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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. MILLER: <br /> <br />MR. McLAUGHLIN: <br /> <br />MR. MILLER: <br />MR. McLAUGHLIN: <br />MR. MILLER: <br />MR. McLAUGHLIN: <br /> <br />1 '437 <br /> <br />in housing developments where the principal <br />source of water is from deep artesian wells - <br />until factual information as to the availability <br />of ground wate~is known. <br /> <br />The development of homes and industries <br />has been seriously hampered in the Denver area <br />by the lack of information on ground water. <br />At least one huge industry that would have <br />brought millions of dollars of annual payroll <br />into Colorado was located in an adjacent State <br />where information on ground water ,was available, <br />because similar information on the Denver area <br />was not available. In view of this situation <br />and in view of the fact that the regular State- <br />Federal program has not been adequate to make <br />the sizeable investigation that would be required <br />in the Denver area, the Denver Water Board <br />appropriated $5,000 for F. Y. 1957 to match <br />with Federal funds to supplement the State- <br />Federal program. The detailed investigation will <br />begin in July and will require at least 5 years <br />to complete. Maps will be prepared as the <br />investigation progresses so that information <br />will be available to the public at the earliest <br />possitle date. <br /> <br />5. Public service - During F; Y. 1957 <br />a great deal of time will be spent in answering <br />inquiries on ground-water supplies. With the <br />continuation of the drought and the continued <br />increased clemands for ground water, the number <br />of inquiries increases steadily. During F. Y. <br />1956 this office answered nearly 1,000 <br />inquiries on ground-water supplies in Colorado <br />and it is expected that the number will increase <br />considerably in F. Y. 1957." <br /> <br />'~lhen do you anticipate the completion of the <br />Denver-Greeley Program?" <br /> <br />"That will take a long time. <br />will be only the main stream <br />and will be about 2 years." <br /> <br />The first phase <br />from Greeley down <br /> <br />'~ill that be taken care of by federal funds?" <br /> <br />"Yes~" <br /> <br />~Would cooperative funds help?" <br /> <br />"Personnel is one of our great problems and <br />consequently we cannot give an answer on that <br />point at this time. We have 2 engineers and 6 <br />or 7 geologists and several other employees such <br />as draftsmen. We also work in cooperation with Mr. <br />Code. <br />