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<br />I;; <br />" <br /> <br />3582 <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />I;: <br /> <br />However, in conjunction with the .~.epartment of Energy, a solar powered pump has <br />been installed near Hooper. The photovoltaic system includes two arrays of <br />collector modules. The solar power collected provides enough energy to <br />power a 7t hp pump, enough to pump about 380 gpm from a depth of about *0 feet. <br /> <br />I', <br />~ <br /> <br />Research on the potential use of wind power was conducted from November of 1980 <br />until April of 1983. Two Mesonet units were located in the San Luis Valley: <br />one near the town of Mosca, Colorado and one at a Bureau of Land Management <br />repeater site near the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. After a year of <br />monitoring at the Mosca site and 26 months of monitoring at the repeater site, <br />it was found that the strengths and velocities of wind were not consistent <br />enough to provide a viable source of energy. <br /> <br />I' <br />:.-' <br />-, <br /> <br />I~. <br />.. <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />The Mosca unit was then placed on La Veta Pass. It indicated good wind power <br />potential. However, costly ~ccess to the site and high construction costs <br />limited further study of the area for wind power. Funds are no longer available <br />for continued research. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE <br /> <br />I: <br />, <br /> <br />Wells and pumps will operate on a 24-hour-a-day, year-round basis. The wells <br />will be controlled by a computer system located at the Alamosa office for <br />operations and maintenance. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />This system will consist of a central processing unit in Alamosa, and a remote <br />terminal at each well. If well or pump operations have a problem the flow rate <br />can be controlled directly from the office. <br /> <br />1\ <br /> <br />Bureau employees will make regular checks of project features and perform main- <br />tenance and repairs a8 necessary. <br /> <br />-" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MITIGATION FEATURES OF THE CLOSED BASIN DIVISION <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Development of the Closed Basin Division will have an overall beneficial effect <br />on the uses of wetland areas, wildlife and waterfowl. Almost all of the improve- <br />ments planned are being coordinated and managed by the Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife. <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />Rio_G~a~.d.~_ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The water added to the flow of the Rio Grande will enhance the ecology of the <br />river. The water will increase the bottom habitat area for aquatic life. <br />Increased bottom habitat is important to organisms which feed off the streambed <br />and provide a primary source of food, directly and indirectly, for many fish <br />species living in the Rio Grande. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Semiaquatic animals such as beaver, muskrat, and amphibians, "ill benefit from <br />the increased surface area and depth of the river. They will be able to find <br />more foed and streamside vegetative cover. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-12- <br /> <br />I <br />