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291 ~I v ~; that hearings are being held in the appropriate district court looking to the adjudication of the multiple fillings of reservoirs no~ practiced in the South ~latte River Basin. In early Bureau studies, no recognition was made of multiple fillings that occur in the South' ~latte Valley, but in later studies the Bureau recognized this possiblity. Studies made for the Board indicated that computa- tions by the Bureau as to the water that could be conserved by Narrows and the flows that would pass the State line after Narro~s was in operation were conserva- tive. .', The question often asked is, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ '~1hy not B~re water upstreaJll in lieu of storing it in a dam at the i1arro\'Ts site?" This is an excellent idea. i~ny studies have been made in the past of the possibility of storing unused flood flows in various potential reservoir sites on the various tributaries of the South Platte. The last comprehensive study that was made of thispossibil1~s a cooperative one prosecuted b"' the Corps of Engineers, the Sta te tngineer and the South Platte Y;ater Users I Association in the early 19)0 's. Many upstream reservoir sites were studied but their develorment was not economic- ally feasible at tpat time. Some of the develoFment might be possible under econ- omic polic'ies now practiced. Even though all kno,'m 'l"stream reservoir sites \'Tere utilized, it v[Quld make little difference in the \"at9:' availa~le to Harrows. The unused flood water crossing the state line is ','er;' e_'c'E.:.ic in oc~urrence Large quanti ties Vlill be :in the streaJll for OlOe year, or ev'),. " t.::o or three year period, and then there will i:1tervene a long period of 'ye"rs such as 19)1-40 when very little unused water will cross the state line. Therefore, ~ large reservoir cap- acity is required to 8quate the noVl unused supply over a period of years. It is doubtful whether the total capacity of known potential upstream reservoirs would result in any significant equation of such flood flmls. For this reason, it is believed that Narrows Reservoir can be built and opel'ated without a decree :in a manner similar, to the operation of John uartin Dam on the Arkansas River. Tipton's recoll1lTlendation to the Colorado 'later Conservation Board will be that the J~arrows Reservoir be constructed and operated ~~thout a decree for water rights. The greatest negative benefits that would accrue to tha Narrows Reservoir ' \ would be the taking out of production of the lands in "eldon Valley. ':'hile just I monetary reimbursement would probably be afforded the owners of these lands, this would not compensate for their sent~~ental attachment for their homes and land. From the State's standpoint, these negative benefits must be weighed against the . positive benefits. ., Flood control costs apportioned to Narrows Reservoir would be non-reimbursable by the direct flood control beneficiaries. If those beneficiaries living below \ Narrows Dam had to pay for the flood control benefits that would accrue to them ,from the operation of the reservoir, they probably would not consider such a devel- opment. H~wev:r~ one factor that ~ro~ably VQll be significant in the consideration rof th: des~rab~l~ty.of the reservo~r ~s that toe flood control benefits resulting lfrom ~t would be pa~d for by the general taxpayers of the united States, wherever they might reside. , " IV. Question Period During this period, the' people attending the her,ring were encouraged to address