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<br />. <br /> <br />flfJ2'7~!'\ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />connect ton wIth thIs dIversIon. If thIs were done, an <br />addItIonal 130,000 acre-feet of space would be requIred In <br />the Narrows Reservotr--90,OOO acre-feet beIng for sedImen- <br />tatIon contrIbuted by the Bljou over a 100-year perIod. <br />Many other methods of controllng the Bljou have been ex- <br />plored; but the most feasIble plan to date seems to be that <br />of dIvertIng the Bljou Into the Narrows by artIfIcIal <br />channe 1 Izatlon. <br />The estImated constructIon cost of the Narrows Dam, <br />together wIth Bljou control, Is estImated at approxImately <br />45 mIllIon dollars. The computed benefIt-cost ratIon Is <br />1.41. <br /> <br />WIthIn the next two or three months, we expect to make <br /> <br /> <br />a fIrm decIsIon on the Narrows project. If It Is decIded <br /> <br /> <br />that we should proceed wIth the constructIon of the Narrows <br /> <br /> <br />UnIt, then we would request construction funds In the fiscal <br /> <br /> <br />year 1965. <br /> <br />2. Cache la Poudre Unit <br />The Bureau of ReclamatIon, RegIon 7, has completed a <br />ReconnaIssance Report on the potential Cache la Poudre Unit <br />whIch Is beIng revIewed by hIgher authority at thIs tIme. <br />ThIs multIple-purpose project would serve the functIons of <br />hydroelectrIc power, munIcIpal and Industrial water supply, <br />IrrIgation, recreation, fIsh and wIldlife, minor flood <br /> <br />4 <br />