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<br />4 The enfrinecl'ing repnl"t~ ~tll.t.e lrhat t.lw problems of the :\:fiddle
<br />Vnlicy illdlHle red(j('.'t,inll in tid(l erops, fiwlltcinl diHiellltie~ wit.hill the
<br />~lidlile Rio Grnllde COllsel'vHncy District, pl'ogn's:;i\"e iJl';J'.~flSl.'S in
<br />flood dnmllUes gCllcl'llllow levd of farm iJlcollj(~._:1nd t,I1I' illll!)ilit,y to
<br />dL'livcr w:J.t~r i~1 uccorduT\('e \\'ith t,lll~ t.erms of tlH~ Hio Ur:t.lIde COIllplld.
<br />The l'('flOJT'ts indieat,(-, tha,t. n sCl'i')lIs condition has tlln~:l(l.v dL:\"('lop{~tl
<br />due to II I'isil\~~ ri\"(~r J)(.d nnd :t. l'isjll~ \\'tlt,<-:l' tllbl(>, lllld ~t.lLL(~ \.1I,\.t if
<br />rdir.f i~ !lOt. ])l:tJvidetl, t!w llgrinlltuntl pl'Odlll'.tinn \vill hc'- illl;n~ll~,in~ly
<br />impuiJ'('d ,,"ith pl'ob:lb](~ nlHludonmL'llt, of :l~~ricutLIJt'nl pursuits wil.hill
<br />!"'IO y(\fH~. Nl~'\- ~rexieo (:mphn:::-izi..'s the fad L1lill. 1llll111dolllllcnt of
<br />n~Ti.eIIlLUl'lll Jll'odl]{,t.ion \\'ill t:umc much ~nnnel' if tlu~ SLuLt--;'" illnlJiliLy
<br />tr") milkc' ddl,"\,t'i(,:;: of \'"ater l\~qllir(~d hy t.lu~ l~omp~Jd t'-rllltimIt"3" If
<br />lllldenldin'J'il's of w:lkl' continu(' nt, thl-' SltllW rnte :1~ 1.111.'\' han' Sillf:C
<br />lU4:~, ngTi'~lIltlll'l1l [lct.ivil.il'5 dqJt'I1di!l;2: lIpOll il'ri~:1t.ion in' Ll1t' ~[iddll'
<br />Vnll!'y wi!! have t,o be curt.Hill'lf ~~hnrpl\' \\"ithiTl t.he lli':\t,!) Lo 10 Yetll":-
<br />and c.vlm with sl\eh l:url.nilrllcnt. it, is. ql1es1.lonnble whetheT elloup:h
<br />"'nIp!, t::111 bl~ dl'livl'l'ed fit Stlll ~vIllt'(.'.inl j,o IIH'eL compnd, refjllin'menls.
<br />5. Condil ions heYOnd t,he ,;onl,l"ol of thL' people i,l t.lll' middle Hio
<br />Gnllllk l1J'l~:l :Il'(~ l'~'~p(llbihk for t.his ~itrUl1t,iO[l. One' uf L1H~ major
<br />fnd(l/,S is t.}w illr.H'nsl'd rilLe of sl.'dinwnt depositi,)n in t.1lt: I'iv(~l' (')I:ll1nd
<br />n.h(we Ekphnnt. Bllt.te Hest'n"oil'. Tn plnJlnin;! t.\w Elephnllt Butte
<br />proj!'d, it. was :llltieipaLed tJlllt Inr[':(l f.lll/lJIt.it.\i's of sl;dinu~llt. l.lllTil'd
<br />hy t.lw rin'/' would 1,(; dl~pOSlt.Pll within the r0srrvoir IHeft. Undl'l'
<br />pJ'I'Sf'nt I:Olldit.iolls it is now hl'ing d('pnsil.e(lllll"gcly in till.' llin Gl'flTllle
<br />Chllllllt'1 nho\'(~ t.he J'(~~C'l'voir.
<br />G. Tlw problc'_Ill of l'i:d.ifyiJl~ t:.he n~gnld('(1 dWIlIIL'l nIld ('.OIT\~d,illg
<br />t.he 1'1'sult:.iIlg' efrt'(;ts of nonhe,}('fi(~inl wat,er rOll~llll1ption hns l'Cllr.lWtll1
<br />~t:J~e whidl i~ h,\V01111 the finlln(:inl nbilit,y of 1ll(~ 10(;nl peoplt-' Hl\(1 the
<br />Sttlte of New ~,r(~xi('o to n:e!ify n.nll i:-:; now rel'ognizl'd VS fl. Fl'dernl
<br />resprmsibiliLY,
<br />7. Alt,hml~h l':ll'ly ('ompld,ioll of the mlifird plan of dr.Yclopment. is
<br />desirnble, Lilt' Aood-('ont.l'ol plll11 induding its IIllljor drllillll~~e fC'lItllres
<br />i~ thc primory considcrntion nnd mll~t, he nceol1lpli~h(I,(l prolllptly ill
<br />nrrll'r to relicve t.ll(~ Sitllflt,ioll now existing in the vall('v. The I'I~dfl-
<br />mntion phuses of t.ile pl'ojl~et Cflnllot he Ilceornplishcd IJ~ntil the Hood-
<br />cont.rol fcat.lIl't's b('(:oIl1P dl'(,etive. FUl'tlll.'l', t.he r('('.ln.mntion felltllres
<br />of j,lIp plnn lln' dl'lwnd,.'nt. UpOIl tontrncts to be nl'g:otiat,Nl bd \\,pen
<br />the BlIrcllll of R(~rlfl.mfl.til)flllnd t.he wnt.PI" lI~ers of the ididdle Vnll!'y.
<br />8. During t.he past, ~~~ Y('firs l'cprpscnt.ntiyrs of lohe TIUI'p.l1l1 of Rf'dil-
<br />lIlutioll lllllr of the Corp~ 'of Ellgilwers hnv(' lWl'n in fJ'(~qllcJlt r.onsulta-
<br />tion with l'nginel'rs T'l'presl'nt.ing t,hc Stntes of Co10rndo. New .:\I(~xi(~o,
<br />and T(,"ll~ T'cg'nnling t,he wllt.er-~lIpply st,mlic's for till' propm;l'd nroj('d,:
<br />Ruhmission of t.he hnnl report. was (lelnYl'd until t.!w, h~"drnlo!!ic dnt.a
<br />used for t,ht~ wntrl"-slJpply e:;timatl'8. Iw<1 bl'l'n I1gJ'(~ed upon b~r t,he
<br />en;!1J1L't~l'~. 'The oJwl'ntion st.t11lif'~ hnscd upon t,hesr. duta show wit.hin
<br />ren~ollahl(' limits tlu~ dTI~d. of the pl'Oposed plnn llpOll t.he wnter
<br />slIpplil.'s of tJt(' three SUttes"
<br />n. Th(~ wnter-slIpplv st.lltlip.s indit:nt.e t.hnt the middle Rio (;r:lI1dc
<br />project. Willl'OInpele ~\.ith the rwthorizc'd Sfln Ll1is VnIlev projf~('t for
<br />50nw of t.he wnt.er which otlw1'wisc would be spilled from Elephnnt
<br />Butte project stOl'H!.!C nnd lo~t to t.he rnt.irr. hn~in.
<br />In their nnnlyses~ the two Fedl~rnl ng-l'neies hnye nsslImen thllt t.lw
<br />Colorado project as anthorized wns constructed. New n{exico fcel~
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