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<br />. j <br /> <br />eoaUy outlay. to level thei1" lan<<. in such a manner that <br />the depth to the w~t.r table 1. eOn. taut throughout the <br />area of the traot. 'l'he oa.pital eoat. for this work hav. <br />been averaging about $50.00 per acre. <br />rt _8 recognhed many yeai'll .So that the fluctuating <br />character ot stream tlow. required the development of atoPAge <br />.t'acU1t:1l1uh A .erle.. of eTent. have prevented the conatJ'uetion <br />of any Itorq;e f'&Cll1t1.. on the Oonejol and ot 1Muquate <br />.toftge on the Upper 110 (Wanda. In the aarq 1980. the <br />united atat.. became 1nvolve4 10 a eontrover8" With D&x1o$ <br />onr the 'tUIe ot tM .atal'a ot the Rl. apan4e. "xl.o oldlllefiS. <br />th&t ita u.;.. in theJ'uapea vhln1t;r _re 'all!qed by exc..at"e <br />41"e"10n Qt watel" Up.tN.a in NflW Mu:lclIl and. Colo!'ad.. The <br />l"Etfll.l.lt of thh Clontl'O".ral' wu the :tapodtion ot IU:l ~!'go <br />uponxooa.rvolr eon.tnGUen in the Uppal' Itie Granlle area. <br />1'bi. w.1l ef'tectuated 1>7 the a.Uotl of tn. United Stat.. 11'1 <br />withdrawing t1'o. ent.117 pUblic land. wh1ch eIght be u,ae4 toP <br />4am or r..."1"O!1> alte.. 'tn. contro"e1'." with .l4!xlao w... <br />ta%'llllnated by tb!ll Oon"ltnt1on of' 1906 whe..eb;r the UnitM Itato. <br />a$l"fIed to i.Unr .. tilt.1Il _OlUlt of w.ter annually for uae <br />1n hx1cQ 1a tin. ...ioinit, of Ju.atoe.. In order to oal'ry out <br />th:l.. alJ'llement, tM tin! to.datate4I eonatNeted the Elephant <br />Bu.tte Om 111 lHluthent .I." hnao to 8tore lUo Grande w..ter. <br /> <br />The ..ttlement of tM Mexican contro....r.1 d1d not <br />result 1n tb1l lUting ot the .mbargo againat r..epvo1J' oon- <br />.t1"llleUon in the Uppel' Rio Grande. 'l'hb ft. continued until <br /> <br />- 8 - <br /> <br />r J, .>) A . t~ <br />',," L. v <br />