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<br />FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS . PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />1. Colorado recognizes thnt the waters of t.he Arkansas River in the
<br />Colorado portion of the upper Arknnsns River Basin are overappro-
<br />printed amI that seriolls loss in crop productioJl 011 present,Jy irrignted
<br />farm land results. St.abilized ugricult,llrnl economy in the arell requires
<br />supplemental wat.or supplies. Additional quant.it)' and bot.ter quality
<br />of domestic and municipal wnt,er llre critically needed in t.he Arknnsas
<br />Vulley, Colo., for t.lle dt.ies of Colorado Spring~J Pueblo, and various
<br />valley t.Qwns. New soul'('es must he found, if necessary. and depend-
<br />uble water supplies for u. growing populnt,ion arc t.o be, provided. The
<br />hest, economy and the most. efficient. use of limitptl sources of water
<br />require mult:iple-use project. devl'Jopment which will serve the needs
<br />of ngri{;ulture, requir(.ment.s for dome~tie nnd municipal wntcr sup-
<br />plieS; Hood cont,rol, t.Iw preser\'at.ion of recreatioJlal find fish and wild-
<br />life vulues, and the product,ion of hydroeleet.ric power. NeitllCr
<br />furt,her ret.irement. of pl'~sent.ly irrigllted lund to meet neceSSitI'Y itnd
<br />pressing munieipal requirements for wntel' nor project, development
<br />designe(l to Serve a single purpose would be consounnt. wit.1t the most
<br />desirable economic nd\'!lllcement, of Colorado, or with the highest
<br />utiliza.tion of its limited water supplies.
<br />2. Colorndo concurs in t.he findings of t.he project. report. t.hat. the
<br />project descrihed therpin is enginecringly fensihlc, economienlly just.i-
<br />ti(~d~ unci fllwneinlly fellsiblc, und thnt the proposed plan for thc pay-
<br />ment of reimbursable cnpit,al costs is in aeconlnnce with t.be Fcdcrul
<br />reclamation lnw.
<br />3. The nllocut.ion of enpitnl eost.s us bet.ween the various project
<br />fent.ures, including- n lIonreimbursahle ulloeution to flood control and
<br />fish find wildlife preservn t.ion, is considered refisonable.
<br />4. It is recogniz;ed t.IlII,t thl'- aIloeat.ion to t,he various projp,ct, purposes
<br />of Hnllual operat.ion, 11ll1.intl'-nance, and I'cplucemcnt. eosts hns been
<br />made to eorrcspond to t.hc nllocut.ioll of capit.Hl costs. Colorndo recom-
<br />mends t.hat. nn llut.horization of t,he'project shnllnot. prccludL~ a read-
<br />just.mcnt of opemt.ioll, l11uint.enance, find replncement. charges as be-
<br />t.ween IDunieipnl and domestic users find power and il'rigntioll users
<br />which might, more ncclIrately reHect. tile netual use of wutcr by said
<br />users.
<br />,5. It is lllso recoBlmelHlPd lhnt t.he nut.llOriz.ution of t.he project. in-
<br />clude t.he v!lIlcy pipline as referred t.o in snid report for the use llnd
<br />benefit of thc vuriolls vallc\" t.owns.
<br />o. CbloI'ndo ('Hils nt-tent,ion to t.lIe fnct, t.l1Ot. t.l1C project.. its operat,ioll,
<br />maintenance. and the U5e of Colorndo Rin'r wllter thereundeI', mllst
<br />be Sllhjcd to the. provisions of the Colol'fldo Rive!' compact, of Novem-
<br />bel' 24,1922 (H. Doe. f-)()5~ G7t.h Cong., 4t.h SP5S.), t,lIe upper Colorado
<br />River Basin comp(l('.t of OctobCl' 11, Hl48 (Publ\c Lnw 37, 81st. Cong.,
<br />]st, sess.)) flnd tlw Boulder Cllnyon Projeet Act, of Deeember 21. 1928
<br />(45 Stnt.. 1057-1(64). Further reference 1.0 tt.is mnt,ter Uppelll'S in
<br />thrse comment.s in conl1cct.ioH with 1.he suhject of '/Operntillg Prin4
<br />eiples..'1 'l'IH?: fen t.Ul'es of the pmject. nnd their operflt.ion fo!' the storage
<br />~,VI. rcregulutlOn of the native witters of the Arknnsus Rivc!' nm subject
<br />'PlC pl'ovisions of the. Arlmllsns Rin'l' ('ompnct. of Del'emher' 14) 1948
<br />( '.ilblie Ltlw 82. 81st, Cong., 1st, sesf::..) hetwcC'n Colorndo find Kun~as.
<br />On .July :24, 1951, tlie Arknnsns River L'ompuc\. Administ.J'll1.ioll. nn
<br />ngeney created b.\" t.he ~ompn('.t for its administmt.ioll, after n review
<br />of t.he: projed report. uuJ consideration of 1.be effect of the operation
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