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<br />i <br /> <br />006G <br /> <br />-&- <br /> <br />In connection with the propo::;cd i!arrows "Reservoir or any other FcdCl":ll <br />built reservoir, there is a very l<ll"Gc politicol clcr,lcnt involved that should <br />be given vCr"'J closo attention. There ar0 man:~ points involved but most of them <br />bear all a central point as to "hether uc ~rill have local and state autonomy or <br />a dist:mt 1.'cdcrcl administrator o....er our Huter problcr.1s. The Uivcrsidc Irri- <br />giltion District has joined ll:ith almost all irrigation systcr,lS to insist that 'tIC <br />would have local and Stete autonomy over our unter problcl,lSo In addition there <br />is tIle danGer that if the DiC;-Thor:1psol'1 project. supplies T'Lorc Hater dircctl~r and <br />indirectly that 110 C['j1 use on our present l.mds in the present state He could <br />neither expand au":,, stor~:;c faciliticr. or mi1l:o an cxtc:ldcd use upon our lnnds, <br />bCC<lU5C the: iln.rrmrs prop~snl is SQ largo that it llould decree more water' than <br />there ever will be available. <br /> <br />Tho outloo]~ for next Y:lar is qui to pro:1ising. l.!e lmow He can fill the: <br />reservoir .:lS full a.s ITe CilIl s."lfely go. The snOll cover for this tU,lC of year <br />is good, i/e mn~r possibly ha'Te carl~~ sprinr:; water. J\pril, i;ay and JUjlC <br />precipitation llill deterraine '\That we can accurately fOf0cast for late summer. <br />At present t:10 reservoir is filled to 29 feet. <br /> <br />Fort liorgan, Colorado. <br />January 19, 1952. <br /> <br />Respectively mlbmitted, <br /> <br />Cecil J. Osborne <br />