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.. 10iO matter of judgement but he pointed out that it would be shortsightedness to build a reservoir at the Aspen site on the basis of its filling every dry year. He felt oonfident of the 30: 000 a~re-foot estimate. Judge Stone asked about the praotioal and physical characterirrtios of the potential site. Mr. Jex reported that the Bureau plans to explore the Aspen site by drilling as soon as weather oonditions permit, his program being to drill the follcm:ing sites in the order given: , a. Ridgeway site on Unoompahgre River b. Smith site on Gunnison River 0, Aspen site on,"Aspen Creek Mr. Baise asked Mr. Powell whether he agreed with Mr, Riter's estimate. which question \Vas annered in the affirmative.. and then he asked Mr.. Delaney whether this sounded like a workable solution, Mr. Delaney stated he was interested in knowing how the proposition tied in with the over-all problem of development in Western Colorado, espeoially the potential oil shale develop- ment for which a oonsumptive use of 269,000 acre-feet had been estimated by the Bureau of Mines officials. Mr. Beise said that this figure was not a fim errtimate and that it might be less or even mre than 269,000 nore-'feet. 10, L\r, Hi ter explained a review memorandum he had prepared at the reque st of the Steering Committee regardinG the effects on plans for replacement storage of an assumed industrial consumptive use of 300,000 aore-feet annually (269,.000 acre-feet for oil shale development near Rifle, plus 20,000 acre-feet for wood-pulp~ near Uew Castle, plus 11,000 aore-feet demand for other indurrtrial uses) on the Colorado River above the Cameo gage, He discussed the several assumptions and conditions desoribed in his memorandUI:l and sum- marized the results of the study. After further discussion by the Committee, 1lr, Riter agreed to revise his studies to show also the effect of using ollly the initial phase of the Gunnison~kansns Project as a condition of develop- ment; to reflect the recently revised figures of divertible flow available to the projoct from the Fryingpan River and the Twin Lakes S"Jstem; to ir.clude an estimate of the replacemant capaoity required at the Aspen reservoir site for the Ultimate Gravity Pl~ of the Gunnison-}~kansns Projeot; and to attempt to analyze and explain in more detail the various de=ds as Vlell as the techniques of the stud~'" Upon complotion of his mmrandum ooverinG these revised studies, threo copies are to be mo.de avo.ile.ble to eaoh mel:'ber of the Cor.md ttee for study. The Chairman commended Hr, Riter for his valuable con- tribution on thi s iI:1portant problem boin;; considered by the Comr.1i. ttee: Other Matter s 1\ -,\ 11. Mr, Beise asked about the possibility of discussing principles of operation in order that proponents of the initial phase of the projeot ~~ght be nble to go ahend with the development. Hr. Christy e::plained the needs and desire of the Valley interests for expeditin: action in Getting an 6