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~ OSG~ '- two of these being among the five participating projects of the Colorado River Storage Project which are to be constructed concurrently with the Central Arizona Project. The Carter Administration declared these four projects economically unjustified based upon the planning and evaluation criteria employed by that administration. We could not disagree more with the criteria which have been applied in recent years. The traditional cost-benefit ratio measures neither ali of the benefits nor all of the costs of a project, particularly as applied by the Carter Administration. Thus, to reject valuable water resource development projects on this sole criterion seems to us Inappropriate. In addition, we would note again that Congress is obligated to proceed in a timely manner with the San Miguel and West Divide water projects since the law provides that they are to be constructed concurrently with the construction of the Central Arizona Project. The Board specifically requests Congress to provide 51 million dollars for the continuation of planning on these projects in order that they may be reformulated and brought to fruition. The final program which I would like to mention is the Atmospheric Water Resources Management Program. Colorado supports the request for 5600,000 in FY82 to continue that portion of this research and development program which applies to the Colorado River Basin. The increase in recent years of winter cloud seeding projects in Colorado has heightened interest in and awareness of the possibilities afforded. Along with these projects there has been concern over remaining scientific uncertainties, over the fact that programs benefit some at the expense of others, and over conflict of legal and governmental responsibilities. Because Colorado will bear the major burden of weather modification operations to augment the water of the Colorado River Basin, the State has a particular interest in research, not only in the development of the technology but in procedures for mitigating impacts on affected communities. If seeding does result in economic disruption, the extent of the damage must be assessed and compensation procedures addressed. We emphasize that it is research and demonstration which the State, for the moment, supports. We believe that many questions remain to be answered before operational programs can be routinely implemented. I appreciate the opportunity you have afforded me to Impose upon your busy schedule today. The fact that Colorado and other states have had the opportunity to present a case before you should remind us all that the legislative processes of our government are still the best that have yet to be devised. We thank you. JWM:gl ~