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i i . , . .~. 1,1 I, ,., t " ,. \ ~1 341 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTEIUOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D.O., March. 4, 1960. Hon. SAM RAYBURN, Speaker of the lJ OllM of Rep,-esentative8, Washington, D.O. DEAR ~fR. SPEAKER: My report and findings on Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, Colo., are tmnsmitted herewith as provided by the Federal reclamation laws. Tile report ])rese.nt8 a plan for construction of Ruedi Dam and }{eservoir as a feature of the Fryillgpan-Ark,msns project, in lieu of the Aspen Dam alld Reservoir desel"lbed in House Docnment 187, 83d Congress. The attached report presents the physical plan of develop- for t.he Ruedi Darn Itnd Resen'oir a.nd a justIfication for the inclusion of regulatory storage capacity for the purposes of municipal and in- dustnal water supply or irrigation, flood control, fish and wildlife ]Jresorvation and propagation, and recreation in Wle Colorado River Basin. The proposed storage capacity of Ruedi Reservoir is greater thau would be necessary solely to perform the replacement storage fl\Ilc- tion for the Fryingpan-Arkansas project. For this reason, only thltt portion of t.he cost which is in exeess of the cost previously justified for rephcernent storage at t.he Aspen Reservoir site is considered chargeable to Colorado Ri vel' Basin uses. It IS anticipated that the re~latory storage ca.pacity in excess of that necessary to sen.e the Frymgpan.Arkansl1S project function will be required to provide municipal and industrial w"ter supply asso. ciated with t.he oil shale reCOyel"y industry. In the absence of firm re- quirements for such water at this time, it is proposed to apply the provisions of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-500) to repayment. for the storage capacity so allocated. Copi~s of my proposed re.port OIl Rue.th Drun and Reservoir were transllutted to the affected States, the Secrettu}' of the Army, and ta interested Fedcra.l agencies for comment. Copies of the comments. re- ceived as a result of t.hat review are attached to the report. The report. and copies of all comments received were transmitt.ed to the President thrQug-" the Bnrenu of the Budget on February 25 19GO. lA. copy of dIe letter from the Bureau of the Budget ,jated Marc.h\1, ID60, indicating there wOllll1 be no object.ion to submission of this repOlt to the Congress is attached. Sinc.erely yours, ELMER F. BF.NNE1T, A.ctil/g 8J;c?,c((({'y of t.he [nf-erlm'. (Ident.ical letter to Ron. Richa.rd M. Nixon, President. of the Sell- ate, "'nshtngton, D.C.) . III i i'" . ~r , ,-,'"