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<br />000356 <br /> <br />-16- <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 />~roposed in connection with the holdover storage program. <br /> <br />(e) That the percentage of evaporation loss will be considerably less at the <br />higher elevation of Currecanti than the evaporation loss of the Vlhitewater Reser- <br />voir downstream. <br /> <br />(f) That it will furnish a higher rate of power 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 ~bitewater, dependent <br />upon a fluetuating 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 in <br />an effective flood control in the Lower 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 />:r.any years earlier. <br /> <br />AND WHEREAS, the members of this organization realize that the construction <br />of the Currecanti Reservoir would require the reconstruction of Highway No. 50; <br />would require the payment for privately owned lands and Resorts; and would require <br />a change in type of fishing and recreation on the Gunnison River. We also realize <br />that the construction of the Whitewater Reservoir would require the relocation of <br />~he Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad; would also require the acquisition of <br />privately owned lands and fruit orchards, &~d because of the low elevation would <br />?roduce a Lake Qaving very little recreational value. On the other hand, it is <br />our firm belief that a Lake of the size and at the elevation of Currecanti Reser- <br />voir would be a valuable recreational asset to the area above and below said Reser- <br />voir 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 />sacrifices will eventually be made to that end and it is our conclusion that we <br />should start with the largest and most valuable development possible at the present <br />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 />put to a beneficial use elsewhere. <br /> <br />NOW, TfffiREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this organization approves the overall <br />!:oln-over storage program as proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation in principle. <br /> <br />AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the construction of the Currecanti Reservoir <br />on the Gunnison River be designated as the initial project of the storage Reser- <br />voirs proposed for the Gunnison River. <br />