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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. PETERSON: <br /> <br />MR. MOSES: <br /> <br />MR. PETERSON: <br />MR. MOSES: <br /> <br />MR. EVANS: <br /> <br />468 <br /> <br />- 13 - <br /> <br />We are without a reservoir now. We know we <br />cannot get the local irrigator to sign a <br />consent agreement until we have a credit." <br /> <br />"Mr. Moses, if this does not put new land <br />under irrigation and just provides irrigation <br />to the land now being irrigated, I don't <br />understand how we come out with the 2.18 direct <br />benefit to cost ratio." <br /> <br />"I can't tell you about the figures, but <br />will give the theory. The holder of a senior <br />water right, whether he needs the water or not, <br />takes it and has no water in July. It is worth <br />more in quality of crop they can produce to <br />have that water in July 'and August instead of <br />pumping. So they could pay $4.00 an acre foot <br />storage charge and they would benefit 2.18 to 1." <br /> <br />"That benefit is regulatory?" <br /> <br />'!'That is right. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I have been advised that the Game and Fish <br />Department would like to make some comment about <br />this report." <br /> <br />"Mr. Kimball asked me to extend his regrets <br />in not being able to be here, and he also <br />asked me to explain the view of the Game and <br />Fish Department relative to this project. I <br />believe your Board has a letter regarding this <br />project and Mr. Crawford gave us a cordial <br />invitation to appear before this Board to <br />explain our statements and state our reasons. <br />In Mr. Kimball's letter he pointed out we were <br />very pleased for the many considerations shown <br />some of the recommendations by the Fish and <br />Wildlife, especially in the form of obtaining <br />1900 acres of land for mitigation of Big Game <br />losses. We were greatly concerned over the <br />fact that the Bureau failed to recognize our <br />request for mitigation of losses on our stream <br />fisheries. We are hard pressed these days <br />to provide fiShing for our fishermen. We know <br />that fishermen in Colorado prefer to fish <br />stTeams over lakes. Our survey shows <br />fifty prefer to fish in streams and only eight <br />to fish in lakes. We, therefore, feel stream <br />fisheries are most important to the fisherman. <br />