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that we might be in, in limiting ourselves to the main stream. I think the primary point at the commencement of this study was that $100,000 was made available by the state and the Bureau had some $300,000. This purportedly was usable over a two -year period and to go to the extent of tributary studies as well would extend both the time and the money. This is a very minor consideration in my view. We've been irrigating here in the Platte Valley for a hundred years. We haven't arrived at a solution for the valley as a whole as yet. One more year of study and another $100,000 or what- ever it takes to do an integrated, comprehensive job between the tributaries and the main stem is the position that I took on this committee at the first meeting and still retain it. Most certainly I would agree with the thought Mr. Ross expressed that as far as a specific position on reservoir sites as between the Weld County and Narrows is concerned, I'do not believe that the entire answer is contained in the site report other than a comparison of the two physi- cal sites. Thus I don't see how we can decide on location until we know what can be done in the way of upstream storage and the exchange poten- tials that are not only available at Two Forks but on the reservoir storage that might be compre- hended in tributaries such as the Cache la Poudre, St. Vrain or others. Consequently I go back to the view that if we are going to do this job, and do it right, after having experienced irrigation for a century, we'd better take a long look at the whole thing while we're at it. Maybe it will take another year and another couple of $100,000's but that's pretty small peanuts when we're playing with the size and potential of the valley that we are talking about." MR. GILDERSLEEVE: "Thank you. Do you have any comments on the report, Mr. Slizeski ?" -13-