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<br />DIANA DEGElTE <br />,... DImEr. c:c.- <br /> <br />1117 ~ HoI.- 0I9Ict__ <br />W--. DC _III <br />1202J zu.+431 <br />"AX ~221-S117 <br />0lS1'IIICT aPPleI: <br />100 a-r Srw.r, UTI 102 <br />DINftI, eo 10203 <br />301-114 ... <br />fAX ............ <br />~ ~'-.... <br /> <br />lnngrt11s of tlJt Inittb 'tafts <br />~nf~ <br />JIu4inubm, "-15-4321 <br /> <br />ENERGY AND COMMeRCE COMMITTEE <br />S~ ON 0VIMc0HT AND <br />I~TIOf<I <br /> <br />~ ON COMroucE. TRADE <br />.vID C~BI PRoncno.t <br />SWc:QMMm ON HEM.1H <br /> <br />Marcb 16, 2006 <br /> <br />The Honorable David Hobson <br />Chairman <br />Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies <br />Committee OIl Appropriations <br />2362B Raybum HouaeOffice Building <br />Washington. DC 20515 <br /> <br />Dear Chairman Hobson: I;: <br /> <br />We. the 1.IDdenigned members oftbe Colorado delegation, reartlY'tft.l..~ request that the Energy r- <br />and Water Development Subcommittee cnnt1nne the funding for the ~ O:lerry Creek and Bear <br />Creek Reservoirs, Colorado, Omaha District, General Investigations Study. 1be Army Corps of <br />F.n '",,<<&' capability for the COQtin~ of this study in FY07 is $500,000. which will be rrwcbed <br />wi': a COD1D1eDSUr8te amount of local resourcea 1hroush cash and in-kind servi~. ~ fdr. this <br />study began in 1999 and has continued through 2006. The federal cost through FY06 is eanmAted to <br />be $1,564,000 and local share is estimated to be $1,565.000 indndina $518.000 in in-kind and <br />$1.047,000 in cash.' : <br /> <br />The study area. which includes the three Corps of ~' projects (Tri-Labs) located in the <br />Deaver M~litan area, iDc10des the South Platte River downsu,.m from the Corps' JIl'O.iedai <br />because of tile poteotiaI impacts that may be idf!l1t\fied during the study. The ItUdy will fI!Y.miNo. the <br />potential far leISIigning storage in the reservoirs for joint uses, i~~ flood contto1 and <br />conservation, fisheiy habitat prtUdiQO aud f!I1hlm~'neDt" muoiclpeJ. mduItri-ll =m1y, <br />agriaJJture. ecosystem restoration. and reaeation.. The study will also examine the . to use <br />reallocated storage to assure a water source for IlllIDa'OUI enviroumeatal restoration projects being <br />undertaken or envisioned. in the South PJaue River floodplain downslleam from the pmjccIJ. <br /> <br />'The study has strong pntfOftt.al to ideatify improved. allocation of storage that the COlpS of <br />EngjRfI'UI has det-rnined is available in CIatfieI4 reservoir. This, in turn, can ~ to addre8a the <br />great need for water'supply in the South Platte River watershed while at the same time increasm, the <br />environmental and recreational beaefits to the river corridor downstream of the reservoir through <br />improved releases. <br /> <br />It will take the Omaha Corpa and local sponsors one to two more years to complete the study. <br />which is vital to the dozens of locai water users and water interesls that share the South Platte River <br />resources. <br /> <br />r.;t <br /> <br />~IJIM/)f:k, <br />'llDI DcGcnc (COO{)l) . <br />Member of Congress <br /> <br />We recognize the difficult decisions you must make given the current budget climate. and hope <br />you recognize the importance of this study, which has aheady received federal 8D$i local support. <br />~ <br />Sinca:ely. \ . <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Member of Congress :, <br /> <br />IIMInD 011 MCrCuD ......., <br />..... <br /> <br />~)i <br />