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<br />~~ STATEMENT - COLORA~ATER CONSERVATION BOARD .age 5 <br />L'? March 21, 1973. ., <br />'- <br /> <br />IN SUMMARY: <br />1. THE SAN MIGUEL BASIN IS ISOLATED AND WITHOUT A VIABLE ECON- <br />OMY AND NEEDS THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT TO BECOME A PART OF THE MAIN <br />STREAM OF SOCIETY. <br />2. THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SAN MIGUEL BASIN ARE UNIFIED <br /> <br />BEHIND THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD FOR IT. <br />3. THE STATE OF COLORADO NEEDS TO DISPERSE THE POPULATION EVENLY <br /> <br />THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND WE NEED THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT TO PROVIDE AN <br />ECONOMIC BASE FOR ATTRACTING SOME OF THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE FRONT <br />RANGE CORRIDOR. <br />4. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT, AS <br />WELL AS ALL FIVE COLORADO PROJECTS, BE CONSTRUCTED CONCURRENTLY WITH <br />THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT SO THAT COLORADO IS ASSURED OF ITS SHARE <br />OF THE COLORADO RIVER. <br />5. THE CURRENT ENERGY CRISIS OPENS NEW AVENUES OF APPROACH THAT <br />SHOW A POTENTIAL NEED FOR WATER TO DEVELOP ENERGY RESOURCES IN THE <br />SAN MIGUEL BASIN. <br />