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<br />I <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />MR. BARKLEY: <br /> <br />MR. KNIGHTS: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. KUIPER: <br /> <br />;J':to,! <br /> <br />the project, no particular matters other than <br />routine out of that office. The drought condi- <br />tions around and through the colorado-Big <br />Thompson area has broken to some extent; how- <br />ever, the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy <br />District has declared 310,000 units of water <br />available to the water users this year which <br />means a 100% supply from the project; 310,000 <br />units being actually not 310,000 acre-feet but <br />in this instance they could well be I think, Bob, <br />couldn't they?" <br /> <br />"They are." <br /> <br />"In this 100% declaration. <br /> <br />I believe, Ben, that covers my report from <br />Region 7. If there are any questions I'd be <br />glad to try and cover them." <br /> <br />"Thank you, Jim. Are there any questions <br />from members of the Board? Do any members of the <br />audience have any questions about the report of <br />Region 7? Do you have any comments. Mr. Kuiper?" <br /> <br />"I think all of you have noticed, perhaps, <br />the reporting in the newspapers, at least it has <br />been in the metropolitan papers and in the Pueblo <br />paper, about what a horrible site the Ruedi neser- <br />voir site is. To me at least, personally, this <br />charge borders on irresponsibility. If it's not <br />being irresponsible the analysis has been made <br />and the conclusions have been drawn all based on <br />rather cursory inspection and theoretical geologi- <br />cal interpretations of the situation which this <br />person feels exists there. I'd like to point out <br />that the Bureau of Reclamation has conducted a <br />very extensive drilling program in this dam and <br />reservoir area for two reasons. First, they knew <br />many years ago that there were some questions in <br />connection with this area; and secondly, some <br />additional work was done at the specific request <br />of the Water Board so that we would have detailed <br />geological information in connection with the <br />reservoir site and the damsite itself. <br /> <br />In this respect then, the Bureau has actual <br />