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<br />- 17 - <br /> <br />the uninterrupted delivery of water to all users, and the reduction <br />of servicing, operating, and maintenance costs to the stockholders. <br />ThiS will be reflected in the reduced use of water by this system <br />.and an improved economy for the locality and the surrounding trade <br />territory. <br /> <br />All canal structures were inspected and those that were <br />believed to have less than a 12 to IS-Year life remaining were <br />selected for replacement. Measuring devices will be replaced with <br />Parshall flumes to provide uniformity of measuring. <br /> <br />The Pine River Canal Company has agreed to reduce canal and <br />floodplain damages by reducing amounts carried or by dumping the <br />canal water during storms, so that the canals can better carry <br />increased inflows from storm runoff. <br /> <br />WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT TO BE INSTALLED <br /> <br />Land Treatment Measures <br /> <br />Planning investigations indicated that without the application <br />of needed land treatment 'measures, structural measures cannot <br />accomplish the project objectives. The Federal land-administering <br />agencies and most of the operators in the watershed are applying <br />land treatment management practices. Project water needs, effi- <br />ciency of the distribution system, and supplemental irrigation <br />storage are based on the land treatment measures shown in Table 1 <br />being applied during the 5-year installation period. <br /> <br />Emphasis will be placed on the establishment of those measures <br />that will aid in the reduction of runoff and erosion on both range- <br />land and cropland. Most of the land treatment measures will be <br />applied on Indian, National Forest, and private range and forested <br />lands, and on individual farmS. Part will be applied to twelve <br />laterals of individual or small groups of landowners to which the <br />Pine River Canal Company delivers irrigation water. The quantities <br />and cost of land treatment measures to be installed are shown in <br />Table 1. Total costs for applying land treatment measures are <br />estimated at $354,746. <br /> <br />Land treatment measures to be applied on watershed range and <br />forested lands include: proper range use, woodland and range <br />improvement, wildlife habitat preservation, fire control intensifica- <br />tion, and erosion control structures. These measures will improve <br />