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f; ~: ,,~ Q " ~ i:) " , Morton W. Bittinger & Associates Water Resources Engineers P. O. Box 1592 Fort Collins, Colorado Wright Water Engineers Engineering Counsultants 1240 West Bayaud Avenue Denver, Colorado August 29, 1968 Mr. James D. Geissinger Attorney at Law Equitable Building Denver, Colorado 80202 Dear Mr. Geissinger: , " We are pleased to submit herewith our summary report on "Engineering Water Code Studies for the South Platte River." This report contains conclusions and recommendations derived from individual area studies performed under authorization of Senate Bill 407 passed by the 46th General Assembly. . .r We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to participate in this very important work for the State of Colorado. Our studies have con- firmed that it is highly desirable to implement planned utilization of our valuable groundwater resources and reservoirs in conjunction with surface water supplies and facilities. Formulation of legislation which will allow and encourage the integrated management, adminis- tration and use of surface water and groundwater, without infringement of present vested rights, will require considerable ingenuity on the part of the attorneys and legislators involved. We hope that this formulation will continue with the optimism, open-mindedness and ad- vanced thinking that you, Mr. Eckles, Mr. Sparks and others have evidenced to date. It is also important that the water users fully understand the legislation as finally proposed, the reasoning behind it and the alter- natives. We believe that considerable thought and effort should go into a public information program prior to consideration of the pro- posed legislation by the General Assembly. Sincerely yours, (' /~$&! ~R-t-, Morton W. Bitti~ /~n'1~47?~v)/~~ Kenneth R. Wright