WSP02419

• File Number: 8220.127.I
• Description: Savery-Pot Hook Project
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 10/30/1976
• Title: Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Statement Savery-Pot Hook Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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town. and we have not heard many local residents express that

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desire.

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Finally. we believe some discussion should be presented

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on the impact of the proposed city of Cheyenne diversion of the,

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Upper Little Snake River waters.

As their priority date is senio

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to the Savery-Pot Hook project, it bears some study.

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We appreciate this opportunity to testify.

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MODERATOR: Ms. Hicks , we appreciate your coming down

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from DuBois to give us that statement.

Thank you very much.

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Our next scheduled witness is Mr. Winston Boyer.

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MRS. BOYER: He is on his way down. He's not here yet.

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MODERATOR: Thank you. Apparently Mr. Boyer is not here

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yet, so we'll reServe some time for him later.

And I take it

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the same wou~d be true of Barbara Boyer?

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MRS. BOYER: No, I'm here.

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MODERATOR: Oh, excuse me. You're next, please.

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MRS. BOYER: I'm Barbara Boyer speaking for the Loveland

18 Sheep Company, Boyer Ranch and members of the Boyer family. and

19 I'm objecting to the change of the Savery Dam site to the Sand-

20 stone site, particularly because we seem to be the only ones

21 adversely affected. condemned. We wOuld like to acquaint you

22 with the uniqueness of our situation. I'm a member of one of

23 several Boyer families who will be required to resettle if the

24 ,Sandstone Dam is constructed. The Boyers came to the rallch ill

25 1905, have run a year-round livestock operation ever since. In

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