WSP07791

• File Number: 8027
• Description: Section D General Correspondence - Federal Agencies - BOR - Amarillo - Region 5
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 3/1/1973
• Author: DOI BOR
• Title: DOI-BOR - Current Investigations 1973
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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InvesU~tion

We"t TeXII" aDd Eaatern New
Me:dcoIlllportPro:lect
(Texas-Ne"" Ma:dca)

Western UJl.1ted Statea Water
Plan
\cOiOrado-Mew Jlaxlco)

AlYapro:lect

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Type and Seope of Investiptlon
and Project PQrpose

Appralsalinvestigationofvarlouaalternativea
of illpOrtlDB: water frOOl the Mississippl Rlver
a,stem 'to th<!. ~roject Uel'. P~j..t:t area 1.
defitladssallofTexaswestofaUnllllllltt<md-
lng frOOl Wlchita Falls, Abllene,and Del Rio
aDd New lII8:dco east of the Pecos River and
south of the canad1an River. Purpose 1" to
supply lrdgation and lIIUn1e1pal and
lndustrlal water to those areas where the
present groundwater supply ia bGingdepleted
and illl:port at addit:lonal watel' of good quu.lit'
ls urgently needed to preserve the existing
ecoDOllly and to provide a sound base fartbe
expected nOl'llllll eCOllOllllc R::ro'A'thof the area.
Requi...""ntsllrll eaU..ted to r&np;frOllIl baSlc
raunicipal and ll1duah.ial aupply of 600,000
acre-feet allDuslly to a totsl of sOlle
l6,500,OOOaCnl-f.,.tallDUallyforadditional
1IU1licipa.1 and industrial and. irrlge.tiQZl Il'leda
lntbe,.ar2020.

For narrative deacr1ptiOtl, see page 1.

InV9aUgaUonto apprahe tbe avallable water
reaourcea oftbe &lIt Pork of thIJ Arkall.las Il.1ver
upstre.. trolll the existin.&' Great Salt Pla1D.l1
Re.ervoir ln Alfalfa aDd Woods Countiea. Con-
sideration will be given to n..,da for lIunicipal
aDd.induatrla1aupply,1rr1raUon,quallty
control,fhbandwlldufe,rec~tion,and
flood prevention.

Status

Thls project is a joint effort of the Bureau of Reclautioll, lli..iss1ppi River
COIllIIlisslon/and Southwestern D1vlsiOl1, COrPs of E.ng1neera. Prel1l11nary wolt
ooPJl1u ?Y. 1967 and included atudy of vsrious sche..a tor tranaporting _tel'
to the use areaa; pote:ntislities for both souree aDd t81'lllinal storage; lrrigation
water requirelle:nm snda achedule of del1vel'ies; and cost datil Ol1septenh of
del1verysYllteu. AprOlf"ss report _. completed inllaY 1968 ind1caUngthat
continuation of tile investigation wa" wa>rrsnted. The II1ssisS1pp1 River
CODII1U10tlhas furniabe<lint01'llllltio:r:l on the probable tilllG that surplus fl_"
frolll tile Mississippl would be avaUable. Dlle to 111l1tst1oDS e4 t1me and
fund", the MissisSippi River CQllllliSSloll aDd l3tlreau of RecllUlUttion have agreed
to Ht>OTt or. a :pU:n that coul.d '"<lVe 8,SOO,00l) acre-feet of water weatward to
the hlgbplaitls ofTllxas aDd Nell'lIex1co. The lnvest1gationisessent1allyCOll-
plots, aDd the r~ort 1s sohsduled to be cOllll)leted by June 30, 1973.

. AtI 1nter1_ sp:prabsl report of the "OkbboM. State ..tar Plan" (... bel_).
.COIIIPl.ee.d 1.p. t1._1,...., 1961', ~lIIlK __1~at1on c4" U. alll!, _anvoi.r..
the Salt Porll: at the Alva sit.l hut the appn1..1 .. DOt 1iI. ....Uie1ellt detail
to provide the sconClll1c aDd f1_1.-1 aspects of obtaiDinC "*'"' a\:lppl1e. f~
the Alva project. Al.o,the procreaai_ of the OO.hou Stah "ts:r P.hD f_
the physical plan to indiyidua1 projllct .tadies will "'lu1rs a plIZ'iod of Hnnl
J'la1'll. Tbe prorMDt ,*,4. of' the p:roject area require that the Al_~~jeot
nucU.ss be carded out lDde1MlldeDtly. Swcli.a _re initiated s.. t1_1 J'8a.:r 18"71,
and the app:ra1a81 report is scheduled for CGlPl.tioD In F.Y. 1973.

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1'''' appraisal:report is lICbedaJ,ed to be
o~lstsdlnF.Y.1973.

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