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<br />'CLIFFO'IID H~'STON~E
<br />DIRECTOR. AND SECRKTA:RY
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<br />COLORADO WATER C,ONSERVATION
<br />STATE o.F Co.Lo.RADo.
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<br />BOARD
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<br />.I0HN C. VIYIAN . . . GOVERNOJl
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<br />CHRIS WALLRICH . . . ALAMOS'"'
<br />VICS.CHAIRMAN
<br />. H. LAWRKNCE HINKLEY . DENYER
<br />M. C. HINDERLIDKR' . . DIENYER
<br />EL ROV NIELSON . . - - DKNVII.R
<br />MIS8 VENA POINTER. . - PUEBLO
<br />SILMON SMITH _ GRAND JUNCTION
<br />.I0HN B. O'ROURKE - - DURANGlO
<br />GEO. A.. PUGlHE _. -, . CRI\IGI
<br />GIIORGlC .I. BAILI!.V - . . WALDSN
<br />.I. M. DILLE . _ . FORT MORClAN
<br />CLIPPORD H. STONS _ - GUNNI.ON
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<br />,JEAN S. 'BREITENSi'-EIN.
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<br />" STATElAENT, OF, SltA'rE OF COLORADO
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<br />Survey Report on Hueri'ano RiVer"
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<br />Dear 8:l.1'S,1
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<br />.Copy otyour propol!edreporton,e. pre1iminll...t'y e"amine.t:l.on
<br />~dsuivey"ot;,H\leri'll-D-o R:l. vel' ~ Colorado, was furnished Febtuary 19.
<br />. 194'.5 tpill,ono~b;LErJ~hn C. V:l.~~,qov:ern'oroi' Color.a40,..i'Qrthe, in-
<br />f'oririe;tiono:t'-bheSt~f'l;e of Colo1',ado. ',... ]n'yourletter oftr~smi~tal,
<br />you request.thll.ttMwrittEln vi~s ~d rec)ojnmendations oi'. colora~o'
<br />,~su~tte~tothe . Chief ofEngineersoll'orbei'ore~y 20, 194~; in
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<br />ordertha'l; thW, togetl1ilr Vlith the Suwey Report on Huerfe.no River.
<br />, ColoradO, ma.y be trensmitted to Cong1'es$. '
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<br />...",l~do:\;ot!l.donotes'fromtheSui'Vey Report on H1.l.erf~o Ri-
<br />V'er,tl\8.ts$lyer4~'p:J,~l!0i' ilfl'provement fot-i'lood proteotbn~4 w!l.ter
<br />obnllervQ,i;'.i.onwe1'll~J'l.vestigatedby,the Distrtot Engineer. whb states
<br />tha.ttl1il,oneOfi'ering the,grllatest eoonondojustii'ioation:involves
<br />the donstruot~onore... aalflll.nll ri3s'ervoirnea.r1htste.ng. Colorado. I,l.bout
<br />44.'5 1Il5;1llfiUl'str'e!in!-i'roln t11.e mouthortheHuerf~O RiVl'r. The~8te.ng
<br />dam.woul4~l\.C?onO\l"etegravity.-typestr1.l.11ture197i'eet h~gh. Vlitil ~
<br />, ,ungatedovet~lOV($pinwe.yof o",,~aoity 209.000 ,oubio i'eetper seoond.
<br />whioh'ITouldoreate a reservoir with I,l. oap~oity to the spill~level
<br />oi'(;2i',OOaore filet. of whioh 20,000 ,a.oreteet would be una.vl,l.i1a.ble
<br />i'orre1ease,e.nd 42,'.500 Mre teetwou'ld be ll.ve.ilable i'orWater oon-
<br />serv-e:tion and irr!gaHpnstorage. The D;i.Striot Engineerestime.tes
<br />the i'irst cost of the Mustllng project at C2,609,3oo, t!1iloarrying
<br />oha.rges a,t $127,600 liIlnual1y, e,nd the f'loodoontrol ~d irrigation
<br />benef~ts I,l.t(i,6,970 ~ull.:l.ly. :ne oot101u4esthat, sin~e vhe 8.Dnue.l
<br />benei'its are 'but. 4'.5 peroent cif.the' ~ual oosts, the :l.mprovement is
<br />not, eO!ll1omioli.,llyj\lstii'ieA. ~cl reoonnn.endl! 'l;ha.t:no strealfl improvement
<br />proje(rtonth\lHuerr~o River be authol'i~edat the prese1}tt:inul.The
<br />piviSion~g;l,1l.eer ooncurs in theoon.c:l.usion~d recommendation 0'1' ,the
<br />n:tsttiotEng:l.neer.'rha BoaI'll of Engineers for Rivers ~d Harbors
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