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<br />, <br /> <br />4- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In response to~an inquiry by Mr. Smith as to whether Curecanti and Crystal <br />power ,,\)uld go'to the Eastern Slope if in excess of ;.estern Slope demands, Judge <br />E~ assured J;lim thl!;t all possible power use would be made on the ,{estern Slope, <br />out that interconnections ~ere necessary in any large Lewer project, and that all <br />the states of the Up~er Division should be considered as the marketing area of, the <br />Colorado River' Storaae Project. Mr. Smith urged that Curecanti and Crystal reser- <br />voirs be considered ~or concurrent construction along with Echo Park. He also <br />suggested that the C~llbran project should not be considered as a participating <br />project, but as an i~dividual project because of i ts feasibilit~. Upon his <br />inquiry as to the st~tus of the report on that project, Mr. Larson and hr. Bennett <br />explained that it was being temporarily held up pending a decision by the Secre- <br />tary of the Interior as to policy regarding the municipal water features of the <br />project. <br /> <br />Mr. Hu~hes ask~d whether it would be a fair provision in a Congressional bill <br />that power revenues Drom the Storage Project be used only in the Upper Division. <br />Mr. Larson replied tljat this was provided for in the report. <br />--~ ), <br /> <br />At this point ~he meeting was adjourned until 1:35 P.M. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.. to to ..... <br /> <br />Upon the"re~on~ening ;f the meeting Mr. O'Rourke stated that the State <br />Association of ,R. E. :'/<. Cooperatives had on several occasions gone on record as <br />favoring the development of dams on the Gunnison River. He feared that time was <br />short since there wa~ to be a reallocation of Colorado River water in 1963, and <br />also that Echo ;Park ~enefits would go to states other than Colorado. He there- <br />fore urged that CureQianti and Crystal reservoirs be considered, if not as the <br />initial units, then at least as to be jointly constructed along with Echo Park. <br /> <br />Judge Stone corrected the impression that there would be a reapportionment <br />of Colorado River wailer in 1963. At that time only the surplus would be allocated <br />and then only if eitlrer Basin had reached the limit of the consumptive use <br />allocated to it, ' <br /> <br />Mr. Dodd, reprElsenting the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, then <br />moved the adoption ot! the following resolution: <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />" <br /> <br /><--. <br /> <br />~-~~ - -- <br /> <br />", ~t., -", ..,:f <br /> <br />, ',; " .i ~ < _, <br /> <br />. <br />~:.i._;__ <br /> <br />'~-","A_., <br />