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<br />3937 <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />FRYINGPAN-.\HKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO <br /> <br />10. Paragraph 68 as contained on page 24 has the following sen- <br />tence: <br />The district wO\JJrt aSSl1me responsibility (or deli\'er,y of irdgB.tion wa.ter. <br />This responsibilitv is certainly not tlutt of t,}w United States, but <br />neither sho\lld the district be. responsible f,!r plltrollin!; every ditch. <br />If water js t,urncd out from the rcservOJf, It IS nnmedil1t.ely subject <br />to the eonl,r,,1 of the State \Vater officials, who should b" advis"d of <br />such ril,hts ill wnter Hnd who nre' charged with the responsibilit.yo[ <br />deliver~1g tlw same to the correct ditch. It is contemplated that <br />each dit.eh wilt do its own policing. <br />11. Attention is directed to paragrapb 68 on page 24 and the sen- <br />tence rend ing: <br />This district or po:;sibly allother ent.ity would contract with the Government <br />fOT Federal con..:;~rllctjoll of the specific m'Jnicipal wat.er system * * '" <br />It is contemplnt.e.d that a proper repayment entity under Colomd" <br />laws s\leh fiS It met.ropolitl1n water districL may be created for this <br />part,ic.uIar purpose or th~lt a joint eont.rael:, executed he tween t.he <br />\"Ilrious municipalities utilizing this feature will l)(~ executed and the- <br />projeet!s authorizal,;on shoul<l be sufficiently broad to authorize any <br />such coutrUeL deemerl desira.hle. <br />12. Page 24 in the tabulation on function and sonree of revenue <br />contains the foHowing: <br />District tax ($132 million. at. 1 mill minus IO percellt)____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ $11~, 000- <br />Attenl,;on is directed to tbe fact that under Colorado law, three <br />possible m.tes arc in existence: one~hnlf of 1 mill, being the rate prior <br />to deli'V(~ry of projeet. water; 1 mill, being t.he ratc after such project <br />water becomes available, and prior to t.he time of any deficiency Or <br />default; an'\ l\~ mills ill thl'. evellt of default or deficien.ey. Levies in <br />allY of these three CJlt.egories lllay be less but eallllot exceed theee <br />figures. <br />13. Attention is directed to page 24, the item captioned" Municipal <br />and industrial \Vfitcr, municipal sUJlplies (38,000 acre-feet at various <br />raks)," It is respectfully Jlointcd out tbat it may be some years <br />bdore t,his amount of wale.r is utilized and t.bat the quantity indicated <br />is but an estimate wbich mfiY be exceeded ultimately. Tlte authoriza- <br />tion of the project should. not preclude tbe pDs5ibilit,y of charging <br />InllniciplLlities 1m.lter rn.tes during the period of time tha.t such water <br />is not aetually required for the 'lIlunieipal needs. Pueblo migbt <br />ultimately require ]0.000 acre-feet and desire at the outset to commit <br />berself for the immedifitl' purchase of 5,000 Dcre-feet. FIIt.il such <br />time as she netuully rcqllir~s 10,000 acre,-fect of water, sue should not <br />be charged therewith at. the proposed rates. The project. uuthoriztl- <br />t.ioll should permit elll1rging lower rates ulltil the water is used for <br />munic..:ipnl purposes, <br />H. Attention is directed to paragmph 70 on page 25, It, is respeet- <br />fully suggested thllt t.Ii" "eport lIlakes no reference to potent.inl <br />evaporation savings uy moving shaHo\\' pIn ins sto~ngc res~rvoirs <br />upstream and. st,oring the Sllme quantities oC water at }~Igher .aJt.lt.udcs. <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />" <br />f, <br />