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<br />DE PAR T !II E l\" T () F THE I" T ERr 0 R
<br />BUR EAt' 0 F R E C L A II A T ION
<br />SW REGION AND ARKAl:SAS RII'ER BASIl\" PORTION OF L!ll REGIO~
<br />CURRENT Il\"VESTIGATIO"S
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<br />MAR 031974
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<br />COLO. WATER
<br />CONSERVATION BOARD
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<br />Shenlof3
<br />l!arc~ 1974
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<br />State
<br />
<br />COlIlpletionofappraisa!lnvestigations.
<br />
<br />Investigation
<br />
<br />Type and Scope of InvesUgation
<br />and Project Purpose
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<br />Colorado
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<br />New Nexico
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<br />Nelli Mexico
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<br />New Mexico
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<br />Western United States Water
<br />plan
<br />(COlorado-New MexicO)
<br />(lncludeatheformer
<br />"Colorado State Wster Plan"
<br />aDd ''New MeX"ico State Water
<br />Plan")
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<br />CM,ll:ukh. Project
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<br />K.ZlI!I.lI State w.ter Plan
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<br />Elephnt $utteReservoir-
<br />Fort QI.lU..." Project
<br />(New ""':dco-Tex..)
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<br />GallUp project
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<br />Rio G....nd. Pro:l.ct-
<br />Elephant Butt. lrriptlon
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<br />Lake "'"dith Salinity StudY'
<br />(New"'x1o~TeDa)
<br />
<br />Appr.Ualinvestigationtodevelop.
<br />general plsn to meet the futurew.ter
<br />needs of the 11 western States which 11e
<br />wholly or in part west of the Continental
<br />Divide. Studies will eMmine all possibh
<br />method,StosUgmentthewstersupp11esoi
<br />existingorpotentia1 water-deficient srea.s
<br />including but not limited to weather
<br />modific.tion, denlting, conservation, and
<br />r<!use of wst..r and surface imports. In
<br />IlccordwithPubl1cLs.w90-337,nostUdies
<br />will be undertaken prior to October 1976
<br />for .ny plan to import water into t~e
<br />ColorsdoR1V9rSss1nfromsnyothernatur.l
<br />basin lyingouUide of theColor.do River
<br />BllsinStates, BrCongr<lsslonalDir<!cti,'e
<br />boththeColoradoStateWaterPlsnandt....
<br />New Mexico Stste Water Plan studies Will
<br />be included ln the Western United States
<br />water Plan,
<br />
<br />AfenibilHv1evel report c1rculated for
<br />interagencl';"'view in fiscal year 1966 foun:l
<br />that flOWS Of the Chikukia River could hest
<br />be developed.t Corbin reservoir sHe and
<br />presentedplansinvolvlnglOunicipal8nd
<br />induetriBl water suppl," and flood.control,
<br />Renewedint"r<lat in the project has
<br />promptedtheBure.utorelufllSfeulbility
<br />level.tudiea, Inveetiptions .'UI 10cu~
<br />-onlllunic1pBlandindultrialwateruse.nd
<br />flood control and.n envirol\l'llenu1 quallt~"
<br />pl.nbutwillincludeotherw.teruseand
<br />contrelneed.,
<br />
<br />Studiesof.broadsppraisalofpotential
<br />indu.trial sl'd agricultural growt~,
<br />populationexpansiol',.ndt1,ewnter
<br />requirement.ndthe us. of t!,oae
<br />potenUal. for the entire State of K.nsas.
<br />Al1poaaibiliUes for development of water
<br />.uppUeawill be exploredwlthpa.rticul.r
<br />emphasisonrroundwater,waterqut.llll.
<br />control, and the conservation, control.
<br />andpoadble tran"ferofex~'" nows.
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<br />Forn.rraUved..cription....heet3.
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<br />reaaibiUtrinv.sUp.Uon.directedtow.rd
<br />providing.ddiUonllllllunicipalsnd
<br />industrial w.ter suppl" for Gallup, Ne~.
<br />M8xico,.ndotl>erpOllaibleu.er.in t'>e
<br />ares. Exten.iveCround....t.rinve.tip.t1on.
<br />lIIuatbeud.beforefinaldet.rminationscan
<br />be "sched,
<br />
<br />SIleci&1 inv..tiltStion to provid.. d.tRUed
<br />stud)' of thep"..nt irrigation.,.ateTll to
<br />d.tel'Ulined..irabl.ch.~.intherouting
<br />of wat.r and th. IIOst f..l1bl. conver.lon.
