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<br />~ PRESS RELEASE <br />~') <br />.,-1 Sa I in ity in the Arkansas Rive r ., i I I be reduced when the <br />00 Patterson Hollow USDA Water Qual ity Hydrologic Unit Area <br />project is completed. This 89,850 acre area is located in <br />Pueblo and Otero Counties, Colorado. Assistance to Improve <br />irrigation water management wi II be made avai lable to the <br />505 farmers in this area. When completed, approxima-tely <br />60,000 tons/year of salt WI I I be prevented from reaching the <br />Arkansas River by the project. This project wi I I be carried <br />out Jointly by the Agricultural Stabilization and <br />Conservation Service, Cooperative Extension, and the Soi I <br />Conservation Service. <br /> <br />3 <br />