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I I with continued funding the study schedule will be completed in 1977. Thank you very much. I have with me Mr. Walter Waldow, State Represen- tative. Mr. Waldow: Do you have any questions concerning this project? Mr. Sparks: The project report consistently supported the Uncompahgre as one of the oldest reclamation projects in the United States, con- structed, you might say, in the "horse and buggy days". It is timbered, or mostly timbered, and has been remarkably durable. The project does need modernization. I sympathize with the problem and continue to support it. Mr. Stapleton: That is one of our favorite projects, and I am sure we will continue to support it as a Board. Mr. Anderson: Thank you. Mr. Waldow: Thank you. Mr. Stapleton: Mr. Maynes, are you going to report on San Miguel? Mr. Maynes: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am Sam Maynes, attorney for the San Miguel Water Conservancy District. I have with me today Mr. Mike Young of the Board of Directors for the San Miguel Water Conservancy District; Mr. George Wyatt; in the back Senator Noble, whom you all know; and Mr. Bill Raley from the San Miguel Water Conservancy Board, as well as members of the Southwestern Water Conservation Board. Mr. Raley will make the statement on behalf of the San Miguel Water Con- servancy District. Mr. Raley: Mr. Chairman and members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, my name is Bill Raley. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the San Miguel Water Conservancy District. It is a pleasure for me to speak to you on behalf of the San Miguel Project. The veople of the San Miguel Basin are encouraged with President Ford s 1976 budget request for the San Miguel Project. This is refreshing, especially in view of the continuous struggle we have had since project authorization in 1968 to obtain funds. We would urge the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the entire Colorado Congres- sional Delegation to support the President's proposed budget for the San Miguel Project. As you well know, one of the most outstanding aspects of the San Miguel Project has been the very strong and enthusiastic support given this project by the local people. I think all too often when we consider various projects, we get so wrapped up in engineering, economics and cost-benefit ratios that we tend to minimize the "people" aspect. Over the years, going back to the turn of the century, water development has had a high priority in the minds of the people of the San Miguel Basin, for we realize that without water we are stymied, both socially -45-