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<br />"<:t <br />t'- <br />r- <br />C'! <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />21 <br />With these eiqh~ (8) common elements in mind, I will <br /> <br />noW briefly outline some of the nine (9) alternatives. I <br /> <br />will not go into each one 1n detail beeau.. of the time it <br /> <br />would take, but I will discuss tho.. that are most <br /> <br />repre.entative of Hoover Dam'. three (3) prtNary purposes, <br /> <br />flood oontrol, water conse~ation, and power production. <br /> <br />Aa I go through these alternatives, I invite your <br /> <br />attention to the table on pag. 12. And I'm Borry, bu't some <br /> <br />of you ait'tinq up here I'm afraid are goinq to have trouble <br /> <br />sacing your broohures. <br /> <br />Your undera~anding of 'the plan. might be aided by <br />I <br />bearing in min4 that the only operational 41tterence. between I <br /> <br />plan8 1s the time and amount of water r.l.as.d frOlll the DI11'II. <br /> <br />Alternative 1 in the array b v.ry ailllUar to the <br /> <br />exiatinq plan for flood control operation of Hoover. we <br />,I <br />are using it as a bas. from which to compare the other <br /> <br />eiqht (9) alternatives. <br /> <br /> <br />The required 1 January storage space tor Alternativ. I <br /> <br /> <br />det.rmined by trial and error to be the spac. requiredl <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />wa. <br /> <br />to control the hhtorical flow record to the amall.st <br /> <br />maximum releas.. Our s~udy used in this flow record -- us.d <br /> <br />the flow record for the Past: ..venty-two (72) years, and If <br /> <br />thi. record. should be rapeated, under t.his plac IlIAxiawa <br /> <br />'; <br /> <br />r.l.... would be abOut thlrt.y-four tbou.and CUbic-f..t-per- <br /> <br />second (34,000 cfs). Alternativ. 2 lavors flood control. <br />