />eratloM ...re (1) provlalonof . aupply
<br />for dilution of Oklahomll City ....t.. and/or
<br />(2) irrigation of laDd. UorJK the Nortll
<br />Canadian Rtver a~eve El Reno. HoWever,
<br />recently the ()Io;l.homa oaa:and IUectrie
<br />eo..p.nyh..expreandlntereatlnthe
<br />Minco project aa a pot.ntial aOUl'ce of
<br />watertoru,.inpowerl"neraUon.
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<br />Rec_bunco iny"UpUon to .valuat.
<br />the oppoJ"tUJliU.. for ....,t...1'd tran.fer
<br />of ".terfl:'(lIII..ateraullllu.auaato
<br />.....t.rdeUcl.nt,...... and otherwue previae
<br />foropU_de".lop...ntofthe8t.t.'a
<br />water auppU.a and related land ...aour""a.
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<br />R.eonnall1aan"" inveiJtigation to a9prai..
<br />tl\c ~v"H~'ll" ..t.r reaour""., prll1arUJ
<br />'.aoul:'ceaofsllniclpalRndlnduatl'lal
<br />aUl)pl1ea lnllol1:h-centl'U Okl.lloIa.pr1-
<br />"I'Uy 1nc;.rt'i.ld, No~l., lIndP...,nee
<br />CounU..; b_v.I', wat.I'deUv.ryt.cUiU..
<br />could ut.nc1 into Payne and ICily COUnU.a.
<br />Pl:'lnc1pal aOlll'""aof'lllater.uppl1" to be
<br />.yalWlt.d.reRed Rlver.1'alt Bhck Ileal'
<br />Creekl. Comlld.ration WOI.tld allo W' riv.n
<br />to other need. auch aa irrigaUOIl,
<br />pollutionabl.t.Mnt, rec....tlon, !i.h
<br />and dldUf., and flood cOIlnol.
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<br />Statu.
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<br />In $epttnabel' 1951 a Ilaain study of the Wa.hlta Rivel:''''' eOllp18ted. Thl' study
<br />evaluated tile Purdy ",uervoil' .1te 0tI Ru..h C:reek. the HennepIn ..Ue 0tI WUdhorae
<br />Cl'tlel<, gOO the Caddo dte on Caddo Cl'G(lk 1n the C",lner KUI' grea. Al.o .valuat.d
<br />were the Ari)Qckl. site on Rock Creek end IIllllnateJll reservoir. at the DlluglU!rty and Our-
<br />WOOd ..ite.. None weN &elected tar developunt in the 19~1 report beca1UlII oth.r sltes
<br />farthel:' \lPatrea..wel'fl IIION f",orablylocatedwlth.,aapect to the ba.ln'._d. at
<br />t1:at UIlIlt. Al.o, aa interIIl appZ'81aal of OklahOlllll State Wat.r Pl.n .tudielll coa-
<br />pleted la t.y. 1,)67 flll:'ther considel'fld the pOteat1a:l Purdy, HelUlllpin'nd Caddo
<br />..:ite.. and p.....ented prel1ll1nary data tor ....el"Yo1r 1II1te. at Burneyvl11e and Courtney
<br />onWlllnut5ayouandllldCreek,....apect}Vely. However,theappraiaal'lla..potof
<br />.uff1c1eat:1etaUtoproyideeeo_lcIDdUIl4DCialaapect.ofobtalDillg..,atel' from
<br />the.e .ouroo.. Alao, progrea.lon of the Oklaho_ stat. W.t.rPlan tl:'OII thephyaical
<br />pl.n to illdivldual project .tudle. will 11lcely require. period of .e""n1 yea....
<br />The DOed torwat.""upply .ouroe. 1n the aJ:'ea'requi,... the iave.Up.Uon))ll carried
<br />out a8 .n independent .tudy. $tud1e' were initiated tn. P.Y. 1971.
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<br />PreviOUllworkontlli.proj.ct...accOIIIp11.heda.apartofareCOll!Wl1aaallceinvea-
<br />UpUon ot tile Soutl! Call&dhn Rival', IIllde by the BIlUau ot Reclalll.t1on 111 1941 'nd
<br />in connecUon ..ith .tudie. tor the Arkan..a-White-bd RIver &ado Inter-AlriIIDcy
<br />Colalittee. The COlIIIIIitt.e', report, clated,June 1955, iacluded a parU.l"Bpalyd. ot
<br />a proj.ct l!.t tile t/IIioa .it., hut did I>Ot evaluate reCl'll.UOD .nd U.h.nd wl1d11fe
<br />belllUta, northe....terquaUtyeontl'ol...pecta. AIlapprdaalof thepoa:dhil1t1..
<br />torproj.ct deYIIIlopMnt bepn.inF.,Y. 1965to.Vallzllte thequaDUtyllDdqua1ityot
<br />'l/ater avaU.ble in the Canadian Riv.r with LlIk. Menodith (Canadian River Project.
<br />T.xa.) ill. operation and tocOllPare thealt.rNlt1ve re..nroir.it., ID the light ot
<br />l'fll'Uv. co.t. and W1etulneaa. Wydroloric .tOOi.. lull'. yi.lded ..Ull8.t.. of quanUty
<br />and quality of IItre...flow.. utile flve s1te&, IInd Cmlp~"'.j,v'll CoDtli' <1:-" be1nit'P1:'epared.