<br />which can be IIl&de toconveyanc. chann.1a to
<br />modernil::e the .ntir. .yat.III,
<br />
<br />Fornarrativ.d..oription....h..t 3,
<br />
<br />Status
<br />
<br />F. ,', 1974 Pl"cgl"SIIl
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<br />Cons1derable datil and analyses dev"'loped in connection w1th the fonoer ~ew :\lexico
<br />State Water Planw11l be avana.ble for use 1n th1s study. Long-range planning
<br />stud1eswerestsrtedontl,eNewMexicoStateWat",rP1aninfiScal).esrsl9668nd
<br />1967 ,mder Rio Grande and Pecos River Basin surve,.s. These studies were reoriented
<br />into 8 atll.tewide approach towuer resources dev"i.op",ent, Reconnaissance-t)'pe
<br />investigations wel'e also "'tarted Ollthe Colorado Stllte Water Plan, 'l"hell'estern
<br />United States lI'aterPhnstudY'IIIlS initiateo:lIn t1scal year 1971 Ilndi SnCw.
<br />scheduled for completlon by June:lO, 1974.
<br />
<br />A phn of 5tQdy 18 belt\~ d~,.elo~ed. Se,'el'8.1 coordination meeting", \\'ith local
<br />Interests, States, and <'ther ....enries '.a,.e uen "eld, Project sc~du!ed for
<br />~ompletion Uscal yur 1976.
<br />
<br />InF.'1.19671ntensiv.,.tstewidestudiesbelrlln".lthasaeTllbl)'ofsn inventory of
<br />all avaU.ble.pertinent :rellout'ce snd economic data for K.nsaa. Interim Report
<br />1'0. I of the Kanus Basins project, published in ltlarch 1968, ill essentisU,'.
<br />bibliograph)' of au published reportsllndother materIal br.n State and'
<br />Federal .gencies and IIrh.lte intere.ts. Interim Report !iro, 2, publi.hed in
<br />May 1968, ill bUic.U).. schedule of inveeticationll shO<l'ing the dh'isionof
<br />:rellponllbil1t~.. hy work items het\\'een the Bureau Of ReclalQ.Uon and He State
<br />ofK.ns.., Acontratt for ltcono,.lc pro,1ections <lith K.nsas Stlte1:nl"11Z'S1tl.
<br />is cOlllplete, Consumptlve ~se requirements for irrigation in Kansu hll,'e heen
<br />.dopted. Landcl....lf1tltlonworkh..be-encOlllJ>letedfor.Uc:OI.lntiesinthe
<br />State,llndn.rrativerepol"lsl1a."ebellnpreparedfortheindivldu.lcountlea,
<br />",'H~l t.bulatlOna of anh1e .cresllt'll bl land <:U"""ll'. Cottnty map. "/roIl.In~
<br />.ralllel.ndb).C'lass111"atlonl'a'.l'heenprepa....d. Completlollofthenudy
<br />wu dela~...d .nd is n~ sel,ed"led Ie". F,Y, 1914.
<br />
<br />Apprai.al investigations ~&\'e be-en compleeed ""~Ic~ .1'011' e"at thr'ft' plans to
<br />conve)'7,:lOOac:re-fe.t of surf.ce water.nnually froll"s'''JoReser '.oirto
<br />Gallup !lave been.tudlsd, Development of 'lieU helds inseverlll Sl;'"aa
<br />have be-en lItndie(i. but a lack of 1~l'O\lnd ....ater data prevente<l cOl:lolusl\'e
<br />Un,all::a. ,Worle <lllrinl~ fiscal )",ar I:lH '11111 condst prlmarll~. of .u.rtin!:'
<br />theaccnmulationoff1el<ldaU.. Th. inve.til>"'tionh:expeeted to be
<br />cOl~plete,; in Uscd ~.ear 197...
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<br />ConnJ'Uct1oll of t'le project ..... .ut'Tor1>:ed In 190~, TM Pl"O~ct 1. opt'nlted
<br />and maintained b)'the Bureau of !leclamation"'H" fund..dv.nc.d b). tl1.
<br />[lep".nt Buttll" IrrlptionDistrict, Study 11 .clleduhd forCOlllJ>I.tion in
<br />li',\',1976,
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