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(""') , l!'~ ...-I STATEMENT - COLORA~WATER CONSERVATION BOARD .age 4 r~arch 21, 1973 _ ., THE ANSWER IS PERFECTLY CLEAR. IF WE DO NOT BUILD THESE PROJECTS, THE WATER WILL EITHER GO DOWN THE RIVER OR THROUGH THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO THE FRONT RANGE CORRIDOR. AS FAR AS THE STATE OF COLORADO IS CONCERNED, WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE I~ THE STATE'S BEST INTEREST TO DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO KEEP MORE PEOPLE FROM "STACKING UP" IN ONE NARROW CORRIDOR OF LAND BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND PUEBLO. IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE DESIRABLE ,TO DISPERSE THE POPULATION EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. HOWEVER, UN- LESS SOMETHING IS DONE, THERE WILL BE A CONTINUAL MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO THE FRONT RANGE CORRIDOR. HISTORICALLY, WATER HAS GONE TO THE PEOPLE; HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE CAN TIE THIS WATER DOWN AND DE- VELOP IT LOCALLY IN THE SAN MIGUEL BASIN BY BUILDING THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT, WE CAN PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BASE FOR ATTRACTING SOME OF THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THIS CONTINUAL MIGRATION INTO THE BIG CITIES. IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT WORLDWIDE ENERGY CRISIS, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY POSSIBILITY SHOULD BE EXPLORED FOR DEVELOPING ENERGY RESOURCES. IN THE SAN MIGUEL BASIN, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL ENERGY RE- SOURCES: 1. FOSSIL FUELS, 2. NUCLEAR FUELS, AND 3. WATER POWER. NU- CLEAR ENERGY IS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE SINCE THE RECENT PROPOSED RE- LEASE OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RESERVES OF URANIUM ORES IN THE SAN MIGUEL BASIN OPENS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NEED FOR NEW MILLS TO PROCESS THESE URANIUM ORES. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE NEED FOR WATER-DRIVE~ POWER PLANTS IS AN IMPORTANT NEW ASPECT THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WITH THE CONSTRUCTJON OF THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT, SINCE THERE MAY BE SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES FOR ESTABLISHING WATER-DRIVEN POWER PLANTS AS PART OF THE PROJECT.