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<br />My nam6 1a Ce~l J. C'Sb07!18 C'p"'TAtin, out of :o:-t !-'.o:-nn, C(llor&1o
<br />I .. tt:e ~uNJrinVl:r.da."1t o!' tb" R~v~~s!de S:,g~.e" a:-:'d I &:1 a .Bs'!.lltirlll! en~e~r
<br />to aar~ of th.. To\.lTls anel C1U-, 1n i.,,-~h~.st~:-!": .::;,,10:-&.10 to:" ge"'-a~ and ......._8r
<br />in3tal'.a+:toml. anti to "any dlt("h ~n=t&!Us.: ~l!h,-' l('.:at~ ll'":d:-un ~'~VQt~or..
<br />to .r~'~xt~tel:f "1.0{ ot all ('11'.....1':01 If\c.IoI.U'!J 1r: t},l"l :"~;.HI" :::_~h ~~ea. I~
<br />"ro@tr t~, h.1!t...':) th\:'I' ,t~t~:-e"nt. 9~O:"t m.y oUlI.11rt3&tlcna Mre 5e~ f...,"~ ..:l:"1'!
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<br />purpo:!:!s.i fe~l al:'lL' 1: a~ ~IlO-.m as an o:~....,~-::~ ':}!" th ~;.r:"OV5 pro.4"!et a. 1":.
<br />.0.... propos:!d C'n th.' ba!l!.5 tl"lolt t~e l.:lcat::.:'!': 1, ~ ::or:e.al !ro:l a ~o10,p.
<br />standpo~nt, that the al~e~~d rlovd cont~ol is nn~ ~a1is":.i., that it 1. ~o~
<br />the ....ay to con.!!lerve Wt1te~t and that the prie~ t.....~ h..s ~c 1:., paid in .one1
<br />and fer tha 1ntan~ible costs In terQs o~ people traume ~: ~~:-oot ~~ ~ntlro
<br />self supportin, co:tr"un1t,. of hundreds of people for a :-~?'-~.:~:- s~:" is
<br />llU::h to hil'b.Ar.d l"RJ'l"ciall,. to transfer the Water res"u.:'~' '.ri';.;.. o.t:-:.::ch th~
<br />earned lonr a~o by the svoat ('o!~ the brow to effect the diver.lon "nd &pply
<br />to beneficial IUS to at1C'thiol:- trade a!"i"'a in o./hidl a relati'.'ely !'eo.t vi.!! bebeNt.
<br />It i. l"vt'ln 1I.:l~ t':all~:1~ tc knc.... t!"at '~l"~tl rt!'d1lti,.el,. few ....11":. -r.-:\ 1="" ~!..'"
<br />",hout 1/6 of UH' actual co.t and the tilfl~rl.C.lln put-He \J111 p.Y n- ,~,t.
<br />It II!!! difficult fo:- ne to see ho\.l tl:- PU1'eau and C01o,"'~o '...ter
<br />Con.~rvat1on Fnard c~n rationallz~ the project .s no~ propc~~d to ~~et ~~~
<br />criteria that th~1 th~~~el~e~ hav~ set up for the evaluation. 7~~re :5 ~~
<br />axlo::l for t"'e South PlH.t~- Rivf'lr that"thfll httler thf'l fir,t u.!'" tr.~ ..ore :"'e~1$~
<br />can be had~ 'l'here 0"'" atl.llUeJJ ~ndi:::ate that a location !"ur:~er 'J~st \.Ioulc
<br />~ln some l2,OCO acre fo~t as an aV~,Q~ annually that could k~ put to ~~~!1eial
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<br />In the matt,.r of Flood 0cmtro):t t.he rcord cll"arly Ind1c.llt~3 that .~:._--
<br />NarrO\.l1 wll1 not prOTide but a ti~n of the ne.,ded p::-otectior. !--h~'''' ?l.1ot~:'.''''.
<br />Cre~k.Both In 1915 and ar,a1.ni in lQA5 ...11 of the area that pre,;.::~.,j !+..5te:tlent,.
<br />'oelo\l Fort Morran stress~.j thl'l f1mon.oU5 ]os!'ea dn- to the 1965 FIC1od. to ~~
<br />the Con~ess for Muthorlz.t10n Vftrl'l .lth~r uniformed or ~.t m16rep~senttftc .~-
<br />the Caet.e. Th.. RUr"f'!AU and thn C,.,1n:-....:Io W",t"r 00n:'le:-vation Roarcl do knO'J tM..~:
<br />all & faet but thft,. did nothi~~ th~n 0:- ~r~ t~~y dotn~ anyth1n~ no~ to set tha:
<br />public .rdCon~ess strQ1r;ht Ofl this ;r.o'ltter
<br />In th~ matter of' slt~ suttabll~ty it ....a~ po!.,...._~ out. t~...:-" .....s a better
<br />~I'!olo~ic site on th~ South Platte River than tht'l.-ft i. at ~;R.~:-o....~.It. va:'! proven
<br />Ion:!; a<<o but ....a~ dirlltlil'lo;f1d beca'.lSt'l of costs before a'J.:r.o:-izatio:1. A.fter aull--orl:ta\.ic
<br />it Is now found ttRt the costs viII ~ mor~ at the Narrows site tAl iobble~~p
<br />. cuto!f that still ....1]1 nct b~ as efrecti~e a. th~ t~e ~~~e::, teologie site
<br />vhere the costs ....~re In~lud~d.
<br />In th" tl&t~~:" of R.C' .'.i c03t!'l snn p!"(\I.h:ctive bnd~ B.lo~:-:
<br />people it vas round that th~ lands cnst ....~~~ much 1e35 and that
<br />:? persons 'J"'url be d~s~la.c~d pe:- l'Iqllnre mile it r~o:llr~d a1ao.st
<br />for ~n~~h~~ sit~.
<br />1:1 ":...,e natt.,:- of u~t'" it Val!! fOlmd that by eH:Jinatin[!: inefi'le1ent
<br />r~se~ol:"~ at on~ site anc co~binln," 1n M~ efficl~nt ....servoir ~~ny a6re
<br />thou$'1:1ds o~ aC,l! f.....~ of W.lt...;- ....O;J]11 ~... :-a1.o"! &.val1abl... fo':" ~n~!'1e1al US".
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