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<br />00035~ <br /> <br />-14- <br /> <br />(b) That it is the key to the development of the Gunnison River in that <br />neither the Whitewater Reservoir nor the proposed Crystal Creek .teservoir can <br />develcp their rated capacities nor furnish firm power until the said Currecanti <br />"RACoa_..^", _ ...... _....__._._._..2 <br />-.-......... .. ........... ....v ....""J;tO "'.I. u.\,o ""cu. <br /> <br />(c) That upon its construction the Currecanti Reservoir will produce its <br />full rated electrical energy without the necessity of constructing additional <br />Reservoirs later. <br /> <br />(d) That it is an important integral part of the circuit of power plants <br />proposed in connection with the hold-over storage program. <br /> <br />(e) That the percentage of evaporation loss will be considerably less at <br />the higher elevation of Currecaitti than the evaporation loss of the Whitewater <br />Reservoir downstream. <br /> <br />(f) That it will furnish a higher rate of pmver revenue for the construction <br />of necessary and vital participating projects at an earlier date and in larger <br />amount than a smaller, lower elevation reservoir such as Vlhitewater, dependent <br />upon a fluctuating water supply. <br /> <br />(g) That the storage of water in the head waters of the Gunnison will tend <br />to firm the irrigation decrees on the River below the Reservoir and will result <br />in an effective flood control in the Lmver Basin of the Gunnison River. <br /> <br />(h) That the construction of the Currecanti Reservoir will make it possible <br />to apply greater quantities of water to beneficial uses in the area affected and <br />many years earlier. <br /> <br />AND WHEREAS, the members of this organization re"lize that the construction <br />of the Currecanti Reservoir would require the reconstruction of Highway No. 50; <br />, culd require the payment for privately owned lands and Resorts; and would re- <br />c'~:.re a change in type of fishing and recreation on the Gunnison River. We also <br />~ealize that the construction of the Vfhitewater Reservoir would require the re- <br />location of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad; would also require the <br />~cquisition of privately owned lands and fruit orchards, and because of the low <br />",lavation would produce a lake having very little recreational value. On the <br />other hand, it is our firm belief that a lake of the size and at the elevation <br />0f Currecanti Reservoir would be a valuable recreational asset to the area above <br />~~d below said Reservoir site; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is contemplated by the overall program of Federal hold-over <br />storage Reservoirs that all of said projects will eventually be completed and that <br />"acrifices will eventually be made to that end and it is our conclusion that we <br />~hould start with the largest and most valuable development possible at the <br />~resent time; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, we believe that unless the waters of the Gunnison River are fully <br />put to a beneficial use at the earliest practicable date, that the water will be <br />;:,It to a benefi cial use elsewhere. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this organization approves the overall <br />hold-over storage program as proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation in principle. <br />