Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br />damages on the South Platte River can be held to a minimum. <br /> <br />The project will also provide major fish and wildlife benefits <br />and major recreation benefits. The reservoir will be the largest ever <br />constructed in the state. It will contain a permanent pool of approxi- <br />mately 50,000 acre-feet. Situated in the heart of the population <br />center of the state, it will provide water-oriented recreation on a <br />scale not matched by any other facility east of the Continental Divide. <br />The South Platte River below Denver now has no fishery value. The <br />Narrows Reservoir and Jackson Reservoir will provide a major warm water <br />fishery. <br /> <br />The President's budget to the Congress for F.Y. 1976 recommends the <br />appropriation of $3,140,000 for land acquisition and construction and <br />an additional $400,000 for the transition quarter. These funds appear <br />to be sufficient and it is therefore recommended that the Governor and <br />the members of Colorado's congressional delegation be requested to <br />support the President's recommendation. <br /> <br /> <br />FLS:mm <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />I <br />