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1 4 committee, must make up their minds that some specific thing is going to have to be done and take out on that particular thing and get it done. The matter of exchange potential as between the two sites has been pointed out here. Actually I don't believe that there is any great difference in the exchange potential in the water utilization as between the two sites. I think both sites very closely utilize the full physical capacity and. there is less site in either case than there is water, and you can get the same kinds of benefits in exchange. Not to the same lands, of course, because there is a space between the two sites, that's true. Another point that I might mention.here is the matter of authorization. The Narrows Unit is authorized. The Weld County site may be included in that authorization. That is a specific that would take some determination. I couldn't answer the question. I don't know whether it is or not. There is a question that if the study is expanded to a basin -wide one that takes in the Cache la Poudre, the Thompson, the Two Forks, all of those things, it would seem that there.would belittle question that that was not authorized. We might lose the authorization. Consider that for what it's worth. From my uninformed standpoint of the last. month or two, I think that pretty well covers my thoughts." MR. GILDERSLEEVE: "Mr. Barkley, did you have something to say ?" MR. BARKLEY: "Just a comment or two on Mr. Knights' re- marks. It could be done in another year with another $100,000. This was stated to us as a committee the last time we were here so this is not my estimate. I would agree with you that it would take more time and more money. But I would also say that in this wheel spinning that has taken place to the tune of $1� million so far, and has thus far accomplished nothing, I'm not so sure another half million dollars that we are talking about now for a piece -meal job is going -15-