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<br />under pr('8(>nt conditions of bnsin dewlopment., to meet all projected
<br />waler requiremellts. COllstruction uf additional stomge Tl'5ervoirs on
<br />the main str(>tltn aud tribulttorit'S will provit!6 additional watt-t fOr tbe
<br />vnrious. Uses hy retaining and consl:'n'in~ the flood flows which now
<br />pass dowu the river to the ~1iSl';i$:;ippi llml the Gulf.
<br />In thi~ eounection, WI.' note with appronu the reeogllitlon in the
<br />rt'port of the importIll\cc of COOlwration with other g1wemmental
<br />agclH'i",; /lnd loelll inten'sts in the den>lopnwnt or thl' program. This
<br />bll.sin WQult! aplwllr to ulfortlll ll11iqul." opportunity for slwh conpf'ra_
<br />ti\'c prOl'l'durf" including the BUtellU of Hedllllll\tion, tlU' Land Use
<br />Coonlimltor of the Dl:'pllrtUlt'nt of .\grieulture, /lnd this Commission;
<br />aU of whirh han' statutory respou,l.ihiliti('s in ('olllH'f'tioll ","ith lllE'
<br />uhimut<' use of its rt'"ourns_ Such <,oOpt"rution sllOult! hI' direetM to
<br />nssuril\~ tilt' maximum h(,lll'fits po,.ilIihle lIudl'r the multiplt'~llS{' <'011-
<br />c"llt. "'8t('r is Iimitt,.! nnd proposed improveuH'llts Illust ht' rltrt'-
<br />fu Iy t~'"I\I\lntt;'d in l\lh"nnce in tf'rms of laud as ,n.Jl Ill" wflter prob.
<br />lcms, to plwuce tlu' great('8t combined >I(lcill.land f'("onomic !wudits
<br />to I he region.
<br />On the husis of a preliminary re,-iew of pn'violls SIIf\"ey!!, tilt' Cum.
<br />mission's fltllff ill ('OJlYinf't't! that pOWt'r cll'H'!opnwllt will prove UIl
<br />impol-tant fuC"t.c.lr in Iht' :\Iislltluri Hnsin pro:;:-I'lun, Jt aJlIWtU-S thut at
<br />It'lI;;:t 10,000,000,000 kilowntt.hours of additlOlllt! hydrt)(>Jt'ctric t'IW~y
<br />pf'r Yl'ur mllY l.n.ntuolly 1)(' devl'iopl'd in eonnt'{'tinn wilh tilt' ~tom~e
<br />dams \\;thoul slH'rifi'~e of till' ollu'r bl'nt'fils whi,'h the ri\"('r and its
<br />trilmtaril's shoul.! contribult, to tlH' ~rowlh lint! welfure of the region,
<br />'fhe Conltnission Im~ alrl'luly furni",ht'd your Dl'pnrtJfll'nt "';th "
<br />pnwl'r-mark('t r;tud)- for tht' Fort Hlllldall-Gn\"in5 Point proj{'d~, 'Ye'
<br />arC' now workin~ on the pn'purntion of n powN-markt,t rt'pllrt for the
<br />otht'r main s1.r('am multirlt'-purpo.w projt'l't~ prnjJo!<('(1 to be authorized
<br />in till' report of tht' diVIsion l'n~illl'~'r oIUI of thl' Bonn.!. Thl' Com-
<br />mi!l......ion will Iw pll'RsPtl to 11Il.\"{' it" stnl! I'ontilllll' to work wit.h your
<br />nf'pllrtnwllt in the n("I'{'Ssn~- furtlwr studies !"t'quirt'll for tho deH'lop-
<br />ment of thl' wfltl'r rl'ilOUrt'I'''' of thi;o husill,
<br />With II view to ll",s\lrin~ tht" fullllsl' of Ill(' ]low!'r !)(}S....ihilities, the
<br />Commisi'ion rt'("ornm{,lIll~ that tilt' ll.uthorization for imJH'oveml'nt... in
<br />the lmsill IJl' bnlllolt'llt.d to pl'l1nit tlw ""Ilr Df'pllrtmeut to eom;truct
<br />on Ilo mllltiplt~p\lrJl{lSl' hnsis rl'~'rv(lir projt'Cts pr<,,-jousJv authorized
<br />for flood contrnl Oil!)', In otlll'r words. the "'or Dl'pnrtmt'nt sllould
<br />ha\"{' thl' IHuhorilY, It" funds bl'{'om,' Il\'ailnh!{', to modify the {11'si~1l
<br />of pn"';l'ntly fllllhoriZNI Sillglt'-Pllf{ll},<(l prujl"t'ts to pl'nnit 1IIl'ir con.
<br />I>truetion illitilllIy to s('rn />owI'r unu otlU'r pUf{lO"t>S ill addition to
<br />flood ('ontrol if futtlwt ~tUt '\ flhoul,1 !Ohnw mueh lllOdificfitinn to ht'
<br />desirabll', SIW'('ilil' rdt.rt'nce is mn,ll>, for t'xamp!C', to the projl'ds in
<br />the llsngl' Bin'r Hfi!Oin whieh mil\" (all in thi~ ('t1h'i!tlrV,
<br />The Commisflion t1pprl'ciutes tilt' opportunity to comment on the
<br />Tt'porls of vour Departnwnt on n comprdll'nsivl' plan for the :\IL"-"'Uri
<br />Ui\'l'r llasm, ,,\, l'oncur in th(' r{'t'omm('ndation of our staff tbat. the
<br />plan, for unt!l'rl:l.king flll' dewlopmt'nt on 1\ step-by-step ba~i!i \\;th
<br />latitude for such modifiCAtions S~ to detail tIS chBn~ng ('.onditions
<br />dcmonstrnte to he dt'Jilirilbl(', be AlIthori7.t'tl. Comment \\;th rt'SPI-'Ct
<br />to particular projects and their be;;.t us~~ mllst nect'Ssarily hI' resen"t'<I
<br />until such time as our coopefl\tion in l'onnt'Ction with furthl".r studi~
<br />and defmite project plans 1:i called (or,
<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br />LELA~D OLDS, Ch{tirma11,
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