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<br />0014~3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PLA1~lUNG PRIHCIPLES <br /> <br />5. In studying the municipal water needs of Colorado Springs, and <br />other oonununities in the arko.nEas River Vulley~ oerto.in funde.montal prin- <br />oiples Were formuluted and observed to assure thr.t thu soopo and quality <br />of tho studies would bo as broad and as o.oourate as funds o.nd time per- <br />mittod, and that thoir impartiality would bo unquestionable. The principles <br />and the praotioes oonformwi.th those followod in plannin~ tho Colorado-Big <br />Thompson and the potontial Bluo-South Platto projocts. The most important <br />prinoiplos are as followsl <br /> <br />(A) Munioipal use of water is tho highest possible benefioial <br />use and takes preoedence over all ether usesu <br /> <br />(B) Libero.l estimates of futuro pepulo.tion growth should be <br />used. <br /> <br />(C) A uniform prioe for raw water o.t the main seuroe of supply <br />sheuld be adepted and oho.rged regardless ef the geegraphical 1000.- <br />tien ef the purohasing oommunities. <br /> <br />(D) Construotion oosts and expensos inoident te the diversion, <br />delivory, er treatment of the munioipal wator from the main seuroo <br />of supply must be borne by the community or oonununities involved, <br /> <br />(E) Cost estimates must be adoquo.to to moet tho usuo.l high <br />sto.ndards of oonstruotien, maintenance, operation, and replaoemont <br />adepted by the Bureau ef Reclamo.tien. <br /> <br />(F) Roplaoement of water er reimbursement te present lo.wful <br />users must be provided. <br /> <br />(G) The price fer l~nioipal water must be adequate te repay <br />in full all direot and joint oenstruotien oests alleoated te that <br />funotien, ever a peried ef 40 years with interest at the rate ef <br />2-1/2 peroent er net in exoess ef 3-1/2 peroent if suoh interest <br />oharge is doemed proper by the Seoretary ef the Interior. The <br />prioe must also bo o.dequate to cover propor operation, ~intonanoo. <br />and replaoement expensos. <br /> <br />(H) State laws relating to the l~tter must be fully ebserved. <br /> <br />(I) All interests benefiting from impreved supplies ef wo.ter <br />sheuld oentribute tewo.rd the €lest te an extent Ce::llllenSurate with <br />the benefits ~ey reoeive. <br /> <br />(J) Com~unities sheuld be enoeuraged te werk eut their own <br />plo.ns of municipo.l water develep41Dnt; hewever, in the interosts of <br />efficienoy and eoenony, the Bureau will undertako te coerdinate <br />all plans involving a central seurce of supply, er, upen request. <br />will investigate basic plans ef supply fren surfaoe seurces. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />