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<br />-' <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />5. On October 6, 1953, Director Cra.wford a.ddressed the <br />followi..;; letter to DOQ9'las Mcray, Secretary of the Interior: <br />My dear Secretary McKay; <br />The Colorado Water ConseX'Tlltion Board at <br />II. "Mting held Oll May 5, 1952 approTed the Curecaati <br />Storage Unit (840,000 acre feet) subject to the <br />repc)rt of the Policy ilDd ReTiev Cc:aaittee (comaittee <br />authorised by the Board) of the GuJmison RiTer Stor4ge, <br />a rltport Mde to, and approTed by, the Colorado Water <br />ConllerTation Board. <br /> <br />The Board urqes that this project be included <br />in 1:he iDj.tial authorisatioft by Conqress for con- <br />stnlction of llDits of the Colorado RiTer Storllqe <br />proj ect. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />ITa. C. Cravford <br />Director <br /> <br />6. At il~ .eeting' of . the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />held 011 JanUAry 14, 1954, the Board by resolution pointed out <br /> <br />- <br />that the known reserToir sites which aiqht store up to <br />3,000,000 acre feet of water were Cureca.nti on the Gunnison <br />and DeBeque on the Colorado RiTer. The Secretary of the <br />Interior was urqed to expedite the iaTutiqation IUld oabdy <br />of projects which viII furnish the requested storaqe. <br />