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<br />fo!" irl"L'a.' ior: of ~a.!".d in I>lc~l:no "'3,'-::01 ou"'side ,.<: pro,'ec'" area. Anal-
<br />ises $::0-... , ese tlo,....s aYe re.s.'i.:el:. r,i,:r:~ -:€!".ce.'ra,"',ions of soluble
<br />sal ':5. ~e:,' are succ>::ssf\111" used for i rrL'a ",io~. iOv,re'/er. because of
<br />, 'er!'"lal 1rai,.a,:,:€ c!lllrac'"eris"'ics of ',he soils. -:1::e sa1' co"ce~:':rat,io'J
<br />of .. .e~e flows is ';0' €Y.pec--ed "!",Q i:1crease ',.r' p!.o:'ec' rje.,eloprr.ent:.
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<br />.;a' 1.aiTl.lel Fro_iect. t"olorado.__:".e s'J.~', '.1,"1.1')1 Pro,iec'" -..rill rei:ula...,e
<br />rlo:.,.s of '::be Sar; ;':.ilZUel :-iver for irri,~a-io-. :n1l\ic:lpal ar.d i"dus'.rial
<br />C;So;!. recrea'lor.. flood <:0:.,,"01. a: rj !"is:' ar,d ...;ildlife cQ:,serY'3."ion. The
<br />pro.~ec' ..riil sepJ'i,_ wa',er to 21', 10 acres oC :'::!w 18.:,d l,flll 12.5:Xl acres
<br />of b,nd :10;" recei.ri~,. !1 par"ia.l sUP;>!:.'. -eple~lo. o~ 'le ---:olorado Bi'/'er
<br />-..ill be a.bou" S5,I)O('l aC:.e-fee",
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<br />~e ~olor1.do kive!'" :,ea.!' ~isca gnce i s afr":'c~ed b all ups' rean d€-
<br />'telopr::e::',s or. . ,e ,"alar-ado. :ur.:.iso', a:~d :oQlorez . ~.rers 'lr:'i . ..f;:;!' "rib-
<br />u'aries. 7Jlese t.r'lIISl!X)Ur. air:, <ti versiOLs 8.!-1 : ,_: '1:1 r pro,;ec~ s i,:cr-ense
<br />':e Co:.ce:-'raUor;s fl'Or.l 0,'-"") .,0 l,C. ",::,o:,s per acre-'.oot <ri:., '.,0 pickup
<br />a.tj "~o 1.11 ...ri~.~ 2 to:";:; per acre pick'..lp.
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<br />.~a:--l 'J.:'\, - .hama. :!=-ro,'iec' .--'-.or.s":-uc"ion is :,ow CO~"l",et,e i or: this
<br />. ra.::S:!iou:-t,ain ii version fro.'ec" wi ',h deli '!er:-' of "'at er .;0 'toe Rio:rande
<br />T'asi' il~i..ia1.ed i lQ..l. .;,e pro.'ec' will evo::::...,ua'.;..l.,.. 'li '1"0:; r", a:1 a'leraf';o::-
<br />o~ .L ".'^'"I(I acre-t'ee~ ar.:uall~. from '!.f:: ;;enfhra;,ers of ~r,e .~a; 'uar. Ri'rer
<br />a-::ross .:.e '...o:.:.ine:-:."al >:ide ~o ';-)-e Rio ;ra:,1e t.as1:-,. TrJe eft'ec. of
<br />is ,jepletior: 0;. 'e.olora.lo :.-iver wil'.i. 'be ':':8.' SO;ne dissol.:ed solids
<br />wi 1 re . rar.spor'_ed au 0;" :le t-asin a:-,d less 1- ~,"~ quaIl t.': .....a~er -..rill
<br />te a:.railable clo.....:;s.rea:-:l for illlution of ~OWE:r 'luaU',,',' "'a'er.
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<br />01e ....a',er .,n 11 te used 1: Ne.... ";ey.ico for :t!u:'icipa~ ad irdustrial
<br />je'/elop~e:-' s ~..d for irri(a'~io:,
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<br />:;ava'~o ~ndian Irri.~a-:io". r=ro,'ec'.h:'~ons'~..lc'-ion activ'"i'ies are
<br />u:Jde~.ray 0:-: ';!'",.i.s pro,'ec" .b.... co~ple',ior, of cO~,sO-r..lc".ior. and deli'ref""j
<br />of wa':er are se','"eral ;ears awa:,. 7':;e 1irec~ di'.rersiO!1 01' 50,'=, .1')0 acre~
<br />~'ee' of .....a'-,er s.nr.ual fro~ ':!-:e ,:3:1"3.,'0 '.ese;orC'ir 0 :10,000 acres of
<br />.:.Il.d.S sou":!~ of' ~.:;e Sa!'" iua, iv-er i~ COt -:err:pla'.eri. ::o:-:e o:~ '",hese la!1.ds
<br />are prese:-,':l:: ir!'":i;:;a':ed 8.;:d '~e effec" of irri~""9.'1o: or, '-},e ~ualit.y ar.d
<br />q,ua!',':ity of re":.ur~ 1'10... is iifficul'- -.0 predic".
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<br />Tl:ere ..'ill ce '.imes u::der ul".i:r.a':e casir: je'."elopr:--.e!1' w::en t.r:.e Sa!'":
<br />:Jar: .ialle;.. 1a.:--;ds telo;.: ~'lr.rJ. !'~':or,. ~ew :.'ey.ico, ...::::;. -:. be dene:1den't
<br />1 El.r:-e1:.' Upo!'. re"un; flo;,.s for- ~~,eir suppl:.. of ::.rr:,'~a"io:1 ....at,er. There
<br />are '/er:,. li"le da'",a upor. w~ic:-. :0 base eS'"i:r.a..,es o:~ ',:-,e quali':l of :.:.he
<br />re':",,;r!': fl.o..... '.;iscella.::.eous records fro!!: . .,e ::;a:, 'ua:',. _-1.:-.1mas, ar.d : a
<br />F19.'a Pi'rers indica't"~e SO:!'le periods of 10.., now .,,'3..~er of quest.ionable
<br />qua.li"-,y, especiall, fro:;:':"a ?la'"a Ei....er s:.s'-e:r. '..::ere So~e of :r.e lands
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