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<br />44. Repayment contracts executed by the two irric.'\tion distrccts
<br />of the Ft. LccrClmie Division exceo0. the ','.llocntod construction costs
<br />by a::'~'l'o;dmr.te ly :jl, 060,000, Both di stricts, c.nd po,rticul:wly t'l~
<br />Goring & Ft. Letrm:lie Irrigr'.tion District, believe thc.t c.'~ount should
<br />bo c.ppropric'.ted for thG constrllctio:1 of facilities in their districts,
<br />includLlg the PQtcntircl Braziel Rcsc,-voir, ".nd that no ndditionc.l
<br />rcdmol1rsnblc costs up to th".t amount should bo :J.llocn.t~;d ns :1 result
<br />?f the ncv; construction, Logo.I c.nd fisco.l Clspects of this m:lttcr
<br />ho"~!e not boon fully clo.rified as of the d:1te of' this report.
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<br />CONCLUSIONS
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<br />45, Hydrologic studios disclose tho.t operating conditions since
<br />1933 ~lC'.\-C i'cs,,;lted in o.n c.vGrnt:;G \'WS-CC of irrig~tion \'J.'1tcr nr.lOullting
<br />t'J o.,,,:,ro;;imo.tely 7,000 ,"crc-foot o.nnuo.lly in tho two districts
<br />cOlapri..:ing -cha Ft) Laramie Division of the north P1C'.ttc Project,
<br />).I;).c): of that ','"...ste iE ourrently UllClvoidc,blo in the prccctico.l opcrc.ti.on
<br />of t~10 division becClusc the Ft. L..-.ro.mic Co.nnl is too sm2,11 te> c8.rry
<br />sufficient i'Jo.tcr for sinul t:.'\ncous pcc,k dcmo.ru~.s, c.nd CQc:-'.use the cx:;rcmc
<br />longth of t~o co.no.l c,,"uscS " 11rtrmful lo.g beb"icon tho tir.!es of roquest
<br />and delivery of wector at the furm.s.
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<br />46. Construction of the Bro.ziel Lr..m ~nd Recervoir would
<br />a.llo7i.c..te those 0 ,gero. ting difficul t.ie So T~1e re servoir could imlJOLLld
<br />up to 8,650 acre-feet D.:1.nu::\.lly froT:'l \'~['.ter nOVi 1"-.~asted end from bc.sin
<br />rm:off. It would, in e~fect, increClse the ec.pacity of the Ft. LC.r:;r'ie
<br />Cren"l c.lmost 5 percent by reducinG the dO'"DLds tluie on the cccnal by
<br />the Horse Creek Lc,t.orClI, "nd it Vlould a~fo,.d \lctter :'.nd fc.ster
<br />r,-)gulation of the YiD.t8r by reducill.g -t:.h~ tine l:-~,c,;, tlms re80ving (t
<br />llIa,jor cOr.1.plniYlt of the 1.}[~t.8r users. Prclir,1im:~ry hydroloGic, geoloGic,
<br />and e!:.gineering studios ind.ic::1te thc,t t~le d:l.:.J c.!let reser-yoir nre
<br />r8~sibleG Economically, ho~ever, the potenti~l dcvGlop~cnt ~ppe~rs
<br />to he inO'oo.sible Clt this ti"'.e as evidenced by o.n c.dvorse l)encfii;-
<br />cost rC.tio of 0,42 to 1,000 This ::.dversc rC.tio results pri!11'lrily fro,"
<br />G:-rtremcly hiGh current const:-uction costs contro..stcd \'.ith QvcrQf;~
<br />bO:1cfits, c,lthough a contributing fc,ctor J"o.y bc.thc.t other benofits
<br />Ylhich would "ccrUG to the dovcloptlcnt Cl1'e not roC'.dily susc~ptib18 to
<br />f'J.ll r-Lnd [l.dcqu~.te cvo.luClticD.,
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<br />47. District org'llli z"tio,"s cc.pc.ble of contrClctin3 with tho
<br />United. Str.tes for the reil7lburscmer~t of this d8.m :l.nd reservoir are
<br />r.lready set up "nd f'Jl1ctioning. The di',ision, o.nd espocially tho
<br />Gc~in.;; & Ft9 Lc..ro.:-:lie Irrig8.tion District, h['.s often contc>.c-:cd tlw
<br />Burea.u of Rccl.::..m[\tim1 indicccting a. desire for the constl'1J.c~:ion of an
<br />ofi'stroar.J regulatory re sor'coir, HO\"lcvor, difficul tic s in re po.Y'"cnt
<br />negotir..tiO!ls m~J.Y bu c.nticipc.tod because 'l.:.he trIo cist.ricts Q~.t)cl.rclitly
<br />~r9 unwilling to contract for the repaynent of ~n o8lig~tion in 8XCCSS
<br />of the so",c:::Llled "CTcdittt of a~)proxim['.tQly $1,OGnJooo "1'h;0" i~ 1..ess
<br />th:::\.n th.:: ~~~tiT>1_t'+:0~ ~03t :-.('1 -rr.r.> Mf)Crr::l}r 9Tnnn-t,;
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