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..... ..., ~ (. .1,1..1v The_C.ommittee_I"ecognized_that_the_finaLamount_of_wat,er to be ., .' - - - ---- -----~-- ----- ---- - . . . i 'j' allocated to municipal purposes cannot be determined in advance of the project authorization and the negotiation of appropriate contracts v~th various municipalities involved. However, the Committee does recommend that as much water as possible consistent with the economic feasibility of the project should be earmarked for present and future domestic and municipal supplies and purposes. The Committee agrees that the suggested figure for municipal purposes of 17,000 acre-feet (including 2,000 acre- feet of Wurtz Ditch water for Pueblo) shown in the special report of September 19u9 is more clearly representative of a proper allocation to __ u____ - --- --------- --- - ---- ------. .-------......:.-- mtifiicipat':pUr.\loses'f6r,c{mmediate ,needEthatrA,he 5 ,700.:':acr.e,.feet cshown",in= =--_ -_ --- ----------- ------- ---_.,----- - ---, ------ ---- - -- the,'19l!8--drarLof report._ -----. . . . . - -.---- -- -~--- Following discus5ionl5f-the-inclusion~in-the'projec~ of-a central- water treatment plant for municipal water and a valley pipe line to convey municipal water to the Valley tOV/llS, the Committee agrees that the Bureau of Reclamation should contemplate construction of water treatment plants as part of the project, and the Committee is in agreement that the valley pipe line and water treatment plant to convey municipal water to the various Valley towns should be included as part of the project works with the cost of such pipe line to be allocated to municipal purposes. Provision of Replacement Reservoir The Committee is in agreement that replacement storage should be '" provided at the Aspen Reservoir site located on the Roaring Fork about one mile upstream from Aspen. Studies by the Engineerin~ Advisory ~l1"ccmmit~." as presented in its report dated July 16, 1949, ~nd made e part ~f the