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Section 785.19(c) Continued. Revised 11/20/80 <br /> <br />FLOOD IRRIGATION - HISTORICAL S POTENTIAL <br />Past and Present Flood Irrigation <br />Of the six subject areas the only recorded flood irrigation in the <br />adjacent area has occurred in the floodplain of the Canadian River, <br />and in Bolton Draw through a ditch used to divert water from the <br />Michigan River Watershed. No record or evidence of flood irriga- <br />tion, past or present, exists in the intermittent stream valleys in <br />the mine plan or adjacent areas. To document these facts, see <br />Exhibit 25, Kerr Coal Water Rights Documents. <br /> <br />Flood Irri ation Capability <br />The capability of the intermittent draws in the mine plan area to <br />be flood irrigated has been evaluated by Leonard Rice Consulting <br />Water Engineers in Exhibit 37a, Flood Irrigation Feasibility Study. <br />The purpose of this study 1s to document the capability of the <br />intermittent stream valleys in the adjacent area to be flood- <br />irrigated, in a level of detail above and beyond .that which is <br />called for in the OSM Technical Guideline of June 11, 1980. The <br />procedure which is outlined in Part I of the OSM Technical Guide- <br />line is given below. <br />"The existence of flood irrigation or the capability of lands <br />to be flood irrigated can be evaluated in this Part principal- <br />ly through the use and extrapolation of land use data. Ail <br />flood irrigated lands in the permit area and surface water <br />adjacent area should be identified, as well as any lands flood <br />irrigated in the past for which records are available. Any <br />information available concerning the reasons why lands histor- <br />ically irrigated were discontinued from use would be helpful <br />in later regulatory evaluations and can be submitted.' <br />'In order to evaluate flood irrigation capability, the pattern <br />of flood irrigation in the region surrounding the permit area <br />785-16 as <br />