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<br />b".'n 1(.;d,-I)' rharadn;;:f'(! (II Uu liu'" ]"V.-,.' J.llring no f'f'(I1lOmic jll..tifi.
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<br />arl;../.'. th.- (/,'ul., !l'0"''' qrw..riun i.. lIi.<nIH,.II, and tll., pro'Wllt indicotion<
<br />liS to pmH" m,uJ...h fir.' (",lIin..(1 fI' Ih.> T('SUIt of (J first-II/mIl "'1Il1)' IIf th.,
<br />'(('0 l'roj...-u nOlI' in o/Hornlion and th., l"oj,'''' fIOU' IInd,'r ,'on,<'ru('linn.
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<br />and p:ranl-, To ,Jail' Ih.. f,.,l"r:ll /lO"
<br />,'rnlTlt'nt ha- mad(' ('ulllmillll"1l1_ 10-
<br />talini! at.mll ~(,II,fll"l.l""1 1<1 t\in','
<br />puhlic 11,-,..-..r and irri!!alin!l di,lricb
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<br />a ma'jor pari "f tlwir rrtJ~r,lIJ\,..
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<br />I'ow{'r .m,l Irrii!;1li"ll lli_lrirL Ill<"
<br />Cenlral \rhra-la I'uhlir Po""r ami
<br />Irrip-ali(lll lIi-lrict all,1 Ih.. Luup
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<br />I'''Vlrr ani! irrig.lli"n I'ruj,'rt,. haw"
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<br />I.. Ih..ir rOIl,lrUClion. T,.lal ('Il.b
<br />lIa\(' bn'f1 ,j.'r1ared to I.., .-" hi~h ,1~
<br />10 I'ul tht' linil 1:0.1 of pO"t"r an.!
<br />irrj~alion "alf'r ])('\ono rt'a,.,lfl;
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<br />"helh.'r any ""n~i,f<'ra}.l.. amnunt of
<br />fLrm (In....!'r ran ]..~ I'rodu('t'd befall-I'
<br />of lh,. UI)('f'rlaint\ "f lh.. "at..r -LJP'
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<br />r1arrd 10 I... la.-kinE!. and Ihf' "pcr.
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<br />JJr"jf'ct" han' (....t"n hl"]d III' a" t'Ti,
<br />d,'n,'" of Iii.. iml'radirahilit~- of th,.
<br />IJndf"rtaking-, \" a cun""-qu"IIC('. 1111-
<br />(.ia....':! informal ion fllll"..rning the
<br />Ulll:!erlaling" i. hard 10 oblain.
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<br />nppu~jtillll lu 111(' projf'clS i~ Iooth
<br />JUl'a! and lIalional. Locally. Ihe
<br />"pposition i~ dUt" (hif'l1y I" f J.dor~
<br />pf'culiar III llw rf'l!inn ill Vlhi,.h the
<br />prujl"elS are J",illl! hui]l. Iii .he fir~t
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<br />,11>1.. cnmnwdily Vlhich i~ jf'alnu~Jy
<br />j:!uardcd by 111<'_" ""0 !II""I il 10 irri.
<br />gale their land,.. 1''-'''1'1" "II e\i-ling
<br />irrij:alion pr<lied__ ....Iw h;l\1' -,"I-n
<br />till' I'latlo' Hi\l'r J:.''' dry MHI t1ll'ir
<br />"rtll" burn lip ;Ht' \'i"Jf'lllh' "Pl'o!'cd
<br />I.. further ,Ir:l!t,. f"r any ne" ("Jm.
<br />I.ill,.d I")"O'T and irri!!ali"n prujl'fl.
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<br />I'o....er ('oml'al1i,'~ :In" "I'I",,,,-.d 10 lhe
<br />I'roi...rt~. hul it j- rath"r "llrprisinfl"
<br />tll find the p"""r c"ml'ani,." ~upp"rl.
<br />",1 10\ hm n ,,!lidllh in c'"mnuflili..s
<br />ha\ing mllllidl'all~ "wlll'd p""er
<br />rlanb. TIll" n'a-"n fM thi~ i;< fnund
<br />in the facl thai tlu' rt']ali\O'I~' high
<br />ratt'"S char:.-,-,! I.~ lilt''''' rlallt~ hring
<br />In a tid, illn,n)(~ "hjch carrie" a
<br />larl!l:" pari of lllf' municipal C\P!-II""~"
<br />and IIIf' t""fl "fficial~ ",'0' ill Ihl:" I'ul,.
<br />li(' 1'<IVl't'r di.-trir:I" a moH" t" ('on fine
<br />..url'lu......~ tll a p'lwral rt'dur:linll in
<br />dOIl)~Iil' nit.,..
<br />BUI fur l'ngin.....r. lhe '\l'bra,\..a
<br />undertaking... hold (llll much widl:"r
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