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<br />54 <br /> <br />374', <br />RUEDI <br /> <br />DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO. <br /> <br />',' I <br />f. <br /> <br />Ruedi Dam and Reservoir should be aut.hori7.f'(1 fiS an integral" <br />ff'llt.llI'P. of the Frvingpan-Arkansas project and should be constructed <br />a~ olle of the initlal felltUl'eS of that project. In accordllllce with the <br />operat.iJl(' principles the reservoir must Le in operation before diyer- <br />sians of~nlt(~r are made by t.he Fl'yingpnn-Al'kanSflS project. <br />Sill('e the St.ate of Colorado has not yet allocated its total water' <br />re::iOUl'ceS for benchcinll1se within the State nnc1 since there are physical <br />potent.i:dities for inigntion, and possibly \)()wer, use of wutel' from <br />Ruedi Rese.rvoil'~ furt.her illrestigat,ions s umld be pl'ogrnnH'.d and <br />carried out during the cOJlstruct.ion of the dam and resen'oil' so that <br />the most economic and desirable plan of operation may be ndopted <br />for uses of T\"itter in "We.<;tern COlO1':ldo. IJwestigat.ions of the potent.ial <br />Ashcroft Resenoir should be undertaken when directed by the Secre- <br />tary of the Interior in accordance with the reyised operating principles.. <br /> <br />Rccomm~lIdaf'ion/j <br />I recoDlmend that.: <br />A. The Secret,ary of the Interior aplH'ove and process this report <br />for transmittal t.o the Congress for its cow::iidel'atioll in conned,inn with <br />the pending authorization of the Fryingpan-Al'kansas project. <br />B. Construction of Ruedi Dam amI Re:-;el'\'oir be carried out as an <br />initial feature of the Fryingpan-Arkansas project. <br />C. Funds be programed and approprilltions be requested for investi- <br />gations to be carried out during the construction period to formulate, <br />the most economic and desirable plan of operat.ion for Ruedi Reservoir <br />considering Jlotentialities for aU belieficial uses of water in western <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />JOlIN N. SPENCER, Director. <br /> <br />,. <br />