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<br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />This situation would destroy any further devel- <br />opment of the Upper Basin and probably render <br />infeasible some of the projects that are now <br />authorized. <br /> <br />':',," <br /> <br />The problem with trying to hold it at the <br />present level is that there is no spillway at <br />that elevation. Therefore you couldn't hold <br />the reservoir at that elevation without inun- <br />dating the national monument because of the <br />large inflows of water which sometimes occur. <br />The only way to insure that there would be no <br />invasion of the monument would be to lower <br />the storage considerably less than the eleva- <br />tion requested. The entire structure would <br />have to be modified or new outlet works con- <br />structed to accommodate the new elevation. <br /> <br />All in all, it is impractical, but the <br />fact remains that it is in court nevertheless. <br /> <br />studies as to the actual effect upon <br />power revenues and future water development <br />in the Upper Basin are now being conducted by <br />the Bureau of Reclamation and the Upper Colo- <br />rado River Commission staff. They will shortly <br />have a detailed analysis of the entire effect <br />if the reservoir is held at the present or <br />lower elevation than it is now. <br /> <br />The suit is now pending and answer will <br />be filed by the Justice Department within <br />about two weeks. <br /> <br />A special meeting of the Legal and Engi- <br />neering Committees of the Upper Colorado River <br />Commission was held here in Denver about a <br />month ago. A committee was appointed consist- <br />ing of attorneys from the Upper Basin states <br />to meet with the Justice Department shortly <br />before Christmas. Mr. Moses, our attorney, <br />represented Colorado. Mr. Billhymer, the <br />legal counsel for the upper Colorado River <br />Commission, is coordinating the efforts of <br />the states. At the meeting with the Justice <br />