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v~v~ To begin, our engineering research facili- ties that are oriented principally toward water resources, the atmosphere, are located at the Foothills Laboratory of the Engineering Research Center, west of town. These facilities include a large fluid mechanics lab, hydraulics labora- I tory and an outdoor laboratory for hydraulics and hydrology studies. We have several differ- ent types of facilities for studying different facets of atmospheric physics, atmospheric cir- culation, weather modification. We are rapidly expanding our program out there so that the electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and other people on the campus with related inter- . ests are participating with us. Presently we are adding new facilities which you will see under construction. By September 20 we are supposed to have about 70,000 square feet of additional space avail- able for research purposes. Within this space we'll have rather unique testing facilities that enable the structural people to get into the act. Dynamic loadings and so forth, cer- tainly from the standpoint of hydraulics, we're very much interested in from the viewpoint of hydraulic structures. We have new atmospheric simulation facili- ties that have recently been completed. Much of the work that is being conducted in these facilities is sponsored through the Bureau of Reclamation, the Weather Bureau, ESSA, NASA, and others. We've also, within the last few years, completed facilities that enable us to look at large scale problems associated with conveying water in pipes. We have a facility hooked into Horsetooth Reservoir, just above us. We have available about 200 to 300 feet of head depending upon the time of year, so that we are able to carry out studies on re- sistance to flow, cavitation, water hammer. We also get into hydro and hydro-electric pipe equipment, turbines, pumps and so forth. I Actually, considering the size of our