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---------- , j UNITED STATES DE.rARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON 21, D. Co April 13, 1966 "- ~ear Mr. President Through: Bureau of the Budget ~~ report on a plan of devel:opment for the AnimBs-Ie. Plata Project, Colo- r~do-New Mexico, is transmitted herewith as provided Oy Section 9(a) of thp ReC'lamRti,m Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187) and Section III-E-3 C)f thi' procedure's, approved Oy the President cm May 15, 1962 (8. Doc. 97, ~'r'h CnngrC',ss). 'I'he Animas-Ie. Plata Project is a potential muHip1.p-purpose water re- ,.::;burce developID€'nt in southwestern Coloradc arid northwestern New Mexico, w'hi.~h ~s prop0sP.-j as a participating pr'),_~ec: ')f the Co18rado River Stor- '1,'" Prc'jecl. The report an1i its accompar.ying dc.wuments demonstr'lte that , (,' 8 urrpCls"d project has engineering feasi bi li 'y and is economi cally ,').~::;', i f~>d. ,; ,"penlable water supply is the most urgent need of the project area. L~ :3 esspritial to stabilization 9f agriculture rln the }:re,sently ir- =-, t;a:.t-"d area) and to the continuing development of other resources. E','ansion of the municipal water supply system of the area has not kept pc,:,e with the population growth, and sizable quanti ties of industrial water are required for the development of, thermal electric poverplants which wo~lJ utilize the area's significant coal reserves. The States ,:,f Colorado and Ne.. Mexico, the eity of Durango, and local interests have all actively supported development of the project and have con- t!'ibuted fU11ds toward the cost of project investigations. The existing La Plata Water Conservancy Districts in'Colorado and New Mexico are ex- pected to be expanded to serve as the administrative and rep~ent con- tracting agencies. My proposed report was transmitted to the affected States and inter- ested Federal agencies for review on October 12, 1962, as required Qy law and Presidential instructions. Copies of the revie.. comments re- '"ived fire attached to the report. 1~ report includes a supplement dated March 31, 1966, ..hieh updates the February 1962 plan of development for the project to conform to current policy and price indexes and modifies it to provide significantly greater 'municipal and industrial water supplies to meet recently manifested re- 'quirements for such supplies. ,. ..i:~. i , ""-'110:. 'r"-'. -- ,',-_. -'....._~-~- 'l' , . ; , . I .. , ~ j i ',1 .:._h,~