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~I)' '..'." .. '" .~\. .c: ':.:. ' ','\.' ft L,I ~)' I ~.w ,JI rt I I I J I ; j \, i i. i . i. o 0) (Jl '-0 to Trinidad and its vicinity, and to provide an addition~l and regulated water supply for agriculture, could be justified. In the review report, findings of the District ,Engineer were that no additional work should be authorized because of the unfavorable relation between costs and benefits. These findings were con- curred in by the Division Engineer and the Chief of Engineers. A copy of the review report was made available to the Mayor of Trinidad for review by him and other interested parties in the area. After review of the report by proponents of a multiple-purpose project, it was believed by them that some benefits to be provided by a reservoir might have been over- looked, and that such benefits might be sufficient to justify the project. As a result, R. J. Tipton and Associates, Inc., was retained to study the reports of the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, and to make certain original studies, and to make recommendations based upon its findings. A thorough analysis has been made of the reports and additional studies have been made on water supply. Economic studies have also been made based on data obtained by County and other officials. A summary of these studies, findings of the reviews, and conclusions and recommendations follow. First there is presented the summary, conclusions and recommendations, which is followed by a dis- cussion of previous reports and investigations. The details of the current investigation are then outlined. ~UMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The cost of the Piedmont Bridge Reservoir, which is con- ~ldered to be the best reservoir site above Trinidad, under 1949 -2-