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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />., ;", I '! <br />.l .J"""1: . <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELFARE <br /> <br />REGIONAL OFFICE <br /> <br />Region VIII <br /> <br />Public Health Service <br />Water Supply & Pollution Control <br />Room 9017, Federal Building <br />19th and Stout Streets <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 <br /> <br />December 3, 1965 <br /> <br />Mr. Hugh P. Dugan <br />Regional Director, Region 7 <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Building 46, Room 118 <br />Denver Federal Center <br />Denver, Colorado 80225 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Dugan: <br /> <br />As requested in your letter of October 29, 1965, we are submitting a <br />preliminary synopsis of our report on the need for and value of <br />storage in the Bureau of Reclamation's proposed Narrows Reservoir <br />for the purpose of streamflow regulation for water quality control. <br />Our complete report on the Narrows Unit will be submitted as soon as <br />possible. The summary.offindings and conclusions presented herein <br />are tentative, pending completion of studies by the South Platte <br />River Basin Enforcement Project. <br /> <br />Purpose and Scope <br /> <br />The general objectives of the study on which this report is based were <br />to assess the suitability of the South Platte River for present and <br />proposed water uses and to determine the need forrod value of stream- <br />flow regulation for the purpose of water quality control. The need for <br />streamflow regulation in the study area was studied for present <br />conditions and for anticipated future conditions. The area covered <br />in this report covers the lower South Platte River Basin in Morgan, <br />Washington, Logan, and Sedgwick Counties in Colorado. <br /> <br />Summary of Findings <br /> <br />1. The Bureau of Reclamation's proposed Narrows Unit is a multi-purpose <br />project that could furnish irrigation, recreation, flood control and <br />water quality control benefits. Project development would consist of <br />constructing the Narrows Dam and Reservoir on the South Platte River <br />near Fort Morgan, Colorado. <br />