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<br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MISSION
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<br />The Mission of th4 BlUe.... oj Red_rlon is 10 III<Z1UZge,
<br />develop, tmd protect waler ulald rerourcu in G1l
<br />OIv1ronmmlally and .ccmomfClUly soowl ~r In th4
<br />fnrerur of 1M JfnterlC<l1l public.
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<br />Authnrhlllinn
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<br />PublicLaw92.$14,approvcdollOctober20,I9n,ga.vo
<br />theS<:c:rdaI)'ofthclnteriorpcrmissioAtoCOMtni<:t,
<br />opena:e, aad maInta.in tho San Luis Valley Projcct. Ooscd
<br />Basin Pivisioll. It was lat<< IIIDCIIded by Public Law ~
<br />315-Oct. 3,1980. Public lAw 9S-51O-Oct. 30,1984.
<br />Public Law l00-51lkXt. 24, 1988. Senalc Bill No. 8S-
<br />Apr. 20, 1989, .\lthorizcd the Colorado WItc:c
<br />ColUC(Valion Board to conlribuc.. to lhc CO.s\. of
<br />conlllrUCtloll.
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<br />GeMralDescriotlon
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<br />ThcClosedBasUlDivisiollisl~in..,utbCClltnl
<br />Colllrado In the San Luis Valley lD a tllpoJBPblll baslo
<br />called the aod Ila$ia. The COMd Buin bat. IWraco
<br />area of 2.940 1q\IUCI mUes. Tho SIllI Juaa MlluntalaS On
<br />the west and thoSllllgro do Cristo MllUlllaills 011 the east
<br />mer&" to fonD. tho Ilordlc:nl. boundary o( Ibc basin.
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<br />PurooseohboProloct
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<br />Tbe PUrpolO of tho Clol"d Basin PivisionpNjOllt u to
<br />salvas,oWKOllfinodgrouDdwau:ralldavai1ab1o1lldaco
<br />fioWlinlbcCloaodBuia1halwou1dothcrwisoboloato
<br />~tran.spila1ionbyA1tgrass.r&bbltbrush.~,
<br />andotbcr~. Thesalvapl.waralsde1ivcred
<br />throap a 42milocollVCi1_dianndto Ibc Rio Cl:raIl6o to
<br />assmColllrado in mooting k's commitment to thoStdeilof
<br />Now Mox1co .IlId Texas. IUIdotthe RiP Grande CompACt at
<br />1939,mdto~tboUllitcdStalcsinrnccUn&it..
<br />commitme4ts to Mexico UDder tho treaI)' dated May 21.
<br />1906. Tho ProjOCl also providu for tho delivcty of-...:
<br />to tbo Alamosa NatioIl81 Wlldlifo R.eluplllld B1eaca
<br />Wildlife Habitat Me4. stabllhal:i<m of Sao Luis Ub,
<br />rcctealloDal c...Uiticlat San. Luis Lake, and f1sb and
<br />wild1ifeCOlbanccmcQt.
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<br />PROJF:CT FF.ATIJRFS
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<br />Salva....W..lls
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<br />Tbe11O_~llI1vagow..J1.thsthavebc:cacoll5truded
<br />constiwte !he coro of the Closed BuillwalQ-a1vago
<br />CaclIitics.Salvage~sraogoCromlldcpthorsS-110fcct,
<br />"Io....pcr......U\a.conotnctcdwitb..si.."'.
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<br />stcdlCl'CCftSlltIdc;nclosedbloollcrotovaulu. WcllflCld.s
<br />wercd~opedinfourstage:l.ONundwau:rialbeProjOllt
<br />varies in qllll1iry. tbercfon> p\lmped watcn are blended to
<br />mut !he 'quality of water" tenDS of the R10 Grando
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<br />ObsorvationWe11s
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<br />Anctworkllf8211bsorvatio.D.welIsprovidoswaterlcvcl
<br />data for both tbo oonflllOd IllId lIDOOoflD.edaquIfers. This
<br />data Is used 10 opcratcthe Projc:ctwithill the: drawdown
<br />limitsp~bythoautbPrIzlagloglslatlon.
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<br />Pio<:lineI.Mcral.
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<br />Tho Projoc:t iDcludoa spproxirnaldy 1 U miles of pipdinc:
<br />latmds. Thelc:latmdstraluportwatotCromthoalvage
<br />wellstotbocollVCi1llIlCOcluulne!mStas,es I througb4.
<br />Stagn51s.totaJpipesystem.mcrgillgwil:hlhoco.D.veyanc6
<br />cbanndllltho.D.orthwatboUDdar;yofStagc4.
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<br />ConvevancoCbannel
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<br />Tho Projoc:t CODvoyanco chanDeI. provides the IlleIllII of
<br />eolloc:tingthoAlvagcdgrouacl_fromthepipdiDe
<br />Jatcralsllllddc:livcringitlOthcRioGrando.Tbcochaancl
<br />uapprox1mate.l142mUesIDIoagthwltbthedesipcapaclty
<br />iDcreuillg from 45 cfSlO .. maximum of Hi!) cls. Boaom
<br />widlhsl'Mpfn)jD;BI022fect,SDd_dcplhsfron:l3.6
<br />foc:t 10 5,6 fOllt. Tho cbumd is linod with 20 mU thick
<br />PVC liIllnj:covercdwith 12_16 incbesohggregalUlld rtil.
