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<br />expen'fi?d in connection WLr.h the ITI'.VLimnet;".;,: it,;,:", '- ..., ,"'!,::"'3,i~ 'Tel report.
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<br />enplo'jees and represenG1ti\'"", of appli=nt, it W,l:, "~ ;..,,1" t,,~t ar\ atchaeo-
<br />l()CJicat study should be m1c!" on the premises \.;he!l-',- ;-:' '-~:;~'r-:':i,- .Jnd :rlI\rp
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<br />in view of the' fact that sene of the land in the arCed where the projects
<br />are proposea to be located belonLjs to the' United States and is administer~
<br />by the DepaJ,-trrent of A'jricul ture tllrough the Forest Sd:vice. Ac=rclil1Cjly,'
<br />in July of ;1.975 arrangerrents "",re nude with Dr. ElizaLcth Aim M:>rris of
<br />the Colorado State Uni versi ty Depart:rrent of Anthropology to =nduct such
<br />',; a study. AI re=nnaisscmce was carried out by her in l\uCjUSt, 1975., and
<br />, her report suhnitted on [lbveml.>er 12, 197'). 1'he :lI-chacolcxJical study was
<br />'ca=ied outlilt a total cost to iJpplici111t of $1,990.00.
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<br />C.! In Septe.rnlxer of 1975 the nuTI"'ICJT"CI1t of applicant be:Jan to
<br />give serious ,c"'t.msick'r<ltion to .Icquisition of ncc'"C'ss.:lI)' l,:lnd in the arcCl
<br />,where the projects will be located. In February of 1976 title lTGTOranda
<br />,was receive<'!'froffi the local title curpany in StC'~""[x)i1t Sprin'Js, furnishing'
<br />, : awlicant dq,tailed infornution =nccrniny the various owners of landS in
<br />. the area. After receiving this applicant budgeted substantial funds for
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<br />land purchase. In the sl.llTIT"er of 1976 several =nferences were held to
<br />: detennine the !;lest way to a=arplish desired land purchases. In December '
<br />of t.h.3t yeaia 104 acre: tr<'ct, lying alrrnst entirely within the prolX'sed
<br />reservoir site, was fOWld aViiiliillle for sale and after an appraisal in
<br />March, 1977 Ithe property W,15 duly purchased in l\u<JUst of th,t year. The
<br />tract of lill-\d just referred to WiJS acquired at a cost to applicant of
<br />$130,000.O,Olplus nomnl closing (X)sts, lC'<Jal fees and appraisal charyes.
<br />Applicant ptans to pursue diliCjently its land acqui sition program in the
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<br />D. I On January 24, 1977 afplicant received a letter from the
<br />United SL:ltes, Forest Se.rvice in Steamboat Springs requesting infonnation
<br />=ncerning applicant's plans for its Hinman Park project. The infonna-
<br />tion reques~d was duly flmlished. In 1978, a~licant received notice that
<br />pUbliC rreeti'ngs =nceming the Elk River viild and Scenic River study would
<br />be held in St'earrboat SprinCls in April of 1978. Counsel for applicant at-'
<br />tenc'>cd the rr:\?fti nq in StcaTIt)()at Srrings concerning the effects of designating
<br />the llil1lTl3I1 Pa.rk project area part of a wild and scenic river territory. '
<br />Public Service CCI1l[Uny pcrsormel also attended a similar meeting in
<br />Denver and in, "ddition to presenting applicant' s views at the n"-",,ting, a
<br />detailed written statE'!rent was sul:mitted to the Forest Service and the
<br />:Colorado Water Conservation Board on May 1, 1978. In addition to legal
<br />fees to coun,sel attending the Steaml:xJat Springs rreeting, substantial
<br />carpa.ny ~ Will; spent by applicant's employees in the various =ntacts
<br />with governrreptal officials undertaking this study. Since the study is
<br />not yet curp,lete, there will undoubtedly be additional tirrc and expense
<br />incurred by applicant in the future in this area.
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<br />E.:To intelligently plan a project of, the scope envisioned by
<br />applic"!lt ongoing hydrological studies are obvwusly n~ssary. Af: a
<br />It- ti-, the late spriny'of 1977 the finn of Leonard Rice Consultlng
<br />~~~~ {JicJinc'Gr;s, Inc. of 269:) ^lo.)tt Street, D<.~lVC'l~, .c~)lOrtldo~ was was
<br />retained by applicant. On Septcm::.er 12, 1978 a prclmnary report -,
<br />issued by this finn 0[1 the anticipated yield of U,c I,ulImn Park Heserv01.r
<br />d ~ dell r-bWltain Purrp Station condit1.onal water llyhts CMI1ed l>y
<br />an l~cana t e The rC!JOrt desrri.bcd the derivation of flow at each S1.te as
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<br />a n'Cans of detenmnlnq the' physH.aj ava~ l,cul 1 ty ,0, wa cr 0 .
<br />and the dCl'-"'J1dablc yicld of the proposed. reSOtVOlr. [)ata set forth :Lt,
<br />this report was obtained from exLrarolatlC;ms of reconk.,cJ flows from the
<br />closest gauging stations in the area, rev~ew of run-off records, analyses
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