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. , iOSd UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Address Reply To Regional Forester And Refer To Post Office Building Denver 2, Colorado M V1ATEHSHEDS Programs Gunnison-Arkansas Transmouniain Diversion Project November 26, 1948 Mr. Avery A. Batson Director, ReEion 7 Bureau of Reclamation 31c. Ne,; Custom House Denv~r 2, Color2do De~r Lr. Batson: Further reference is made to your letter of Sept~mber 2 and the pr~limi,,2..'"',j' draft of your report on the Gunnison-Arkansas TranSlIDuntain Diversion Project. We have reviewed the report and are impressed qy the comprehensive character of the proposed project. If and when this immense project receives Congressional approval and appro- priations are made for construction, there \vill be need for a Ereat deal of adjustment and correlation between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Forest Service. Much of the structural work, including canals, tunnels, reservoirs, transmission lines, etc., vnll be on withdravm land \vithin the exterior boundaries of National Forests. Many of the various uses already authorized on those and adjacent lands vnll require adjustment. ~e will be particularly interested within the National Forests in such matters as replacement of ad- ministrative facilities necessarily displaced by construction activities, de- velopment of new recreational opportunities, mainten~~ce as fully as possible of the fish resources, protection of natural channels from erosive d~~age by discharges from Cfu,als, tu~~els and conduits, and disposition of waste material from excavations so as to avoid erosion and sedimentation damages. Obviously the best time for correlation is in the early planning star,es. Accordingly, when the project receives Congressional approval, we will wish to consult with you about spocific action plans that raIl affect National Forest lands or uses or interests. We believe that prRctically all matters of correlation, except possibly broad poli~ items, CRn be handled maso ad- vantageously here, on the Regional level, betTIecn your office and ours. That vnll be oreferablc to us, if it is ar,reeable ,'nth you.