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<br />-7- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />have to be made by ~rrigators. The main stem reservoirs are for regulation and <br />meeting delivery of;obligations of the Upper Basin at Lee Ferry. The smaller up- <br />stream reservoirs w~ll provide some regulation. cutting the necessary main stem <br />active storage capa~ity from about 30.000.000 acre feet to 23.000.000 acre feet. <br />Studies show that p~er produce~at the main stem sites can be sold at rates <br />sufficient to build the main stein dams and leave funds to help meet the costs of <br />those future irrigation projects. There are no contemplated payments to be made <br />on main stem reserv9irs by irrigators. There will be a pooling of the benefits' <br />from. and the'evapotation losses, incident to. the operation of the main stem re- <br />servoirs. Direct b~neficiaries ',should share in the evaporation losses in direct <br />proportion to: the tinefits rec~iyed. This principle is made possible by the Com- <br />pact. Some impondetables are s~ill to be considered by the Colorado Water Con- <br />servation Board and~by other states. The probLems are not entirely of an engi- <br />neering natu':'$. TM plan must be crystallized into the one best for the Upper <br />Basin as a whole. ' <br /> <br />Mr. V:~!22! asked how surplus revenues were to be allocated. <br /> <br />, ~j,~ton an~ered that the states will agree on the first list of projects. <br />Future proj~cts may;be added frrnn time to time. <br /> <br />'~ <br /> <br />Mr. Weller sa~d that he was interested in the White River basin funds. He <br />regretted tlie' smalliamount of study which had been devoted to that region. He <br />asked if fund$ coul~ not be allocated by some formula. such as river volumes. <br /> <br />Judgp. Stone disclosed that $1.400,000 will probably be available for in- <br />vestigatrOn~;-W~h till go on in the basin to expedite projects. As such projects <br />come in thcj will bt participating. A major prClgram for Western Colorado must be <br />brought into the pi~ture at the outset. Some projects investigations are almost <br />complete to the point of a finished report. While these will form the initial <br />list, other ~ture projects are 'not foreclosed. <br /> <br />Mr. WEiller sa~d that he appreciates the need for investigations relating to <br />transmOiiiit,"33ii;diver,ions. He further asked whether projects would be considered, <br />individually or in ~roups. <br /> <br />Mr. 'til:;ton explained that conclusions as to criteria had rot been setup on <br />a state l<''l',cl' by tht Bureau of Reclamation. When these are reached. then investi- <br />gations wHl !:lisclo$e those projects which may participate. <br /> <br />Mr. Ri~r alS~ stated that the initial list of projects selected will not <br />foreclose oth~rs co~ng in as they are ready to participate. <br /> <br />Mr. J. ' . Sta'r cOllllllented that we are concerned with water and that this <br />must come from the ,estern Slope. and should be conserved. He recollllllendedthat <br />Congress shou:Ld be dvised that the money now spent abroad could be better used <br />in this country and'would benefit the whole nation. <br /> <br />...' <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />,,) <br /> <br />;; <br /> <br />'" <br />.,j <br />