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<br />LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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<br />respect to dist.l'ibutioll of ground nnd surface wat~rs p!"iOf to the coo-
<br />stnlction of the Bluewater f100dWfiY, I am "dnsed lIlformnlly that
<br />such a proposal is satisfactory t.o yonr office and t.hat it will be made
<br />a part of your report"
<br />Two other mat.t.('I'S of r,onccrn t.o t.he Burenu of Indinll Affairs are
<br />relate.d t.o t.he Innint.ellllllee and operation of the levee find pumping
<br />plant in connect.ion with t.he, Santa Ana pllchlo, und the matt.er of
<br />locution of leveps. ehuIlllels. iLnd ot.her works witllin the various lndinn
<br />pueblos, .
<br />It. is understood that t.he levee und pumping pInat in connection with
<br />the Santfi Arm pueblo would he eonsidered a port, of the .Jemez Heser-
<br />voir project find f.}1('J'rf()J'p, in nC-C'Ol'dllll(,(~ wit.h t.he provisions of section
<br />:J of the Flood Oonl./'OI Act llpproved December 2~, 1044, they would
<br />be mn.intu.incd and operat.rd by t.he Fedcrnl Government. without
<br />obligation on the pitl't of the Santa Ana pueblo1 n.nd tUilt in llccordan.ce
<br />with regular proecdlln'sl SW'l/CYS und operlltions on t.}lO nlrious [webJo...
<br />would be fl. mitt.t.or of Il('go~.iat.ions bet.ween your omee1 the BUl'Cfl.1I of
<br />Indillll Affairs, lLnd the In(tJans, In t'onneet.ioll witrh t.he IndifHl prob-
<br />lems, I tUn pIc-used to lldvisc you thllt. t.he BUI'Pftll of Indian Afl'nil's is
<br />most npprct'intiH.>- of t.I](~ sirH'.p-rit.y ll.nd d(~sin~ of tlw Corps of Engineers
<br />to be Coir ond to denl cooperatively wit.h the Indiou::5 of the various
<br />pueblos, -
<br />As the project lR ('arrit~d forwurd, eont.illuing coordinution nnd refin-
<br />ing adjust.ment,R of t.he techincnl uetll.ils of t.he two t'ornplemcntnry
<br />pla.n~ \\-'ill be essential.
<br />Your cOIlsiderotion. of t,hc suggest-ions enllmcmted hcrp,in in t.he
<br />prepl1rntion of your finnl rcpOI'!J will be nrprl~eillt(~d. It is 11 source of
<br />satisfact,ion trO me that, t,wo Fedel'nl Departments hnve 'been nblc t.o
<br />formula.t.e 8 toordillat.cd joint, plfin of devdopnll'nt for the middle
<br />Rio Grnnde BtlSin1 N. ~lex'l find T fIlH plellsl~d to reeommt'l1d tLlllt
<br />aut.JlOrizat.ion be SOllght. for tl compre}wHsi\'c pl~lll of dl~\'clopllJl'nt fiS
<br />out.lined in t.be proposl~d repnrts,
<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br />WILL!."! E. W,\RNE,
<br />As,<n:8tant Secretary of the Interior.
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<br />COM,\IEI'TS OF THE GOI'EHNOH OF COLOTL\DO
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<br />Hall, KENNBTH C. ROYALL,
<br />Secretary, United Sta.tes DI'pflTt-mrlli of the Army,
<br />- l-Fash1'li!lton~ [), 0,
<br />My DEAR MR, SEen>;TAR)': all bebu/f of tbe SI,ntc of Cnlorndo nllrl
<br />pur~lInnt t.o S(~(~trion I of t.lJt~ l}.(;(: of Dt~('_cmlJf'r :2211944 (58 St,llt, 887),
<br />there art' Ll'ulIsllliUed IWl'ewiLh [.be ~oIllmcnt.~, \'iC\\'f;, nuLl l'eCOJll~
<br />mcndations of tlte StlltC of Colorado eOllcC'l'Iling the survey I't~P(lrt. of
<br />the Corps of Engillct~rs, UIlit.ed Stutes ArmYl on the middle Rio
<br />GianJc project. ent.itled Ii Rio Grund~ and Trihuttll'ies in Nrw ;\.fcxico,
<br />Sun.t~-Y for Flood Cont.rol. Alh1l411fC'rQllc Dist.riet'I AlhlHI'h'rqut'-,
<br />N, l\Iex.. Sept.ember 1, 194i," These t-onllncnt.s, vie\\.~1 llnd re('onl-
<br />nlclHlations fi.l'e submit,t.rd und(l[' Ule llut.horit.y of ehllptPl' :.W5, Sl''Ssion
<br />Laws of Colora(Jo of 1937, erenting t.he Colorado ",'rat.er Conservat.iol)
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<br />COLon.\DO 'VATER CO~SEn\'ATJON BO,-\TW,
<br />f)tJ71-1)('11 Afarch eD, !lJ4-S,
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