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<br />. <br />STATEMENT OF PROBLEM <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Because of the controversy which has arisen over the adequacy <br /> <br />of the Ruedi Dam and Reservoir site the writer believes that the <br /> <br />contentions of the various groups and persons involved should be <br /> <br />stated. The brief summary of these points as given below were de- <br /> <br />rived from reports by, or conversations with, those involved and <br /> <br />they are stated as the writer understands them. <br /> <br />Mr. William A. Newton <br /> <br />A private citizen of the State, acting as a private individual <br /> <br />and expressing his own opinions. He is a geologist of many years <br /> <br />experience, with training and practice being principally in the <br /> <br />field of petroleum geology. He states in his report: <br /> <br />"1. Geologically, a more unfavorable location for a dam <br /> <br />and reservoir could hardly be found. <br /> <br />2. The proposed reservoir site will be subject to extreme <br /> <br />leakage, solution collapse of the valley bottom and <br /> <br />valley walls, dangerous landslides, silting, and un- <br /> <br />inhabitable shorelines. In short, the reservoir will <br /> <br />never hold water to fulfill its intended purpose, and if <br /> <br />constructed the reservoir will be faced with abandonment. <br /> <br />3. Rock at the damsite is composed of interbedded sandstones <br /> <br />and shales which are faulted, fractured, brecciated, and <br /> <br />steeply dipping in a downstream direction. These are <br /> <br />underlain by a solUble, unstable rock section. If the <br /> <br />reservoir could ever be filled with water, a dam con- <br /> <br />structed at this location would be severly subject to <br />