Supplements 1-3 of Views, Comments and Recommendations on narrows Dam Project

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7 the officers of the Mutual Ditch Companies, which comprise Consoli— dated Ditches Company of Water District No. 2 have given serious consideration to the proposal of the Bureau of Reclamation that a flood control reservoir and water conservation basin be constructed near Fort 1viorgon at a site known as the Narrows site, and WHERE11S, The Army Engineers have heretofore obtained authorization for the construction of a flood control reservoir at the Chatfield site near the junction of Plum Creek with the South Platte River, and such reservoir will materially control and prevent floods in the upstream area which will consequently assist in the control and prevention of floods in the Fort luorgan areaand downstream there— from, and VTHERtAS, the member ditches of our organization desire to express their united appeal to the'Colorado beater Conservation Board, THERL�FOR6 BE IT REb0LVt;D by the Officers and Representatives of the member ditches of Consolidated Ditches of %later District No. 2, that the Colorado Water Conservation Board be informed of our position and be requeatedr 1. To urge the survey and investigation by the appropriate agency of the United States Government of all available sites for small flood reservoirs to control the tributaries of the South Platte River before damage is done to the lower reaches of the river. 2. To withhold approval of the construction of the Narrows Reservoir at the Narrows site near Fort Morgan until a complete investigation has been made of . possible sites for small reservoirs on the tributaries to the South Platte River. 3. To urge the immediate construction of the Flood Control Reservoir at the Chatfield site on the South Platte River not only to control floods, but also to serve as a temporary conservation basin to impound all flood waters when the same are not needed to supply existing water right priorities. Such water should be impounded only temporarily and should be released when required to supply the demand of existing priorities on the river. 4 To urge the immediate construction of the Chatfield Reservoir before any. work is done on the construction of the Narrows Reservoir to enable the water users and agencies of the United States Goverment to study the effects of such a reservoir at the Chatfield site. Construct�on.of the Chatfield reservoir and other reservoirs on tributaries of the South Platte River may demonstrate that the Govern— ment may economize in the construction of a reservoir at or near the Narrows site. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwared to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Respectfully submitted, NEVLII BRANTNER EXT. DITCH CO. By E. Sri. Conger , Presiden FARMr.;RS INDEPENDENT DITCH COMPANY BY Charlie Briggs, President FULTON MitIG.DITCH CO ANY BY John D. Schloo President LOLiER LATHAM DITCH COitIPANY BY E. W. Johnson, (Cont. next page) CON60LIDATED DITCHES OF b�ATER DISTRICT NO. 2. By Joseph Viebber Presiden BEEMAN DITCH & MILLING C01MEANY by George E. Vosmera Secretary. BRIGHTON DITCH COivWANY By Karl F. Stolz, President