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<br />1#1- tb.. entire project, the primal')' prlorltlel 'Would' remain In ~eUett:
<br />p~rpqatl ,at ....hlch II Oood conltol. Other reservoirs could be fllle~
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<br />Uo~\ l\edlQ1entatlon cO:nlrol a.nd Lop of $4&1,000
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<br />eel al a major part In '.t)1'" tlQOd of, comparatl~fXlihorr; duratlorr;-.
<br />Comiol, 'Act'and',ln U4'l'.:a~orl: by developlng"30,OOO acrel ot:new'
<br />I.UOU lor..the ,actual._ cQnstruc~IQn . Continued on page two
<br />~~,'_ .Ivell.. ,,.A'PpWPriatlons, :~"v,e .
<br />beea m.de each Jear _for _ the con.
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<br />r";lIi the' dam 'abould be .OD tbe
<br />. j IO'l'l'er rl!lKbee rather than at the..;
<br />, he~d waten by Itatlne tbat It'.
<br />:1 wOl,lld._ be more, effective tor f100d~' '.
<br />. 'contrOl al It would be below tbe '-.
<br />moutbs 01 tbe two creeks aDd;'-
<br />'tha~ It allows. for. mote complele'
<br />: ulie of .the' w'ater by conservation ~
<br />01 return f1owlI, .
<br />SIJ; sites were In't'estlgll.ted in
<br />'Morl!;'an and Weld counties before
<br />the-' Nlrl'Owi' waa cbolen. The '.
<br />utllt 1'I1le. :wa~' Hardin, where 1t
<br />was lound,'lbat .the- project wall
<br />DOt. economIcally. lealllble because
<br />'o( the: limited phYllcal. capacity.
<br />ot' tb~' area~ EnJ;lneerlnlr -problems,
<br />eliminated the ,Goodrich lite 'be.:.
<br />cll.UB8 ot a poor loundatlon wb1ch'.
<br />. would make, construction costly'
<br />. :';nd becaulle the clOBeIN".IIS of the.
<br />'K.Io~a. Creek would endanger ~he \..
<br />emb'nkmenL. .. ' .
<br />A dam' at Weldona would do
<br />the_ job, the ,bureau found, but tbe .
<br />COlt would ..be one aud one.half
<br />tlm.es as great there as ~t either
<br />tb.e Narrowll or Fort ~orp.n. Be-
<br />caule 01 tbe limited capaclly and
<br />the d..nger from lee page to Fort
<br />MorgaD snd adjoining lands, the
<br />old Forl Bite :wall ruled out.
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<br />Tbe ltna' cholc.e narrowed down
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<br />.it~l: ,Tbe latter wal choasn be.
<br />cause It was eltlmated that the
<br />C08t . would be $2,000.000 leBs than
<br />,the. Fort Morpn Bile wblcb ,alllo
<br />p~'iflente~ !rea~8r seepage losses
<br />be.calllle",ol ..'t~e Band foundation
<br />and would ,havfl 8,000 1II0re acre
<br />feet ot evaporation than the- Nar.
<br />rowl. The Fort'Morran lilt!!! would
<br />Include' 900 lelll' acres than the
<br />'J Nanowll; -how~ver, tbe lact that.:~.,~..
<br />tli&. Narrows' sIte wall more Ile:ll-
<br />ble and aUorded a better opportu-
<br />;; nlty to enlarge tbe 8plllway tor
<br />tbe eonverjllon ot surcharge llpace
<br />to Rood control lnrluenced the de-
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<br />.-. meut. KnlKhtll Iitated tbat 700,000
<br />. '.: acre leet of Itor&ge IIpace would
<br />. . I be available and 818,000 acre feet
<br />of lIutcharge apace. Power devel-
<br />. '.: l opm-ent. be commented, .{s Dot P09-
<br />....~ alble because It would not BUpport
<br />the coat,
<br />Relocate Railroad
<br />Tbe' procedure to be undertAken 'f'
<br />'wrolld Include relocation ot 30
<br />'mlles or .the Union PacUle raU.
<br />ro&4. "blcb COlt would be band. .
<br />Ie:d,- by. tbe Bureau ot. Reclamation.
<br />A, tofs1' of 26,160, acreB would be
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