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<br />Wherees the Board of Water CommlasioDerl of the City and
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<br />County of Denver operates the munioipally, owned water works syetem
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<br />farmers and .tockmen with water,. and
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<br />Whereas the Board 1. deeirou8 of proteoting and promoting
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<br />THEREFORE, BB IT RESOLVED.
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<br />1. Adop~ion or H. R. 555 (M.V.A. Bill) will be detrimental
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<br />2. Among' "th.. reason. for' the finding. stated in Paragraph
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<br />(a) Substantial work ~~ the United State. Bureau of Reol~tioQ.
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<br />the United State. A~ Engineera. ~d Looal authorities. heretofore under_
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<br />taken and now largely agreed upon or in the prooess of ooordination would
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<br />be lost and waited by starting over again through .. new redoral sgeney or
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<br />tederal oorporat1on.
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<br />(b) The water problem. of Colorado (and other upstre~ states)
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<br />ot an o~.rabundanoe and to provide fqr na~igatioo. 50 rederal oorporation
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