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<br />to the Congress in 1968. This, in effect, is true. The project has <br />considerably changed from the 1968 feasibility report. However, it was <br />not the fault of anyone in the state of Colorado. The directives came <br />from the President, and we had little recourse if we were to get the <br />project built, except to follow the national directives. <br /> <br />The Governor has now, under the prel'lent climate, requested that the water I <br />allocated to Kemmerer Coal Company Ie returned to the original purpose <br />as specified in the 1968 feasibility report. <br /> <br />The Governor is not opposed to the Dallas Creek project, and has never <br />been. He fully supports the project. His only request is that we <br />return to the original project purposes. This meeting was set for this <br />date with the Tri-County Water Conservancy District, the contractual <br />agency for the project and the owner of the project water, to discuss <br />the possibilities of reformulating the use of the 24,000 acre-feet of <br />water now tentatively allocated to the Kemmerer Coal Company. <br /> <br />Again, I wish to emphasize that the Governor is not opposed to the Dallas <br />Creek project. He intends to support it fully. What he will not support <br />is the allocation of water to the Kemmerer Coal Company. On that basis <br />and the request from the Governor, we are here today to discuss the <br />reformulation of that portion of the project involving the 24,000 acre- <br />feet of water allocated to potential energy development in the Montrose <br />area. <br /> <br />With that explanation, I would like to call again on the Bureau of Recla- <br />mation to discuss the possible alternative uses of that 24,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Mr. Rincke1: Thank you, Larry. First of all, I would like to mention <br />that the presentation of the slides that you have just watched, the whole <br />write-up, is available as a handout over on the table here. I believe <br />there is enough for everyone. Also on the table is a very brief descrip- <br />tion in what we call "summary sheets" of the Dallas Creek project as it <br />is presented in the definite plan report. Those also are available, if <br />anyone would like to have them. <br /> <br />I would like to re-emphasize that what I am going to talk about now is <br />the re-use or the re-eva1uation or reallocation of the 24,000 acre-feet <br />of water that has been allocated from the project to the Kemmerer Coal <br />Company. All other project features remain the same. <br /> <br />First of all is the possible reduction in the yield of Ridgway Reservoir <br />by the approximately 24,000 acre-feet that we were discussing. This I <br />reduction will result in reducing the size of Ridgway Reservoir from the <br />125,000 acre-foot that is in the report to approximately 50,000 acre- <br />feet. <br /> <br />On this drawing on my left and on your right, the dash outline is the <br />sketched size of the Ridgway Reservoir at 125,000 acre-feet. In the <br />blue area is the size of the reservoir at 50,000 acre-feet. Dam height <br />would be from 263 feet to 193 feet, and the reservoir length would go <br />from approximately five miles to a little over three miles. This <br /> <br />-32- <br />