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<br />Streams
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<br />coat versus the value^ of the rangetobes:erved.Some '<,.reas of
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<br />considerable sizearestiH 'Unlised be<;-au&eGf,an unfavO-rable ratio
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<br />,between cost of provi,ding water and va-lue ,of the range that'would be
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<br />serve~.
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<br />".AlthGli-gh semewhat'{Gl'eign toa'Gise.u.sai<>nGf'stoq~ponds, it
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<br />is believed-thata,deacription of some of theo-ther methods of
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<br />supplying stock water is pertinent.
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<br />Perennial streams represent probably the cheapest and most
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<br />re liable'fHIUI'€e,<>f rangewat-e l' . However " th-ei r^us-e i-s Umi ted
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<br />because of ina€<:lessibHity ocea,si<med by 'Gwnershipof bordering
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<br />tands ,or to physical <;har-a<;teristies. In addition, most,streams
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<br />havel-ong sitwe 'beenlally^,aequ-ired,bya'Pfl'JIopl'ia.tioI'Jd'l' pres<;rip-
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<br />tive ,use; l-eavi,ng,Ut-tle.O-pportumty.f-ol' fuith-el"'Gev-elopm ent.
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<br />Eph-emel'alsh."ea'mson: th,eo-ther hand, ,partieu-larlyth-osethat flow
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<br />as aresultofsp1'ingpsnGw~ett, ,offer gr-ea~er opportunities for
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<br />,development and 'moil tha~enGt l>e-en. exploited tothee';'tent 'they
<br />merit. 'M~nY'of -these p^r'e&e>>,tM-ve-Ni,&te'~^rtunitie-s for on-
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<br />stream and off~stream^re^&er",oi'rs'-i",m-vel'si-On,-o-f--'stora'ge <;an be
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<br />e,a,r ried out during pe riod,s-of,snowme Uwhen--wat-er' 'is, ntl-t needed
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<br />, downstl'-eam. The use of Gff--atre-am st<><;k,ponds ^h'a,s the added
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<br />advan.ta,geofpermitting the,selecti-GnGff-l-o-w,per-iods when the
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<br />sediment load is l,ow, ..~s 'flresElrvingthe 'pond'o-apacity.
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