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<br /> <br />February 26, 1985 <br /> <br /> <br />- MI\R 5 1985 <br />OU1 I!lI1 ~~ <br /> <br />N REPl.Y REFJ:R TO: <br /> <br />.. URG8PO <br />CLOSED BASIN OIV. <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />fISH AND WILDLIfE SERVICE <br />Ecological Services <br />2060 Administration Bliilding <br />1745 South 1700 West <br />Salt Lake City, UX 84104-5110 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: Reaional Director, Bureau of Reclamation. <br />Southwest Reaion, Amarillo, Texas <br /> <br />From: Field Supervisor, Ecological Services <br />Salt Lake City, UT <br /> <br />Subject: San Luis Valley Project - Closed Basin Division <br />Alternative Water Supply for Alamosa National <br />Wildlife Refuae <br /> <br />c <br />c <br /> <br />.:=- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />w <br />CJ") <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I ' <br />This advance planning aid memorandum is provided in response to01 <br />Mr. Lindell Elfrink's memorandum of December- 13, 1984, subject as~: <br />above. This memorandum has been prepared under the authority ,of <br />and in accordance with the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife <br />Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401 as amended, 16 U.S.C. 661 et <br />seq.) . <br /> <br />Mr. Elfrink's memorandum, requested that we "explor-e the <br />mitigation and enhancement aspects of the proposal and determine <br />if there would be.. any addi tiona1 enhancement benei i ts accuring to <br />the project resulting from i~plementation of this proposal". <br /> <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />To mitigate project caused losses to wetlands and vegetation, the <br />Alamosa NWR was to receive a total of 5300 acre-feet of water <br />annually (4500 acre-feet from the conveyance channel; and 800 <br />acre-feet from a deep artesian well. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation A.6 in our 1982 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act <br />Report on this project stated: <br /> <br />""(6. One deep artesian well capable of deliverinq BOO acre- <br />feet of water in 90 days on the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge. <br />The well to be. located on the northern part of the refuqe. Funds <br />to accompliSh the drilling of the well would be provided to the <br />Fish and Wildlife Service bV the Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> <br />t ') ,'> .n ,"- t, <br />',) 'vll;~-O . <br /> <br />- <br />