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<br />001508 <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reolamation should oomplete <br />its investigation. <br /> <br />(;) <br /> <br />Questions of available water supplies should <br />be settled before further projeots are <br />developed. . <br /> <br />In view of the above reasons the State Agrioultural <br />PlanniD& O_Utee at its meeting 1m February 1, 1940 turned down <br /> <br />the applioation of the Chatfee OOW!lty oommittee fC!l1" an investigation <br />under the Water Faoilities Program. <br /> <br />The Ohaffee Oounty planning committee has been on reoord <br />for SOIl1ll time favoririg the investigation as has also the Upper <br />Arkansas River Proteotive Association. Emphasized by the extreme <br /> <br />water shortages of 1939 and 1940, the people of the area feel that <br /> <br />they are entitled to an investigs:bien to determine whether or not <br /> <br />the proposed projeot is feasible from a physioal and eoonomio <br /> <br />standpoint. <br /> <br />It appears that the Bureau ef Agricultural Eoonomics is <br /> <br />williD& to conduct a detailed ittvestigation .lIIf the area based upon <br />information seoured upon our reoent preliminary investigation and <br />in view of the interest shown by the residents. The State Agr1. <br />oultural Planning Oommittee has given reoent approval for the <br /> <br />initiation of snoh an investigation. It is our understanding that <br />BAE personnel will be available and try 1;0 ge1; into the. area as soon <br /> <br />as possible after the snOWl olears: this spring.. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br />