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Arkansas River below John Mutin Reservoir, Colorado, ........n___n___....___.....___ ___,m,KAO.38 Extensivc rehabilitation work was <lo.:omplishec1 at t\VO stations. At the outflow station below John MHtin Rcservllir the timher gage well was completely lined wlth concrete, and ground-water inflow which in the past has affected the stage-discharge relation was completely shut off. In addition the small timber shelter. was removed and replaced with a concrete blcx:k shelter of sufficient si:e to house the radio transmitting equipment. At the inflow station on the Arkansas River at Las Animas extensive bank protection was constructed to prevent further clltting action and possihle destruction of the gage and cahleway by high water. As a result of construction and repair work during the year all Compact statlOns excq-it that on tne P\.lrgatoirc near Las Animas arc in excellent physical condition. Replacement of that station is planned during 1952. Close ,tttention to changing flow conditions and the co- operatHln of cdl interested parties in furnishing stage and flood \varning reports to the rcsid.:nt engineers of the Gcological Survey enabled them to obtain discnarge meaS\.Irl'mrnts over a wide range of stl1ge at aU Com- pact stlttions. Witn tnis favorable combination of good physical equip- ment and' discharge measurements at frequent and proper intervals, it is believed tnat the stream-flow n:'corc1s for the Compact year arc tne most accurate yet obtained. Tne work described <!.bove Wll.S performed hy tne United States Geological Survey \vith funds appropriated by the Congress in accord- ance with and in support of the Compact. 9. Firulillgs of Fact by the Admi"islrat;on Tne Administration, on July 24, 1951, considered the report on the Initial Development, Gunnison-Arkans.ls Project, Colorado, Roaring Fork Diversion (Proiect Planning Report No. 7-8a.49-1), submitted by tne Secretary of the Interior under Section 1 of the Flood Control Act of I 944- As a result of slh.-h cnnsiJeration, the Administration passed a resolution (attached hereto as Appendix "C") mrtking findings of fact, comments and recommendations relating to the above mentioned report. The Aclministratilln found that it is interested in the proposed project to the extent that its construction and operation shall not interfere with or defeat the right.s, interests, and obligations of Colorado and Kansas under tne Arkansas River Compact. The Administration commented thdt the interstate compact' relations of tne two states do not justify any ohjections to the importation of Colorado River water into the Arkall.'i<ls River Basin by the proposed project, but that any re-regulation of native waters of the Arkansas River by sucn project concerns tne Arkansas River Compact Administration and both Colorado and Kan- sas in tnc mCltter of complying with the provisions of the Arkansas River Compact. To that end, the Administration recommcnded to the Governors of Colorado ai,d Kansas that the proposed project develop- ment be approved; provided, however, that there snail be no re-regula- tion of n:1tive waters of the Arkansas River :1S proposed in sllch report 10