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<br />VV/~ <br /> <br />We think now that all conflicts have <br />been resolved and that the Narrows unit'legisla- <br />tive report, now being reviewed in Washington, <br />can proceed speedily through the congressional <br />committees and be ready for authorization and <br />fund appropriations. <br /> <br />As you know, recently the Corps of Engi- <br />neers held hearings on the proposed plans for <br />controlling floods originating on Bijou Creek~ <br />We feel that the corps' plans complement the <br />Narrows unit by providing additional down- <br />stream protection along the South Platte <br />River as well as along Bijou Creek. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The last activity which I would like to <br />report on is the upper South Platte unit, <br />another section of the Missouri River Basin. <br />The feasibility investigations for this unit <br />are nearing completion with a preliminary <br />report scheduled for this spring. The project <br />area is shown on this exhibit, which is 24 <br />airline miles from downtown; and 29 miles by <br />a proposed road relocation. <br /> <br />Studies of the entire South Platte River <br />Basin were presented in a Bureau report pub- <br />lished in June 1959. Since then, a reconnais- <br />sance report on the Upper South Platte Unit <br />was completed in March of 1965. The current <br />feasibility investigation was initiated in <br />FY 1965 in response to the obvious need for <br />a storage facility on the Upper South Platte <br />River. <br /> <br />We all know that the Denver metropoli- <br />tan area is expanding at an extremely rapid <br />rate as indicated by studies of the Denver <br />Regional Council of Governments, the Denver "I <br />Water Board, and other agencies. Municipal <br />imports are being increased continually by <br />Denver, Aurora, and other municipalities in <br />the area. It is essential for optimum bene- <br />ficial use of these supplies that reservoir <br />storage be provided as soon as possible on <br />