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1730 FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO 23 provided in t.he payment contrad or cont.ract.::>. The rights to store wat.er in Aspell Resen'uir 11lHicf the applic~lhle laws of tbe St.ate of Colorado flhall be init.iatl~r:l and acquired by fl.lld h~lrl in the name of the United Sf.ntcs pursuant t.o those laws, 17. To aS~lIre project opf'ration in conformity with th~ operating principles heretofore stated. to provide 8 lll('all~ for t.h: collp,et,iOIl Burl interchange of infor- mation, ami to provide a mt-'thod for I.he {,ollt,irnJ~d ~t.llrly of project. opC:Tll.t.ions to the end that, if the st.atr.d operat.ing principle:; may be imprO\'ed lIPOfl, recomnWIl- dations for changes may be mafIc to the cour racting pttrt,ies. a commi:'3sion shall be created in an appropriLLt,e manner tll he cOlllpo.,:erl of OlIC repre.~ent!:Lt.ive of the Eastern Colorado Conl:;erntncy Dist.rict., olle rcprcscllt,ative of the Colorado River Wa.ter COIl>'.Crvat.iun District, twu n-'.presenta.t.ives of the United Stat.e!!, a.nd. one representativc of t.he Stale of C(I!ornc!o appointed by t,h~ Colorado Water C(ln~ Rerv8.tion Board after eOllslJlt.ation wil.h the Colorado Game and Fi.-;h Commission. The power:-l of sHch commission ~hall be limiteJ t.o the colleetion of data, the making of findings of fact., alld the suggest.ion of changes ill operating prillciple~. CONCLUSIONS 75. The waters of the Arkansas River in the Colorado portion of the upper Arlcunsns River Busin nre ovcrappropriated. Serio~s distress is caused to the economy of t.he btlSin in short wat.er years throug-h loss in crop produc-tion. SUPI)lmnt'llt.al irrigation water supplies 'are n"eded. The ndditionl\l crop production woul,\ find a ready market in the urban r.enters of Colorado and the Nation, 76. No neW sources of water \\-;thiu the means of t.he municipalities and industries fire apparent. Present municipal supplies, even after substantial acquisition of irrigation rights, fire barely adequate to supply exist.ing requirement.e. Additional quantity I1nd better quality of water I1re critically needed. 77. Normal H~f'~ of electric energy would expand rn.pidly in the power market area if not restrir.ted by a limited supply. Resource development would b7e encoUJ'aged if energy were available in plen- tiful supply. 78, Floods in th6 .upper Arkansas Valley threaten the loss of prop- erty find discourllg-e investment.. Sediment deposition chokes chan- nels, iDcrea.~cs flood threats, lLnd raises Dwintenance costs of extensive irrigation systems. Stream pollution threatens. health n.un nest-rays fish habitl1t. Flood, sediment, and pollution control would lower costs nnd remove tlu'eats. 79. Recreational, fish, and wildlife re~ources are valuahle assets of Colorado and of the Nation. These resourccs should be proteeted and enhanced to the greatest exten t practic1lble. 80. Mi<use of fOJ'ests and ranges reduces produetion and con- tributes to the sedimentat.io!l of stream,s. Tailings from mines add to t.he silt burden and pollution of otherwise usable water supplies. Be~~r management practices and silt prevention methods should be M ~~. . . 8 ')lC initial dev~lopmcnt of t.hc G\Jnni~on-A.rkl\ngr~s project. wou : . supply the most pressing' and immediate needs of the Upper Arkansas Ri ver Basin. 82. The diversion "rea has a plentiful supply of water, part of whieh eould feasibly be diverted wit,hout detriment to t.hat area or to down- stream users. Althll.\l~!l aU possible future water requirements for the entire western ~pe. ba~e not been fully de.termined, it is con- cluded t.hat there is an adequate wl\ter supply fl'Om Colorado'. allocated share of the Colorado River Ba.in water for the proposed '~'1' ,.-}. . , " )'.,