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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Date <br />April 30, 1952 <br /> <br />Town or Organization <br /> <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />Sterling, Colorado <br /> <br />May 9, 1952 <br /> <br />City Council, Loveland, <br />Colorado <br /> <br />May 27, 1952 <br /> <br />City Council, Sterling, <br />Colorado <br /> <br />May 28, 1952 <br /> <br />Board of County Commis- <br />sioners, Logan County <br /> <br />June 13, 1952 <br /> <br />Crook Community Club, <br />Crook, Colorado <br /> <br />929 <br /> <br />Remarks <br /> <br />Dam will provide <br />flood control, pro- <br />vide supplemental <br />water to presently <br />irrigated lands, <br />additional water <br />for present dry lands. <br /> <br />Dam will conserve <br />presently unused <br />flood flows, will <br />allow development <br />of new land after <br />transmountain di- <br />versions are completed <br />will enable fuller <br />utilization of <br />Colorado River water <br />in accordance with <br />compacts. Investment <br />would be self-liqui- <br />dating. <br /> <br />Project would be <br />of special value <br />to northeastern <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />Project would be <br />of special value <br />to northeastern <br />Colorado and Logan <br />County in particu- <br />lar. <br /> <br />Dam will provide <br />protection to down- <br />stream property, <br />will provide storage <br />of water for further <br />development of lands, <br />and will provide <br />storage for reregu- <br />lation of Colorado <br />River waters. Dam <br />will assure contin- <br />uance of water <br />rights and priori- <br />ties under laws of <br />Colorado. <br />