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<br /> <br /> <br />000331 <br /> <br />- 8 - <br /> <br />Colorado is most vitally interested in securing the development <br />of the Gunnison !liver. The report contemplates three units, as a part <br />of the storage plan, on this stream. The Bridgeport is reco~"ended for <br />initial authorization and construction. The Curecanti and Crystal are <br />recommended for later action. <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado believes that full study has not been civen to these Gunnison <br /> <br /> <br />!liver potentials. j~ny local problems are presented, Colorado most <br /> <br /> <br />respectfully requests that it be given opportunity at a later date to <br /> <br /> <br />state its position yith regard to the Gunnison !liver storage. To this end, <br /> <br /> <br />it requests that the Bridgeport unit should not .'ce included v:ithin the <br /> <br /> <br />initial list and that further study and consideration should be given to <br /> <br /> <br />the location of storage units on the Gunnison River which develop, as far <br /> <br /> <br />as possible under all of the conditions, the full power potential of that <br /> <br /> <br />stream, permit the early construction of participating irrigation projects, <br /> <br /> <br />and provide hold-over storage, all l'dth the least possible disruption of <br /> <br /> <br />the local economy. Colorado desires that a unit of the storage plan <br /> <br /> <br />located on the Gunnison River be included in the initial authorizing <br /> <br /> <br />legislation. It is anticipated that the re-study herein urged and <br /> <br /> <br />further comments of the State Hill be made in due time so as to acconplish. <br /> <br /> <br />this purpose. Colorado pledges its full cooperation nith the Bureau of <br /> <br /> <br />Reclamation in the formulation of an acceptable Gunnison ;1iver plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Participating Projects <br /> <br /> <br />The participating projects listed in para~r~ph (b) of the Commissioner's <br /> <br /> <br />leoter of December 22, 1950, are all anproved r.; '~olordo, The early con- <br /> <br /> <br />struction of these projects is urged. <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado specifically requests that the La Plata iroject, heretofore <br /> <br /> <br />recommended by the State and not ~ppearing in the list, should be included <br />