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U. S. ARIlY ENGlNE2RS REPORT (COlIT ID) provided at Castlewood Reservoir, and that sale of this water should yield a revenue to the United States estimated at ()1l,000 annually; estimated the first cost of the two reservoirs, constructed substantially as proposed by the District Engineer, at 010,500,000; stated that the improvements are well warranted by benefits that would accrue; and reconrrnrnd- ed construction at an estimated first cost of 010,500,000, with $3,000 annually for maintenance. The Chief of Engineers, U. S. Axmy, after review and due consideration of the foregoing mentioned reports and recommendations, concurred in the views and reconunendations of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. The Water Resources Committee of the National Resources Planning Board, representing the Chief Federal agencies ooncurred with water use and control, reviewed the reports and recommendations, comment- ing that: (1) "The pronslOn of additional reservoir storage adequate to control maximum floods and to provide irrigation benefits is an important element in a program of water use and control for the Cherry Creek drainage area." (2) "The Conunittee does not take a position with respect to the design assumptions, but it points out that there is a difference of opinion as to the assumed design units in the reports on the project by the Corps of Engineers and by the Bureau of Reclamation. (3) "The Conuni ttee notes that the Chis f of Engineers reports that the sale of water for irrigation should yield a revenue to the United States estimated at about ()l1,OOO annually, and suggests that the project be operated in such nuumer as to insure repayment of that amount by the water users." -22-