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<br />" .' <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Feburar,y 3, 1972 <br /> <br />The Honorable W~c N, ;\lIpinaU, Cba1rlilan <br />Comm1ttee on Interior and Insular At'ta1r8 <br />Bouse Ott1.ee Buildil18 - ROOlIl 2313 <br />Wasbington, D. C. 20515 <br /> <br />Dear Mr, Cba1rlllan I <br /> <br />The members ot the Mid-West E1ect.r1c ConBUllIers Association are deep~ <br />concerned about the tuture ot water resource development. We are <br />partlcular~ disturbed by the principles, and standards proposed by <br />the Administration, 8nd the 71> d1Bcount rate. The fact that this <br />announcement vas made during a Presidcntlal e1ectton year indicates <br />an urgent need tor an increased er:rort 1;0 develop public support tor <br />B program that 1s absolutely essential it the West 18 to achieve a <br />viable ec:onomy. <br /> <br />lie discussed tbeee cbaUenges 1n 6OlII8 detail during our December Anmlal <br />Meeting 111 Denver, Ken Bousquet 01' the Senate AppropriatiollS COIlIIlI1ttee, <br />and Ken Holum, a tormer Assistant Secretary at Interior, prepared papers <br />on the SubJect, "'!'be' F~eral Water Resources Progralll, The 'rragedy and The <br />Neglect. " our members adopted a strong resolution. I enclose a copy tor <br />your 1n!ol"llBtion. <br /> <br />We have had a copy 01' Ken lJo1um's memorandum on the subJect, addressed to <br />the Sou.th Dakota Congrells1onal deleSllot.1on. \/e have given t.be lIle1IIOrand\llll <br />vide circulat10n 1n our IUd-West Dews. I asked our 1loard. of Directors to <br />meet in special session February loth in Denver, and I bave llrTlltlged tor <br />Ken Holum to be With us. The tuture 01' vater resource development and wllat <br />ve can do to help v1ll be the princ1pal1tem on the Board'. agenda, <br /> <br />We appreciate tbe sk11.lt\.1.l leadership and support tbat you bave gI. ven to <br />lies tern vater resource development. we would 1.1ke to accept the cbBllenge <br />contained 1t! your excellent presentation to the Nat.iOnal Water Resources <br />Association in Denver. It no other orllf'ni....tion iD1tiates action, we in <br />to try, <br /> <br />It you ban suggestions as to boll we III1Qht b& IIIOst usetul, I voul4 b& _t <br />plaued to rela,y ~ to tbe Mid-West llOa1'd 01' Directors <br /> <br />Very sincerely, <br /> <br />Fred G S1lIIontou <br />EQcuti ve Director <br /> <br />FGS/bp <br />1D01osU1'e <br /> <br />~ , <br />