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<br />-:-{} flH liiD <br />7"\ <br /> <br />is pnyin~. operation und muintellllllCl' chnrges 011 the Platoro Reservoir <br />011 the Conejos River, the debit ~it\lu,tion with respect to the Rio <br />Grande Compact has prevented the operation of the reservoir to <br />pro\Tidt' lute season water to till" Conejos River Hfra. <br />The Colorado Grollnd \\r utt'r Commbsiun has indicated u general <br />IlC('eptnnce of the proposed plnn IlflwidC'd that u construction is staged <br />in slIth It manner tlUlt thOroll~h testing of each stage of development is <br />('ollduct.(ld before the succeedlllg stage is constructed. <br />The construction of the Closl'u B!lSin drain will resul t in benefits to <br />the States of Texlls llnd N"f'W :\lexko find to the Republic of :Mexico, <br />llS well as to the StIlle of Colorado. I t seems only [ellsonnble that the <br />cost of construction nnd thf' cost of operation of the salnl.ge fllcilities <br />should be a Federnl expense in connection with the compact, llnd tho <br />treaty with the Republic of ~1exico. <br />It is therefore recommended thut the drA.lt of the fCtl~ibilit:.y report <br />for the Closed Basin salvage Ili,"isioIl he UIlH'ndcd to show n de'velop- <br />ment by stages, including scheduling nnd costs of each stage, nnd thllt <br />the fetlsibility be completed with the inrorporntioll of the wildlife ref- <br />uges IL" detailed by tlw Fish und 'Vildlife Service, find with the under- <br />standing that: <br />1. A plan of olwrntion :-;hnll 1)(' den'loped which will insure <br />that no adn~rse effects 011 <,xisting \\-uter uses wlll occur. <br />2. Xo right to deIllund {'ontinuation of importntion of ground <br />wnter from the Clo~:;('d Busin to tlw Rio Grande Hin'r will be given <br />to tit(' other Stnh':-; or to the United Statl's to t.he detriment of <br />lInd ncrninst the wishes of wntl'r users in Colorlldo. <br />::l. Con:-;truction costs will bC' borne bv the UniU.d Stntes. <br />4. Opefllt.ioll Ilnd Tllnintt'ntlll(,(, c-osts \,;11 be borne by the <br />United St.Ilt.cs. <br />5. Consideration of nnt! ('omment.s Oil tlH.' Illternate water <br />dplin'~'y plans for use of :-;alnlg:ed wnler on prC'srntly irrigated <br />Illnds 1Il ColoTlulo be ddC'rred to a luter dllte. <br />SincerC'ly, <br /> <br />67 <br /> <br />L. R. KUIPER, AcNng Director. <br />