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<br />~ <br />li.l <br />1.0 <br />rl <br />C) <br />Q <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />authorization, and applicable executive orders and engineering regulations. <br /> <br />The Board concurred with the recommended plan with some modifications to the <br /> <br /> <br />proposed wetland creation along the banks of the Rio Grande. In September <br /> <br /> <br />1980 the Office of Chief of Engineers then sent the report to the State of <br /> <br /> <br />New Mexico and to Federal departments for a ninety day review period. Com- <br /> <br /> <br />ments were received during December of 1980. All indications are that the <br /> <br /> <br />report will be forwarded to the Secretary of the Army in 1981 without encoun- <br /> <br /> <br />tering any major obstacles. <br /> <br />e. Grants - Milan. Personnel from the Albuquerque District did a pre- <br /> <br /> <br />liminary analysis of the Grants-Milan area within the Rio Puerco drainage in <br /> <br /> <br />New Mexico and determined that flood damage reduction plans for the Rio San <br /> <br /> <br />Jose in Grants and Milan could be economically feasible and that further <br /> <br /> <br />study was warranted. As a result, Albuquerque District was directed to <br /> <br /> <br />initiate feasibility report studies and prepare a Stage One document <br /> <br /> <br />(reconnaissance report), however, no funds were made available in 1980. <br /> <br />f. Water Conservation. A basin wide water conservation study was pro- <br /> <br /> <br />posed and funds necessary to support the study in FY 81 and FY 82 were <br /> <br /> <br />requested. This study will investigate the current and future uses of water, <br /> <br /> <br />the rules, regulations and interstate agreements that govern the use of <br /> <br /> <br />water, and the natural processes which affect the storage and transportation <br /> <br /> <br />of water within the basin. Plans will be formulated and water conservation <br /> <br /> <br />measures that increase the usable supply of water will be reeommended. <br /> <br />g. Hydropower. A draft reconnaissance report on the hydroeleetric <br /> <br /> <br />generation potential at Cochiti Lake was completed. This report recommended <br /> <br /> <br />a detailed feasibility study of a range of generating capacity from 4 mega- <br /> <br /> <br />watts to 8 megawatts. Depending on the availability of funds, a detailed <br /> <br /> <br />feasibility study of adding hydropower facilities to Cochiti Lake will be <br /> <br /> <br />initiated in either FY 81 or FY 82. Preliminary permit applications filed <br /> <br /> <br />with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by non-Federal developers at <br /> <br /> <br />Cochiti Lake and Abiquiu Dam were reviewed. <br /> <br />3 <br />