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<br />02/02/2004 17:23 <br /> <br />7194813452 <br /> <br />PAGE 01 @ <br /> <br />Natural Energy Resources Company <br />Pc O~ Box 567 Palmer Lake, CO 80133 <br />(719) 481-2003 Fax (719) 481.3452 <br /> <br />R ~ C r~\~~. g ~t ::.~ : <br /> <br />FEE () :~\ 2004 <br /> <br />Ooforado Water ConSeNI11!::.~ f)t,~', ~.. <br /> <br />February 2, 2004 <br /> <br />Via Fax and U.S. Mail <br /> <br />President George W. Bush <br />The White House <br />1800 Pennsylvania Avenue <br />Washington, D.C. 20500 <br /> <br />The Honorable Gale Norton <br />Secretary of Interior <br />1849 C Street, NW <br />Washington. D.C. 20500 <br /> <br />Subject: Evaluation of pumped-storage solution for Western water and power crisis <br /> <br />Dear President Bush and Secretary Norton: <br /> <br />I respectfully recommend a Presidential Order directing an emergency seoping evaluation of <br />the Union Park. Water Supply and Power Project (see enclosed Advantages)~ This oversight <br />action is neces~ary to solve the Western Region's escalating water and power crisis. <br /> <br />Union Park'S unique pumped-storage facilities and peaking power revenues can quickly solve <br />the following major regional water problems, while reducing short and long-term costs for <br />locat state. regionat federalJ and environmental stakehorders: <br /> <br />. Platte River Recovery Program for Endangered Specfes; <br />. Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program;. <br />. Black Canyon of the Gunnison Optimal River F~ows; <br />· Eastern and Western Slope droughtl growthJ and environmental needs; <br />· Excessive dewatering of Platte, Arkansas1 and Colorado Main Stem Rivers; <br />· Continuing Colorado.Kansas dispute over Arkansas River quantity and quality; <br />· Rio Grande River drought flows for endangered species: _ <br />· Southwest.s growing Shortage of assured, safet and flexible drought protection. <br /> <br />EPA correctly vetoed Denver's Two Forks Dam proposal, during the previous Bush <br />Administration. because the GunnisonJs undeveloped water entitlements and superior Union <br />Park alternative were ~.improperly screened from the environmental studies"" The National <br />Environmental Polioy Act (NEPA) requires objective environmental and economic <br />comparisons of aU reasonable aJternativeS4 <br /> <br />\ <br />