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<br />LETTER OF TRAKSI\Ill'TAI..
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<br />XXXI
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<br />the full dfed of that. opl~mtioll prohably wns not tnkcII illlo ne('ount,.
<br />.An inspeetion of the monthly opl'l'Ht.ion of ;J-RR indicates tllll,t, no
<br />flood-(~ontro! releases were made from ~logote and l'llltOt'O R('servoir~
<br />during the period when t.hose releHses would Lf~ Illadl' 011 t.lw bnsis of
<br />forecasts from snow SUl'Vl'V::-. 011 the other hnnd. fniI'h" substllntinl
<br />spills firt illdicntpd from platol'o RI'ser\,(1ir (-'vcn Ill',ring Sill'll YCllTS ns
<br />194.2 wllp,n such spills .should have lWl'H pl'{'vcntcd by pl'esious e\~ncu-
<br />at-ioTl.
<br />The OIWI'ilLioll of Son Luis Vnlll'.\' project ulso would eliminut.e ull
<br />spills from Elephant BlIU.l~ Rl'sel'\'oil' for t.Ju~ pL'riod lsno to <-lnt,e, ex-
<br />eept nominnl ones in the Yl~ilrs 18tH, 1892, and 1020. Despite tlds
<br />the Corps of Engifl(lcl's on eharts:3 nnd 4 of nppPlldix D indie:lt.e spills
<br />from Elpphnut, But.t.e Resl'n'()il' Hnd from Cllbllllo Reseryoir for pJ'ue-
<br />tiea.lIy p,yr.ry yell/' for It hUlldi't'd-yenl' pUl'iod. This not only indielltes
<br />the luck of the fullllppl'fiisl11 of t.he Snn Luis Vlllky pl'ojl'd, for Jlood-
<br />control purposes, hut it al"o illdkill,L's t,hat the cndit dldnwd for
<br />benefits belm;.' Elephant. But,to Reseryoil' ~fUlllot, he sLlbst.llnt.int.ed.
<br />Cn'dit. fol' t.ll(~ eliminatioJl of dllmllgt.'s below Elephant, BuLt,c Rpspr-
<br />voir from inundation find SCOlll' should go t.o t.he Snn Lllis Vnllc'y
<br />projl'cL :lilt! 110t, t.o {,he middh~ Rio Gl'unde projed,. The spills from
<br />Elr.phunt. But,tc [wd Cllbnllo Reservoirs, whieh would Ol.'(~lIl' in nominnl
<br />fllllounts during :3 yenrs of the period 1800 t.hl'oug-h H.l47 wit.h tile
<br />Sail Luis Vnlley project ill operfll,ion ('ould hp, controlled hy tho proper
<br />OpCI'll.tj(II1 of Ekphnnt. nut,tl' nnd Cobnllo RC'sUl'vuirs to rut.cs of flow
<br />whil'h t.llP chunnel belm\' eun n(~(:(Immodl1t,(,.
<br />It does lIot appeul' t.lint the. intprfcrclH'c nboyc outlined with fin
<br />RUl.hori7.{'d project in Colorado ~hould be pel'mittt~d. 1101' t,hnt. t.he
<br />umoLlnt, of caplleit,y proposf'd shnldd be I>rlwidcd which wOIJld invit.e
<br />nn operat.ioIl of Il t.ype \\,hiC'h would ndvl'Tscly affect. the operat.ion of
<br />the Colorndo project" even thollgli the ellt.ire OIW1'at.iofl Wf'rc wit.hin
<br />the terms of t.IH~ Rio Grulld~ t:ompl1ct..
<br />It is regrcttnble thut t.ile operation studit-'-s were Ilot made 0\'('1' It
<br />longer period of t.ime. The full upPl'll,isnl of the effect. on t,he Sun
<br />Luis Vnlle:r projeet operation would hove hecome more apparent..
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<br />Conclusion
<br />COlOftldo Hppreciat,('s t.llC seriollsness of the sit,ua.tion whieh con-
<br />fronts t,he 8tn tl'- of N P.W j\lexico, but, belien~s tuM. t.he desired hellefits
<br />CitB. .b~ ohtn.illeJ by a pl'Oje<:.t matcrinJly nduced in scope, [\s pointe.d
<br />out. III thl'- summa!'y at. the out,set, of these comments. Unless tile re-
<br />ports are made to eonform stlbstuntially to the I"l-'COml1H'IHlnt.iolls
<br />spccificnlly statl'd in pftrl1g'raph No. 10 of that, sUlllmnry. Colorado
<br />obj(~cts to t.he t,J'fl.nsmittul of tho report to the eOlIgreS:-..
<br />Colorado, now as in Llw, past" is ready Ilnd willing ~o as~ist, New
<br />lvIexico nnll the Fedcrnl ngcl1cies in the solution of an admittedly
<br />serious problem. .
<br />Respect.[ully submitkd,
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<br />LBE KNOUS.
<br />Governor aud Chairman of the B<Iard.
<br />CLIFFORD H. STONE,
<br />Director (if the Board,
<br />R ..L TIPTON,
<br />Con8ultin!] Enginea.
<br />.JEAN S. llRE.lTl-;NSTEIN.
<br />Attorney,
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