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<br />28TH ANNIVERSARY
<br />FRYI"'GPAN-ARKANSAS
<br />PROJEO
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<br />-\ugu~t 16, 1962 will be a dale
<br />recorded in the history boo~ a~ the
<br />day when the members of the Congre~s
<br />of the United Stat~ and the lale John
<br />F. Kennedy, President of the United
<br />Stale~, authorized the comtruction of
<br />the Fryingpan""'rlwma~ ProJect, which
<br />would change the water management
<br />programs for the better for yea~ to
<br />come. Public Law 87-590, authorizes
<br />the comtruclion and operation of the
<br />Muhlpurpo~e Project. On January 21,
<br />1965, the member~ of the Board of
<br />Diredor~ of the District entered into a
<br />Repaymen. Contract with the United
<br />Slates to repay the reimbursable co~ts
<br />1n\oQ1..w in the construction. The final
<br />Repavment Contract wa~ ~igned be-
<br />tween the Di~trict and the United
<br />Stale October 23, 1981.
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<br />Comtruction on the Project began on
<br />Ruedi Reservoir In 1964. and
<br />continued at a steady pace each and
<br />every year. The Project was declared
<br />complete in 1982, with the el(ceplion
<br />of completion of the second unit at
<br />the Mt. Elbert Power Plant. four
<br />different Presidents or' the United
<br />States ~el'\'e'd during the con~tructlon
<br />perIOd. and many water resource
<br />program~ were changed during the 20
<br />~ar~, including pa~~i1ge oi the
<br />Niltional Environment Policy Act in
<br />1969, the Federal Energy Act oi 1973,
<br />the Pre~ident Jimmy Carter "Hit List"
<br />in 1977. Chilnging economic times
<br />SilW the IOrlation and interest ratM.
<br />~kyrocket to i1mounts unprecedented
<br />In histo"., i1nd an environmental
<br />mo\,'t'menf throughout the Uniled
<br />Stilte., oppo.,ing such Projt'cts.
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<br />The District and Bureau Otficials ha-.e
<br />been mdeed fortunate that the Members
<br />of Congress ,lOd the Presidents ot the
<br />United Stiltes conllnued their support
<br />for the PrOjfft. The iollowmg illus-
<br />trates lhe fin.mcia! support the PrOfect
<br />received irom the Congress at the
<br />United State., since 1973:
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<br />1973-538.055,000
<br />1974-527.700,000
<br />1975-542.200,000
<br />1976-539.000,000
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<br />1978-527.021.000
<br />1979-524,700,000
<br />1980-$39..:54.000
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<br />1981-$21,204,000
<br />1982-$12,700,000
<br />1983-$ 7,463,000
<br />1984-$ 7,654,000
<br />1985-$ 6,034,000
<br />1986-$ 5,500,000
<br />1987-$ 8,100,000
<br />1988-$ 6,700,000
<br />1989-$ 8,600,000
<br />1990-$ 8,078,000
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<br />DEDICATION CEREMONY
<br />September 28, 1990
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<br />Officials from the US Bureau of
<br />Reclamation and the District joined
<br />with representati-.es from the Colorado
<br />Department of Nalural Resources,
<br />Division of Parks and Outdoor Recrea.
<br />lion, Division of Wildlife, and the US
<br />Forest Service in officially com-
<br />memorating the completion of the
<br />Fryingpan.Arkansas Project and Pueblo
<br />Fish Hatchery on September 28, 1990.
<br />Construction began on Ihe Project in
<br />1964 with the ground breaking for
<br />Ruedi Dam and ReseM)ir. Construc-
<br />tion cominued on a regular schedule
<br />each year thereafter.
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<br />The Honorable John M. Sayre,
<br />Assistant Secrelary of Interior for Water
<br />and Science, was the principal speaker
<br />at the ceremony, held near the Pueblo
<br />Reservoir, Northside Marina at 10:00 a.m.
<br />Friday, September 28. The speakers
<br />pl,nform included charter, past, and
<br />present members of the Board oi
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<br />Directors. Mr. J. Selby Young. first
<br />President of the District reviewed the
<br />history of the District and Project.
<br />Representatives from various agencies
<br />were scheduled to Speilk. Unfortuniltely,
<br />a heavy rainstorm set in shortly after
<br />the ceremony began, and Milster of
<br />Ceremonies and General Manager,
<br />Charles L. Thomson, declared the
<br />"Dedicalion Ceremony" a "Baptism",
<br />and concluded the festivities early.
<br />Distinguished visitors then jOined a
<br />large crowd of area citizens for a BBQ
<br />luncheon. It was agreed the rain,
<br />while a disrupti-.e factor for the
<br />ceremony, was a positive sign as to
<br />the absolute importance of the
<br />Fryingpan-Arkansas Project as a water
<br />management facility.
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<br />REPAYMENT CONTRAa
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<br />The Reclamation Act of 1902 and
<br />i1mended in 1982, requires that a
<br />Repd)'ment Contract be entered inlo
<br />between a legal lal(ing agency and the
<br />United States to repay the reimburs-
<br />able costs of a Rfflamation Project
<br />such as the Fryingpan.Arkansas
<br />Project. The Southeastern Colorado
<br />Water Con!>ervancy District was created
<br />under Colurado Stilte Statutes to be
<br />that legal agency, and on January 21,
<br />1965, the Board of Directors entered
<br />into a Repay-menl Contract which
<br />continued until October 23, 1981,
<br />when a final Repayment Comrad
<br />between the Dislrict and the United
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