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<br />2973 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9. Questi~: Under present proposed struc"t.ure and inu:::-ldation there <br />will be eliminlited approximately &.\1,420,)'00 from the tax rol"-s of l,;orsan <br />Count.y which is included in t.hree school districts. Does the Bureau have <br />a.ny pr'Jposa.ls concerning compensation to the cC"J.nty a":1d t:1€ school dis- <br />tricts for loss of revenue by reason or removal of this ~rQ0erty from <br />tax rolls? <br /> <br />Answer: ExistinG Federal .tteclE'.mation Laws make no prov~slon <br />fo!" the pa,ymel1-t of compeGsation in lieu of taxes. It is believed that <br />to:e ~1,42C,OOO figure quoted contains at least ,~698,Sf)O of railroRd <br />valuation. It is poi,nted out thl1.t the railro&d will be relocated so <br />tdere will ee no loss to the County in that val~ation. If inequalities <br />result betw"een school districts, it would appear t~wt re-districting <br />'IIould smooth out these inequities. If it proves feasible, the replace- <br />ment of an <lquivalent am'O'Jnt 'Of irri\';ated land in Mc.rsan County to that <br />iaundated would leave the CO:..1nty in approximately the same tax position. <br /> <br />1'). ,",u8,.tion: <br />tha t mibr.t' ar i se by <br /> <br />fihat are the :r:':udies in regard to seepage proJle~s <br />virtue of the construction of this dam? <br /> <br />Anower: Thiem type tests were run in the right abutment of <br />"tne Nf!.rrows L:~lIl. to 8st..'lblish percolation rates which might be used in <br />e~timD.ting seo:aage losses from the dam. A study Wo.s then made using <br />the ,1crcolo.tian rlltas estllbl'cshed by the Thi<lm test, using the electric <br />tray t\nalcc;y ]lCtilDd to estim:lte the 3eep(',~_e losGes" 1.f:hi18 such losses <br />D.9pear to b0 high, n C oasul ti!lg board convened by the Chief Engineer of <br />the Buroau of .1<ec1 arr.fl. tion ga.ve the opinion t:iDt n So..f0 structure could <br />be cOlistructed Ilt the UIlrrows sito. Soepugc losses whic:, miGht be ex- <br />perienced will rGturn ulmost irr~odiataly to the rivor below the d~m. <br />Ground\w.to" records he-ve been compiled over the pClst two y,,,,rs by the <br />Geologicc.l Survey, o.nd l1 debil,]d obsGl'V.1tion and record system is <br />being set up so tho.t true effects e-nd lil\ oil i tics, if o.ny, from Op<lro.- <br />tion of the reservoir will be a matter of pu~lic record. <br /> <br />11. Q'J.cs-tion: 'iihrd:, :::.tudies h,:\vc :.e.-vTl mudo concerning the p.eopage <br />proolem from tho COlllitruction of this dum with rel~tion to the domestic <br />w,-.tor for the City of ,'ort ii:or"c.n, Colomdo? <br /> <br />Answer: T11e City of Fort l'lorr:o.n now dl~aws its SUpp.l18S bv <br />pumping frc;m-;,;Qlls, and wilile !l smc.ll C\mcunt of the ",c:x\ge might ro- <br />charge the S.:1:TIe aquifor i'l"Om w[~ich the to"NTl of F art Morg:-tn is now <br />pumping, if any effeot is felt it would be to increase the supply avail- <br />~ble te tho town. <br /> <br />SiOCTION TlJO <br />CONSEJiVATION AND RECULATION OF SURPLUS WATill <br /> <br />1. QUQstion: P..rnonrb the purposes for which the Ur.rrows DuIT'. is to <br />be construe-tad is one cCDsidoring the conservation and r6-rc:gJ.ll::o.tion of <br />the surplus water of the South Plo.tte Hiver which might otlLerwise go to <br />Wo.stC'. Wh~~t studies hQve been rondo in CGniloction with t2lis purpose, <br />the reGul 'os of such studie sand what is proposed in the way of conserv,,- <br />tion and re-regulation of surplus wc.tGr? <br /> <br />4 <br />