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<br />Th. Arlca.naaa-Whlte.ll.ed Basina ilIterarency Inv.ati....tion bcluded a COIIprehDD.l".
<br />inventor)' of the llaa1I11' w.t.r re.ource. .Dd .n oYlllra11 pll.n :for develOp_nt of
<br />tho.a. re.oun.., Th. water Ull!l dev.lopmenta propoaed in tM AI'RBIAC report .re
<br />eaaenUallybl.aedonwaterUH_i_diat.ly.djoiningtbllpropo'.d...Hrvo1r..
<br />Davel~nt of tll. plan d1d DOt IJ:1clud. .tudy'of tbll potentialities for hrp-
<br />.eale ..._twllrd traut.r of ..tsr to seet the need. of the central'nd ...t.n!
<br />pOrtiollll of tbll Sht. Which cannot be .aUafled with ..t.l:' su""u.. locally ._11-
<br />.abl., The current I'IIIc_i...pc. iJ:IYIII.tipUon wl11 .yal\ll." thll opportunit1e.
<br />fOl:'reggl.UOlIofSUrfacew.t....SUlllluatofo..._.hl.loaolDHd..Ddd.eliY.ry
<br />otthoaew.teratonu.fythllNq!;l;1re..nt.ofwa.terdeflc1.nt.re... Inhbru'ry
<br />1967, an Int.rill .ppraiaal of t~ Olcl'~ Stat. 'Wat.r Plan "'ud1.. waa pubU.bad
<br />nOlkr th. titl. "wat.r, the 1:., to OklabOlU. '. PIltU:N." It WII, c_1d.red that
<br />the .tat....i. .ppra1aal of water re801,1rce. Ind _d.. u.1D1f intOl"lll.Uon now
<br />.vaUabl.,wOl:lldbllolvalu.tClprovide1nfo....tion.Dd.alt.rnat.Pl.nafOl'u..
<br />of St",.and F&d.eral."'llcl..11l chllrting future iJ:l1/<t.tiptiou le.d1nll' totbll
<br />ulU.-",. .dOpt1OD of a .tatewi4e plan.. d1reet.d by thll 1963 01<1__ l.&ialet""",.
<br />Thel'lllportlnl>O....:7..kellflnapl'OpO...l.torcon.t1'lZcUon,llOrdoe.1tp~
<br />to ael'Ve". tbe 1:*.18 for .uthorizatiOA. It baa .1'OII_d c(lUlla.rabl. 1Ilt.....t all
<br />over the St.te, .1:1:1 an .dditiolllll 2,000 copi.. ba.,. belIll ...d.d.\I) un 1'9Ilu.at.
<br />tor the report. 'rheconeeptofw.t.rtranat.rtrOll,uJ:Plu.a'tod.Uel.ntareaai.
<br />blI1nr _de a part of "'I:'inp BOW' be:lzlr held by the Okl'b-. ..ter Reaourct. Board in
<br />thell nlriona1I:1tO'WhichtbllBOardha.d1vld.dthe8tate.nd....cooperatiQ
<br />clonly 1d. th State ot.ticiala .. tblly plal!. and develq> the OYe>;'W.ll Stat. p18l:1.
<br />The int.ds ,ppral.al fol:' the ''OIl:I'~ State ".t.r PlaD" (_ above) _. COIIpl.ted
<br />in F.Y. 1967. Thl. appr.iaallJlCluded conaid.ratiOA of two d....nd .....~il:' .1t..
<br />oa RlId RlverC....k.t th.En1d.nd Otoe .1te.. aDd 0111 d.a..aDd ....."011' (Pe1TY .it.)
<br />0tI Btack Ileal:' Cre.lI:. 1Iowe.....tbll appraiaal... DOt of suff1ci.nt detail to provlde
<br />localint....at. witn the.c.-1e and flll&lICial..peclt. ot cbtaiJ:Iinc water 'uppl1.a
<br />f.... the.. .oarce.. A1ao. prosnaaton of tlJe State ...t.1:' Plan .tndl.a 11'llII the
<br />pbya1cal plat! to ind.1victual proj.et .tlld.1.. will Ulcaly requlre . pel:'lod of '.V'Dral
<br />,.an. The n..d for w.ter aupply .ourae. 1n the W.tClhol"Q area requINa tM hrve..
<br />t1gaUon be c:arri.d out.. an illlSllpendent .tudy. Stud1.. we" h1U.t.d in P.Y. ,1971.
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<br />F.Y. 1972 Pl'OR.....
<br />ConUllUat1OD of reCOllDBisunce inveatipt1oaa.
<br />The reconnaiaaance report 1. .chedul.d to be
<br />COIIplllt.d in F.Y. 1973.
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<br />that the nUll!.. fUll,. ...c.....1.. the pl.... of
<br />the l'Al'1ou.lI St.t..nd other hdaraI '1;8ZIc1.s
<br />IIDd tllat tba propoaal. adY.saClld "'~f111Jy
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<br />CoIlpl.UOD ot . "(:_1..._ ,noport
<br />.cbaGuled duri... r.y. 1973.
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