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<br />cedur('~ llppro\"ed bv the President 011 ~ln.v 15. 1962 (5. Doe, 97. 87th
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<br />Congress).
<br />. The propospd Clospd Basin Di \'isioIl, Sun Luis \' alley projt'et,
<br />901omdfJ. is a IHultiplt.'-purposl' \\'Ilter resOlllTt' de\'{'Joplllent in the
<br />Sun Luis \~HII{IY, SOlllhetish'fn Colorado. The proposl'd den'!opmcllt
<br />would salvage llll ll\"('rnge of uhont 101,700 lH'ft'-fl'et ltllllllully of wIller
<br />now being lost by (','uporutioll or ('OIlSlllll(>c! hy salt g-rll-SS, rabbit
<br />bl'lI...dl, grease\\'I)Ofl, Ulltl (lther Ilonlwndkilll \'e~l:'tali(lll, through ill-
<br />sLallntion (If shnIIO\\' wells. 1)llmps, lint! u eollC'ctioll llnd ('onH'Ylulce
<br />system. The propo:.wd sllh'agl:-' works would dt'li\'l'1' HlIl'stimHlpd 96,400
<br />acre-feet of the slllvllg'ed water to the Rio Gram)" for 11:-;(' /Lnd distribu-
<br />tion ill fl.('-cordfillt:p with tht' Hio GrHnde compllet. Th(' otllt'1' 5,300
<br />a('fe-f(.(~t of the SUh'lll!:l.d ,,"utl'r would he mad!' ll.vuilaule to tlw pro-
<br />pospd Alulllosl!. :\ atiolllll ".ildlift' Rpfll~t.. 'I'll<' proposed dt,,'('loplIH'nt
<br />nlso would providp {lthl'r ~lIhstulltial 1'l"(,I'Plltioll awl fish nnd wild lift'
<br />bellPfih.
<br />Thc division hns enginp(.rinl! f('l\sihility llnd is {'cOIIOmielllly justi-
<br />fied. The pstimuted construction eost is 88,470,000. :llltl the enllunted
<br />bencfit-cost I'ntio is 5.:32 to 1.
<br />~Iy propos('(l rt'port wns trallsmitted to the Slates of Colorado,
<br />Xew ~lexi(~o, ulHl Texus. alld illter('~led Fl'dt'ral 11g"PIH'ies for re,'iew
<br />as requin'd by IllW Hilt! PH'sidentilll instrlletioIlS_ ;\0 objl'ctiollS to t.he
<br />proposed projeet were H'ceiH'-d. Copips of lptlprs of eOJlllllents rt'ceived
<br />llrc attached to tilt' report. Sinn that I'l'\-iew, t.he plaTl of den'lopment.
<br />has lwell modified to I'pllect, till' prodsiolls of rt'c('lltly l'IHlctt't1 Public
<br />Lnw 89-72, the Fedt.'rul \\~Ht-('r Projf'ct. Hi.'<Tf'ution ..\ct, with respect
<br />to cost-shnring for rccl'elltion and fish llnd wildlife (,llhHn(~(,JlWnt, the
<br />..\dministrntion':; poliey with l'i.'spect. to arl'H l't'dl'\'doPIlH'llt, Hud to
<br />r('f1(~ct tho Cllrrent. intprest. rnte.
<br />I rccollllIH'lId tlmt this r<,port on tlll' Closl'd Basin Di\.bioll, San
<br />Luis Vnlley proj('ct, ColonHlo, bc tnlllslIliUl'd to the COIl~I't~:;S for its
<br />inforllllltion and considerutioll. I shall appreciate YOIII' advice t~on-
<br />crrning tilt, relationship of this proposal to .V01l1' program lU'fon~ the
<br />H'port is tl'1l1lsmitlt'd to the Con~res.-; us provided ill tlH' Reclamation
<br />Project Act. of 1939.
<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br />STEWAIlT L. UDALL,
<br />Secretary of the Interior.
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<br />Ih;PAHT:\fE~T OF Tlltj l;';TEHIOH.
<br />BUHEAl' OF HECr..UU.TW;';,
<br />lrash-i!lI/toll, /J.e., .Jlll1r 21.196'5.
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<br />TlI1-; SECRt:T_\HY OF TH}o: IXTERIOR.
<br />SIR: This is my report 011 tlll' prnpo...;pt! Closl'd Busill Di\'ision. Sail
<br />Luis \" alh'y Projel'l. Colorado. It is basrtl 011 and inl'lnc!t's our propospd
<br />I'('(>ort of :\on'mbt'r lH. 19G4, whit'l. yoll llppro\-ed llnt! nt/opted us
<br />your propos('d report OIl :\o\"el11lwr 25. 1 fj(j4.
<br />Copies of the propost'd report ,\"t'I"(' trllllsmiul'd nn DN'el11ber 2.
<br />196-1 to tilt' Statl's of Colorado, Xi.'W ~lpXiell, lIllt! 'I\'XH~. to tht'
<br />S<'l'I't'lIU" of the Army. tllld to interl'Slt,d Ft'dt>rlll a!!:t'lIcil's for n'\-icw
<br />ll:" required by law 1~lld Pri.'~itlellti:ll instructions. 'Copies of t\l1 till'
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