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<br />OCTOH1~H. 25J ] ~1.!.1.
<br />To the SECr:E1'.-\1lY OF" An nnd the f)l..:CP.ETAi-(y Of 'j'lfl: I;\'['U~I(!\-;: .
<br />L III ~icw of t.he questions rI1i:::i"'u rrg~rdil]~~ tll(' di[r(,I'l'Il(,C.~ hC'~\':ccu
<br />the ~(,pl1ratc pl11lls presented by th". ('\)rp5 of Fn;i:"H.'('I;;; (I1.l)cc. 475,
<br />7Sth Cong., :1d SC'5S.) nncl the BlllC':1U of Ht'c.Ll;-Jllti,)!\ (S. Doc. 181,
<br />78th Congo., 2d E('ss.) for. the <:Ol1lprdH1Ilsivc dc'\"clupmrllt. of the
<br />?\Jiss(ll:ri ni\-cr 13~l5"in, 1l commit Uoc.', C'.jmposc'd of 1'.','0 ;'L'prCsr;1ti1.tiH'S
<br />cach fmll1 the Corps (If Engilll'crs and tlWBUl"l:dl (I[ .l\I~cinm~ltioll, \''-~!;:;
<br />appoilltt'd to rcyjrw the' t'ngin(~(>rin~ fcnt.ures of the; t\;,.o pln.~l~ with n
<br />view of rcconcilitltioll U(~t.\\'ccn tb(~m.. .
<br />2. The {"DmmHtd"~ lJlct at Om:dJa, Nc'br., em OrtCJbC'r 1G fllld 17,
<br />IfJ-l4, discu5sed the voriolls fcnlllJ"cs ()f bClth p]f1n-;, ('-"iITllinNI the ~lIp~
<br />porting cll1tfl for c.ach phnj find pl"C'p:lrcd the cnc:lu::c'd jnillt C:J~si~](.'cril!g
<br />re.port. Tlw joint. {.n;.o:inecring rcp0rL points nut. Ih;"L1 lJ.\' lnflJ,I;~;'; np-
<br />proprj,ltc Jlilldjf]C'fltiollS it is pos::ilJlc:- to l',lil1linat':.'- ('.\i.:'=lill~ difk~"(:lH'CS .
<br />between the two ])1:111.3, .
<br />. 3.]t WllS pas-sib\(' to hrin~ inln fl~!"c(,l!lcnl, the pbns of the (\l]'l!~ {If
<br />,EngiIH'C'l'S nnd the H\lrcflu of J\l:~:lHll:nt iult by rl~ctl~IliziLJb the fo][(,\':--
<br />:il1g brBic. prill{'ipJcs: .
<br />(a) rrhc Corps {If FIlgin(:0rs ~JHltdd h~\'C': (\~l' r,'::pol1~ilJiJdy (ur
<br />. uetermin1n,!!; m.\in S\('l1l J'l':-:.eryoll' C'fl});;{"l1,il:;'; fl.lltll:.\}~'~l.(;\ ies of hilH\\;\fY
<br />rcscn'oi!'s illr floon cCllltrol :lll(.llli'\':i~,ltio:1.
<br />(b) 'J'Jle Dlll'C'nll of Hedalr:n.lion ~!lOuJd lla\"r. UJC n:<opC111sihilil\ ftl]'
<br />uelerIllillillS?; ru~ rC':':C'r\'oir cftp,1cilil':j (lit the mnill :::("Iil :Lnd lrj)Jll::!~.i<.::-;
<br />of. the' .\ll;~ot1ri Ri\"('1' for irrig,1tirlll, tlw pl'Cdl:ILh, ~~xt('Ilt. of futlll.C
<br />irrig:\1i(lll, und the fllllOtlUe (l'r ~lreJJII depldil"'\!l d\lC~ to irrig:_lliult
<br />dcn~ltJ]l1l101lt.
<br />. (c) Hoth ngcllci('s' rc'c('I~nizt~ the il1lP(,['UU1CC of tile' (u])est d<:n,Lp~
<br />wcnt, (If the pott'IlLi:d hydrrH:>lccL'ic !lllWL'l' in tlw L'~l,.:iIL cOflsisl{'lll. \':it.1t
<br />,.the othc:1' bl'lIditirtl u~;l'3 (If WIltCI'.
<br />.. 4. }\'Il. C(lII\-(,lli(,Il(,{~ ill rd('rrill~ In {1;0 join't C'll;2:ir:cl'rillg rcporL the
<br />following C(1]J1p;1nlbJc six slIlJdi\'i~j(Jn:-:; ('Oli!:lilled 1:/ lh(' rcl.JOJ't- of 1:':(:
<br />Burl'Hll of Hechlll:liioll, S.cnnl.C:' DO':':\llllC'llL Jell, SC':L:Illy-ci~;I~il
<br />CUl1gJ"(~ss, s(>('oncl sl's~,i(l:l, ]lfl,\(', hN'll u::vtl: .
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<br />(0) "Cppcr ).li3.",:ollri Hiycl' BHrin.
<br />(6) )"ello\\'stnllC'. Uin'l' .BIlSjll.
<br />(c) )'lis50\lri Hi\"C'r~-Fort P('c:~ to SiOlL\: City.
<br />(d) :\\illfJr \Ycst'..rn tri\m1..f\ril's. .
<br />(r.) .?'\iolJrI1n1, P;attl\ fl1l0 K:llJS:IS Rivers.
<br />,,(n LOII'or:\1 ;;;OiJr; 13.1suz.
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<br />r 5. Tile phn prCSl'lltcd ill lr(l\l'::l~ nl)r'IIll~Nl.t .1 ;:J, SrYl'nty~('i:.rliCl1
<br />CongrC'.::s, ~lro!ld.s(>.s::.i("Ii, do('s not <":pl'<:1flcaJty UC::-lgll'ltC ~llY 1Il11t':- III
<br />the UPPt'f )'li~~ollri Hi\-eJ' B~lsilL 5\dlc!iYision, H]dHJl1.~ll pr(J\"i:-:ioll:; :~n~
<br />made for (h'sirrtbll' find llCCC5::.flry }ll'l...1j~ds in tlJis nl'ea. Tb12 pLIIl
<br />pr('s'~ntcd ill SClllltc DU(:lllllcnl 1 OJ, S(:\.(,llly-<.'i~hth C()ll;;I.I-.<"S, sl'cor:d
<br />sc:ssjOlJ, cOIlll'HIJlbt(.,;.; th(~ cOllstnlclj(-)J} of JD J"{'5C1TOiJ'5 with fl toLd
<br />fitor:1gc: caV:l~-it,Y of ~~,:~;-if.I:O;)O :1cl'l'-fl.'C'{ ffl!' flood C'C!li1:'l'll) silt. Cll!ltrrll,
<br />the dt'\"t'lopmcnt of hyd:'ol']cetrie p:)\':~r, the il']'i;.~;"Lli.:)lI of 4GO/j~)(l
<br />ncrc~ ()f lIe\\" lllnd:;, find tJll~ pJ'oyi~iull of:1. suppll'IlH:1it:d water ;'\1]'\j)\
<br />for 20S,700 ilcr("~ of hlld 110\\- bCjl~g St'lTC-J wjth un i.1llH!C(lllitte,,,',-,l.t(:1'
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