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~ 00 Project Organization ~. , . c In each division a projoct organization would be neoded to contract wi th the Governnent for ropo.ynent of tho roinbursable costs of construc- tion and to naintain and oporate the pro~ect works. - The La Plata Water Consorvancy District is now being forr~ed in Colorado as a neans of securing reservoir (levelopnent, and to sorvo as a contracting agency for supplonental water fron tho suggosted Long Hollow Reservoir. ~., No organization has boen fomed to act 2.S a contracting agency for supplonental wator fron Stuto Line Reservoir. Rogional Bonofits An average incroo.so in gross crop returns of ubout $11 per acre on the New Mexico Division could be expected with project developnent. The increased gross crop returns would amunt to nearly $42,000 annuelly. Tho flood control protoction provi(lcd by stato Line Reservoir would insure against interruption of irrigation at critical periods through loss of diversion structures fron floods, with tho attendent loss of crops. An average increased gross crop return of $19.00 an acro with project dovelopnent on the Colorado Division would result in an annual increase of sone $340,000. Thus the irrigated area in both states could becono ntabilized and oost of the project famers and. Ik"JJ.Y of tho fam laborers in the vicinity would bo prOVided opportunities for I~king an adequate living. Construction of the projoct would contribute lluch towurd stabilizing the livestock industry in tho urea by providing increased suppHes of forage and grain crops for tho wintering and fattening of :t'ango c2.ttlo and sheep, resulting in a benefit to the general fam econony and pros- peri ty of the surrounding reGion. The increasod project land values resulting fron a dopondeblo water supply, would brouden the tux base of the counties involvod, thus lighten- ing the tn.x load on adjoining lends. The greatly increc.sed purchasing power of projoct farrIers would be of great value to local business ontorprise. The developnont of the projcot would mko large reo.uctions in local rolief loc.ds through tho resulting perrmnont enploynont. The project would, in offcct, "anchor" the present population. The construction period could, in providing opportunitios for enploy- nent and an outlet for construction mtorial, be of benefit in tho adjust- Dent period following the present war. Those benefits would extend beyond the irElediute project CODnunity to oore rernte areas o.n(l construction of the project is d(;siruble fron the standpoints of the Sto.tes and the Nation, as well as that of the COIJlJ.uni ty. 16