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<br /><'~~ <br /> <br />the flow across the State Line, would be on the Rio Grande proper and <br /> <br />on the Conejos, where it is most needed. Also the Rio Grande, plus the <br /> <br />Conejos River proper, produoes 73% of the total 'Wl!,ter originating in <br /> <br />the Live Area, and the flow of the Rio Grande and Conejos, and its <br /> <br />tributaries, accounts for 83% of' the flow across the State Line. <br /> <br />The following discussion gives the conclusions of the <br /> <br />studies that have been made to date, covering Bome of the above points, <br /> <br />including - <br /> <br />1. Depletion of' water supplies by irrigation <br />development in the San Luis Valley; <br /> <br />2. Neoessary reservoir development in the San <br /> <br />Luis Valley; <br /> <br />3. Ef'fect of Reservoir development in the San <br /> <br />Luis Valley on the water supply for the lands under <br /> <br />the Elephant Butte Reservoir; <br /> <br />4. Consumptive use in the San Luis Valley, and <br /> <br />probable production of future drains; <br /> <br />5. Conejos River; <br /> <br />6. Difficulties in connection with the consummation <br /> <br />of a plan of development for the San Luis Valley. <br /> <br />- 8 - <br /> <br />r .- <br />. . <br />'-, - <br /> <br />rl'j " <br />~j'" <br />