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<br />Ih,. i"llO' "f \I'ril 27, p. 51b. Tlll'I
<br />,Iill an' maj"r ,..urc.'s nf Ir"ulol,'.
<br />bul 11ll" "Ilgillt'n~ art' nHflid"1l1 IlIat
<br />tllf'ir ""f~l lrou!.f,.,- are J",hind lh..m
<br />and Ihal ,\1..11 ;.~ remain 1',10 I." ,.fim.
<br />illatt"d. Silt 113, "XI>t'("tt'"d lu I", a I,i).!
<br />,"Ufn' "f Iruuh]e un t]ll" Cl.lumhu'
<br />I'ruj,'cI. bUI du.. In lIlt' ~IW"",' "f
<br />Ihe silt handlinI!' f.:H-ililir'~ put ill
<br />wh/:'Il thaI I'rojn:'1 "a~ buill. ,ill
<br />,Ii'p",al 11;1' I...("unlt' larf!('l~ .1 nlallf'r
<br />"f ruulinl".
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<br />1'l.lIl" \.dln l'uIoIH' !',,",'r ~ Irri.
<br />gilliull Ui~lrirl "3, Ih.' flr,t 11.1 be
<br />l,uilt. It, ,upl'h "allal I Fi/>!. 21 loll."",
<br />Iooakf fr"m l>ehill,1 'I dner,iUIl ...('ir
<br />acr,,'~ lIlt' \'urlh P]alt" rwar !<::ey.
<br />-I"nl'. carrie~ Ihe watr'r lhruu:;h a
<br />"indill,!: callal (II 1. -;-50 ~('c..ft. capaf"
<br />Ill' al"ll;! IllI' ~"\llll -id... of Ih... \;111..\.
<br />t\ll'lI tlu"u~h il ('ul 11') fl. ,f"f'P I"
<br />a -;-..IU1-!I. 1,:""cr~l~ 'q,]l"n I J II. ill
<br />diam..l,'r "hich (lQ'~"_ IlIltl.', Ill>'
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<br />';"1I1h l'bUe al I'a\tnn. TI'l' ~ipluJlf
<br />di~,-h>ITgn' into an ofl"n ranal in the
<br />11i11~ It) Ihe soulh of lIlt' ri\f'l "hidl
<br />r,lrrit-sthe ....aler ea~1 al'!ajn t" Slllhn.
<br />Lu,d r,.~er\'air. a lotal di~lall"" "I
<br />:\2.:~ mile~. The re';'t'rvoir i, a b.1..;1l
<br />,,( 175.000 acre-ft. capa,.jll' f"rnw,f
<br />1.\ f"lIed fdt Ilil...l.... It "". ,jl'~i/!Il..d
<br />for a drawduI.-n (If 55 ft.. thill dt'rll.
<br />J...ill!" used to ~tore llo'Hlwalt'fs I"
<br />-urplemenl thl' limited slipI'll ,,[
<br />irri~alnr~ l;ll...in~ \.aln fr..m II",
<br />ril,'r 1",1"" lilt' I ,,"tlu"lw.. ..f Itlt'
<br />\,,1\11 .Ill.l ~..ulh !'Iall".
<br />Irom tl,{" Tf',....pu'r :t ranal "f
<br />l. ~IHl ~('c.-h. ral',\(.jl~. 1')_2 mil""
<br />I..n,!::. 1"3d~ I.. ;1 .mall,'r rl'l::ulalill,"
<br />It'~n,()ir frolU "lIi,-11 "oller i, dra"-If
<br />f"r III(' Plall.. \"alle~' pU"t'r plant
<br />,.-llf'rc an a\rragt' h...ld nf 2!JI ft. j,
<br />c/"\f'1"1..',1 JI\ I".' In,Ir,,...I'"\lri,: unit.,
<br />"f 13.110'1 k,,-. "-3]'a('ill. H..I"" th,'
<br />I'"wt'r pblll a :"I,;-rnil,' Llllr;j,-" n'-
<br />lurn' tlll' I.alpr 1<> Ill.. ri','r ]",1,,1.
<br />lilt" I.." n "j \"r1h P]all,~. Thu~ Ihe
<br />I..lln takl"ll oul ;JIlin' din'r,i'JII ,lam
<br />tr;l'rl~ .11'0\11 5,'l miJr. throu!.!h lana!-
<br />and r'-""II-oir- h,-.f"n' it i~ rr'luflH',j
<br />I., till' riH'r.
<br />I Ill<' (,f tl1l' ot.\iou; l!if!il'IlItI('_ of
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<br />lhi~ long calla] ~y~t{'m j, th... li~hl
<br />;1l1<11'''r..u> 1I"llllr' "f II... _"d Ihmugh
<br />"hi,'h Ihl' I'anal, ,,"n' 10 bt' buill.
<br />lilt' '-;1IIal, ,,,',,. to", l"ll~ t" I... lin..d
<br />tluougtwul. helln' '''':''I,at'c JO;,~I";,
<br />",'n' "\!Il"cll..llu I,{" br!!" during till'
<br />"arl~ I-'criod of opnation. ;In,1 ;,Iump.
<br />ill!! "f l,arlk. at "JIlW fl"illl~ 11.1,
<br /><Inlir:ipalf'd. In ,c,li"ll~ l.tWH' 1']1\~i.
<br />('.11 l"IllHlilinnl' ral!...! f"r >I ~ltJpe
<br />,1....,...,111,,11 I "" 11__ lllO' ..allal
<br />I.a" lined; in lhl' other ....0'l1"1I;, it
<br />\'a, 11"IIt',l Ihal d"I,u,il; of IIII' lilll'
<br />.ill rarrif'u by Ihr rin~f \'lluld r,.,Jure
<br />~1""l'al!" J,,,_,.~ I" d 11I',!'li:::iblt' quan.
<br />Ilt~- \. jlllin >I f,'" \ear~ a{tt'r I'\lllill~
<br />IIII' projt'ct into sen'ice,
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<br />]l"n'ml'''f. IQ_l5. ill a lillllt<:",j "'a~' to
<br />-";1'''11 lIlt' ("allal~ allll r"~"nolrs. bUI
<br />II '0011 hatllo J.e clo~t'd do"n due to
<br />partial failure of Ihl' drop ,lructur('
<br />ill ...hich \.'all'r from Ihl" "up ply
<br />.-.mals gutc"!' do....n inlo tIle SUlhl'rlalltl
<br />fl"~"r\"oir. IhlTin~ thO' thr..e f(ll1ol.in~
<br />\,.al" II,,' "TOj....t \'3;' 0111 of ""..ra.
<br />Ii,," most oi Ihe tlm", tlue 10 nllllll"r.
<br />.lll,. lruuLles. jnrlutlillg 1"0 breal...
<br />inllw _iph"ll und..r Ih.. :O;oulh Plaue
<br />Hi\f'r. djfficulties with ire in tht,
<br /><':lllal :l.nJ .11 th... eunlrol strurtun"".
<br />_'lId ,(.t"pa~t" from the canal in n',
<br />~i('lm \.h.'re it i,. built aho\(' ~roulld.
<br />I",. 11',,\11>11" ill Ihe :"upph- ranal
<br />\','r" (ill.' .--hieA\' to tll<' rapir! ,-h.mg....
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