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<br />'""i',,"-.J..U <br /> <br />Work on th~ Fryingpan-Arkansas Project <br />is continuing. The court conl;irmation of the <br />repayment contract has been sche4uled for <br />April 15th. The work on the fie,ld office at <br />Ruedi Reservoir is nearing completi9n. The <br />contractor for Ruedi Dam is, of course, faced <br />with the high runoff that is estimated for <br />thi,s spring and early summer. His plans call <br />for diversion of the river sometime during <br />this summer. It now appears that it will be <br />late in July or the 1st of August before he <br />can handle this diversion. So he has his work <br />cut out for him on this problem. We hope he <br />will be successful in accomplishing the div~r- <br />sion this season. <br /> <br />The mapping work on the project is pro- <br />ceeding. It is very important for us to ob- <br />tain topography and field data on which to <br />base our designs for the east side system <br />involving advance works and powerplants. It <br />is typical in the preparation of final plans <br />in a project of this type, to examine the <br />formulation of the plan and to make certain <br />that each increment we add is sound economi- <br />cally and physically. In this process we <br />have been examining the design of the power <br />system. This is going to depend in some <br />measure on the availability of aerial topo- <br />graphy. We have had some reports that we are <br />studying the elimination of power on the Fry- <br />ingpan-Arkansas project. This is not so. <br />Specifically we must examine these features <br />to be sure of what we feel is the best possible <br />facility physically and economically. As you <br />well know, the repayment of the Fry-Ark Project <br />is dependent upon the production of power to <br />provide additional'. repayment within the 50- <br />year period. <br /> <br />Our efforts are directed toward making <br />this as sound a project as we possibly can. <br /> <br />We have cleared the way for initiation <br />of acquisition of rights-of-way for the dam <br />at Sugar Loaf from the Colorado Fuel and Iron. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />