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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br /><, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />During the three meetings held so far this week the people of western Colo- <br />rado were most helpful to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. In making their <br />comments, the peopl$ of the areas in which the meetings were held, adopted specific <br />resolutions concerning development procedure under the plan. <br /> <br />At this time 'I would like to present Mr. E. O. Larson, Director of Region 4 <br />of the Bureau of Re<llamation. Mr. Larson will present the plan to you and after his <br />presentation those present are invited to ask questions and enter into the discus- <br />sion. As you know the Colorado Water Conservation Board is represented here today <br />by our Consulting Engineer Royce J. Tipton, Legal Counsel Jean S. Breitenstein, John <br />Beaty, and myself. ;Mr. Larson has with him his Chief hydrologist, Mr. Jacobson. <br />Mr. J. R. Riter, Ch~ef of HYdrology for the Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Reclama- <br />tion, and Mr. N. B. mennett, Assistant Director of the Department of Project Plan- <br />ning Bureau of Recl~ation, Washington, D. C. are here to answer your questions. <br /> <br />I present Mr. E. O. Larson: <br /> <br />MR. LARSON: :(Mr. Larson gave a summary of his report and explained proposed <br />hold-over storage p~ojects in same substance and manner as presented at previous <br />western slope meeti~s.) <br /> <br />MR. RITER: I would like to make a few comments, by ~ray of explanation, of <br />this group. First ot all, I would like to mention that the procedure to be followed <br />by the Bureau.in lo~king toward the building of these projects in the Upper Basin <br />calls for a coordina~ed program and that this coordination is of primary concern. <br />It is most important that we have all regions and areas concerned in full agreement <br />before we attempt to. proceed on any definite plan. <br /> <br />I would like to bring out to you, that the Glen Canyon Project is highly im- <br />portant. It i.s imPdrtant because it will provide one-half of the hold-over storage <br />and one-half of the power production of the entire plan. <br /> <br />We areconcerhed here with "out of basin diversions" because in making full <br />use of each state's share of Colorado River Water, out of basin diversions must be <br />made. <br /> <br />JUDGE STONE: Mr. Christy, you have followed this program. Have you any <br />questions? <br /> <br />Q--HAROLD H. CHRISTY: .mere do silt retention and benefits come into the <br />picture? <br /> <br />A--MR. LARSON) Silt does not come in, to any appreciable extent, above Glen <br />Canyon. As you know:the San Juan is the main offender and the silt problem on the <br />Colorado River does not become acute until we reach the Glen Canyon area. The other <br />hold-over storage re~ervoirs in this plan are located farther up stream where silt <br />does not present am~jor problem. <br />, <br /> <br />+n this plan We are faced with not only the silt problems in establishing <br />dam sites, we are al$o concerned l~th the production of power in areas close to the <br />markets which have t~e greatest existing and potential demands for power. <br /> <br />-{ <br />