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O <br /> v <br /> n <br /> passagsaa in the nemsrandun aacospanying the secretary of <br /> m <br /> Agr tore+s letter of April Roth, in reference to the <br /> prospective development of additional water in the Arkansas Z <br /> River basin by Trunssountain Diversion? I recognise that <br /> the Colorado River Compact doss not authorise the diversion <br /> of water* of the Colorado River for use in states not Iamb <br /> oludeed I the npp4i r or lower basin but the letter goes on to <br /> UPI "the importation and use of such water will have a bear- <br /> lag on the use of existing water supplies in Cold.* <br /> He also ,stags that the 04Mnnison.Arkansas 'vans. <br /> aountain Diversion, if built, will no doubt make it desirable <br /> to 000rdinate the operations of the John martin Reservoir <br /> with the reservoirs of the diversion undertaking in order to <br /> assure the best results. <br /> In the light of those consents and Rr. Patterson#a <br /> diseussice of it just preoedtng, it sews to as we should fon. <br /> eider *Sag further than the sere determination of legal*, <br /> of disposing of such water, but to provide the flexibility <br /> in a aoapaot to aeoommodate future developments rather than <br /> as you say, and that is a point I believe your Committee eon~. <br /> sidered. Would it be perhaps advisable at an early junOture <br /> to explore this phase of the subject further by inviting rep. <br /> resentatives of the Bureau of Reclamation to meet with us for <br /> the purposes of expanding on this subject, as the eeeretsry <br /> of Irt*rior t of fare to ! (No respsn.e+xi <br />