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<br />Structures
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<br />Constructkl.D. of tho COIlVO)'llllOllCbllll.D.d Included 2 precast
<br />con<:rdl:siphollS.7ehcckstrul:blrl:s.road_ings,4
<br />conllllllt head oriflCC (ClIO) 1vntoots, I panbsll flume, 2
<br />pumpiAs plaots. 1 feed<< cana1 b1mout, lllld 1 pipdiDll
<br />turnout.' &.tcasivc: tree plllllting c:alled sbd~ belts have
<br />boeD. plallIocIm areas hlghly susceptlbleto wIod erosion.
<br />Drip inigationl1_'bavcboeD.inJWledto_theuec
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<br />PmvnunmabloLf."_Sunervi"",rt"'",ntrnISvstem
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<br />A remote control mllDitorillg ."..,m to assist wi!b
<br />regutaring_ddivcric:s,dacctiD&cqlliplDClltproblems.
<br />obtaininglll1dstoriDgh1storicaldatato.cost..tl...ci....t
<br />IllIllIDet WllS lD.sta11ed to 1985_ Tho ProJWll:lllllblc Mutq-
<br />Supenlsory Control (PMSC) system t;Onsists of a IIWl<<
<br />stationl0cat0dmthoProjootofr1ce,1llId2S0nctWOrlccd,
<br />rcmoto computa1l1llCd for cquipmt;ntcoorrct and data
<br />acqulsitiPn.
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<br />TbeProjoc:t~ whi<:bis for the IDllst part rcmote and
<br />ioacceuibl...is~bylWopublicuti1ltyoompanlcs.
<br />Electric:alpower is fumisbcdby PublicScrvi<:e ColPpaoy
<br />of ColllrDdll (PSCo) lllId the San Luis Valley RupJ E1oc;tric
<br />CoopcnWve (R.EC). Tho Project is JCn'Cd by 96 mUes of
<br />overhead primay liao, 31 miles of underground primary
<br />lillo,lltId42milesofunderpouodoeeood.aryo.crvico. Tho
<br />ProjOlltalsohali.101ar-~pu.1!lpmg'Ystaninstalled
<br />aloll6wel.l.itro. TblslUlld-alllll6photovoltaiccoDOeDtrI.IOr
<br />ana)' pumpi.D.& f)'stcal __ dcvdopcd and i.astalled ... .
<br />jll.lD.tresearcb.proJec:toftheDepartmootoCEDergy.D.D.dtho
<br />BureauofRedamatio...
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<br />OoetatlonandM.lnlOlllUlCO
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<br />Tho ProjOllt is opmotod and maintained by Bul'Cllu of
<br />RoclmWioD porsotmel. A contw:t with the Rio GrIllIde
<br />W_ CollX(Vatiolt Dist:riec (R.GWCO) provides for ciVil
<br />maiDtcu.snccooProjoc:tC..m.itics.
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<br />The Project'. ovctall opcratioIl is monitofaJ by II
<br />thrco-pcnon oper1Ilio& committolJ to iImrre tho Project is
<br />bcingop<<aUdlncompliaDcowltblUlthPrizin.g:logisWio.D..
<br />This eott21l1iaoe colllists of members appoirlW! by the
<br />Secretary of tho Iaterior. Colondo Wilt<< Couscrvatiolt
<br />Board. lIlId Rio OrarIdoWat<< ConsuvationPistrio:t.
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<br />R..::n:al;on FlICililies. San u,;. Swe Park
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<br />Ra:reolia..fu;i1itic:s_~IIlSa'lLu.isl.ake
<br />through. ooopcI.D.tivcdfort by tbc: 8umuI of Rcd.matioo,
<br />ColorAdo WItc:c Conservlll:loa Board. IllId the Colorado
<br />Divisio",orWddlif... Tha_bosbccndesigMtcd...
<br />Colorado S1.D.lo PArt aod admlDlstcnd by the DlvWoo ot
<br />Parb md Recn.tioDwith fundi.D.Jprovidodby thllSWrl of
<br />Colorado...... theRia lJraode W~Co"Ie(VIIlie..District.
<br />Fllcl1lticsincladcroads.land-vmg,fCllciag,picnicsltai.
<br />comp.iles. boat ramps. flllbi.D.J access ........ sanitary
<br />facUitlcs,lIaUs,aad-...:syRcms.
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<br />Flltmquireslltadditio.llallD.foraW:Jpllpleuocol1laCt:
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<br />Bare8u of RedamatiOIl
<br />AIamos:I.FieldDinsiou.
<br />10900lIislhwaJ'lAEut
<br />..ua-. Colondo 81101..,518
<br />Phoae: (71'lm-5855
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