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<br />.st1003 <br /> <br />RUEDl DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO. <br /> <br />Rlletli Dflm and ){e:;ervoit. should he authorized as an integral' <br />feature of the Frying-pnn-ArknIlsas project and should he cOJlstl'uded' <br />1.1::; one of the lnitllll features of thnt project. In accordance with the. <br />operating principles the reservoir must. be in operation before dj,'el'- <br />si()f]s of wnter fire made by the Fryi..ngpan-Arkansas projeet. <br />:"inl'e the :"tnte of Colorado hns not yet nlIocated its total ,,"ateI'. <br />TeS~l1l'ces for beneficial use within the State and since there fire physical <br />potentialities for lITigation, amI possibly \wwer, use of wntel' fl'om <br />Huedi Heservoir, further illvestigatiOllS S lOuld be I)J'ogrnmed and <br />cal'1'ied out during the construction of the dam ann resen'oil' so that <br />the most ecollomie uncI desirable plan of operation may be adopted <br />for useS of water in western Colorado. Investigations of tlle l>otelltial <br />Ashcroft Resenoir should be undertnkell when directed by the Seere- <br />tary of the Interior in nCi..:ordanee with the re\"]sed operating. principles. <br /> <br />RecomjJ/c-ndatimui <br />I re('ommend that: <br />A. The Secretary of the Interior nppfO\'e and proce" this re.port <br />for transmittal to the Congress for its consideration in connection with <br />the pending anthorization of the Fryingpnn-Arknnsas projeet. <br />B. Const,rnction of Rncdi Dam and neservoir be cUI'l'led out as Ull <br />initial feature of the Fryingpan-Arkansas project. <br />C. Funds be programed and appropriations be requested for investi- <br />gations to be carried out during the construction period to formulate. <br />the most economic :md desirable plan of operntion for Rnedi Resel"\'oir <br />considering potentialities for all beneficial uses of water in westene <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />JOliN N. SPENCER, Director. <br />