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<br />~!f~ <br /> <br />in conjunction with the reservoir development. The drainage development <br /> <br />together with the reservoir development, would make for a better water <br /> <br />supply to the Elephant Butte, even though Over a long period of years <br />the mean annual outflow at the state line remained the same. This is <br /> <br />true because the outflow during years of low water supply at the present <br /> <br />time WDuld be increased by the increased drainage return, and such drain- <br /> <br />age return would be fairly constant, because the diversions would be <br /> <br />uniform from year to year. <br /> <br />Effect !!!.. Reservoir Development in ~ San <br /> <br />Luis Valley ~ ~ Water Supplies ~ ~ <br /> <br />KiddIe Ric Grande Conservancy District <br /> <br />The necessary reservoir development in Colorado, in conjunction <br /> <br />with the necessary drainage development, would not adversely affect the <br /> <br />water supp~ies for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, but pro- <br /> <br />bably would improve it. The major portion of the water supply of the <br /> <br />Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District consists of direct flcrwwater <br /> <br />passing Buclanan, New Mexico. In general. during the months of April, <br /> <br />May and June theamount of water in the stream at this point is <br /> <br />considerably in excess of the requirements of the lands of the Middle <br /> <br />Rio Grande Conservancy District, while during most years the supply <br /> <br />( - <br />'-' .. <br /> <br />r.. t--. (') <br />k~U <br /> <br />during July, August, and in some cases September, is deficient to meet <br /> <br />the requirements, as defined by the engineers for the Middle Rio Grande <br /> <br />Conservancy District. The deficiencies occurring in these months are <br /> <br />to be made up by releases from the El Vado Reservoir, which is being <br /> <br />-23- <br />