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<br />"fo/, <br /> <br />Mr. Beaty: "Is it a joint project between the army en- <br />gineers and the Bureau of Reclamation?" <br /> <br />Mr. Gildersleeve: "Yes". <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Powell: "The repay~ent study was made by farmers ap- <br />pointed from the irrigation companies in the area and the <br />report was consolidated after they determined how much <br />they could pay. The farmers actually were.in on the ,main <br />study. " <br /> <br />lVlr. Dille: "Will the city of Trinidad get any municipal <br />supplies for the city of Trinidad?" <br /> <br />Mr. Powell: "Not at this time." <br /> <br />Col. Barnes: "Before any construction could start, be- <br />fore any work can begin on this project, after it is <br />authorized, the local people have five years to meet the <br />requirements. of Congress. If after five years they have <br />not met these requirements, the project would automatically <br />become deauthorized." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Moses: "Is there anybody here from the Trinidad area <br />that is opposed to it?" <br /> <br />Mr. Kancilia: "All of the People who attended the various <br />meetings we have conducted on this project are very much in <br />favor of it. We have about 9810 in favor of the project. No <br />one that we know of is opposed to this project." <br /> <br />]vIr. Dutcher: "Has the ]lIjodel reservoir been contacted in <br />regard to the transfer of their rights?" <br /> <br />Mr. Kancilia: "Yes." <br /> <br />] <br /> <br />Mr. O'Conner: "This project has been the subject of several <br />meetings in Trinidad over a number of years. It has been <br />worked on over a period of years. It dates back some ten <br />years or so. We have conferred repeatedly with the Bureau <br />of Reclamation and the U. S. Senators. Several meetings have <br />been held in Trinidad which were attended by vitally interes- <br />ted agricultural and livestock men of the community. IVluch of <br />the survey work has been done by committees appointed by <br />the people. We feel in our particular area the people have <br />been contacted repeatedly. There is an overwhelming majority <br />of sentiment favoring the project. Every effort should be <br />made to satisfy the people of Trinidad, Colorado." <br /> <br />Mr. Bailey: "Senator Veltri, the Board would like to hear <br />your views on this." <br /> <br />Mr. Veltri: "I think you are getting the information you are <br />interested in and as stated by John O'Conner and Dr. Donnelly, <br />we are ready to go and get the ball rolling." <br />