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<br />REQUEST <br /> <br />Cl <br />en <br />f\:, <br />o <br /> <br />for <br /> <br />RESTUDY OF FLOOD CONTROL <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />l;. <br /> <br />\~ATER CONSERVATION BENEFITS ON THE PURGATOlRE RlVER <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Between Soprh and Al."ali'a <br /> <br />Presented by. The P1ckotwire Water Users Association <br /> <br />(1) As pointed o-.r.. in House J:OO,ll:lQl.t No. 387. containing a. 1ettElX' <br />tram the Seorotary of liar on the subject of 1'lood control of <br /> <br />the furg/Atoire River, e.n averago of 62.622 acre feet of _tEll" <br /> <br />pll.l>aed the gaugiug station at Trinidad. Colorado annually. <br />Of.' this total, an average of apprClld.mntely 50,000 acr-e fe&'\; <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />are now used f(fZ" trrilJi!l1oion 1n the agricultura.l area. between <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tl"inidad and the lI10uth of the canyon. This figure includes <br />not only water entering the river below Trinidad. bu.t also the <br />multiple use 01' _ter by return flO\'l'. These figures ind5.oate <br /> <br />that there are several thousand aEre foet lost as far as bene- <br /> <br />1':I.o1al u&e tor irrigation in this valloy io concerned. <br /> <br />(2) All of the approximately 20.000 acres irrigatod in this valley <br /> <br />ill shorl of irrigation water at certain soasons. hlcst of the <br /> <br />~ee. is 1Dadllquately irrigated &1ring all except '1:11.0 best <br />water years. The i'ollon-ing table shows ea\;L-natea of the in- <br />~ee.sod production possible if a substantial por-l;iOll of the <br /> <br />water nOl'l going by the 'VariOl1s ditch he&divorkll could be utlilized. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />5,000 acres iiil $25.00 <br /> <br />$125,000 <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />8.500 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~ $35.0u <br /> <br />297,500 <br /> <br />6. 500 <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />@ $29.00 <br /> <br />292,500 <br />$715,000 - Annual Increase <br /> <br />incropa <br />