AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICO -LIBRARY House Document No. 187 REPORT ON THE FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, JUNE 18, 1953.-Referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular MY DEAR MR. SPEAKER: My report on the Fryingpan-Arkansas project, Colorado, is transmitted herewith pursuant to section 9 (a) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187). The waters of the Arkansas River in the upper Arkansas River Basin are overappropriated, resulting in serious loss in crop production on presently irrigated farmland. Stabilized agricultural economy in the area requires supplemental water supplies. Additional quantity and better quality of domestic and municipal water is critically needed in the Arkansas Valley, Colo. There is a need for additional electric energy in the project power-market area, and normal uses of electric energy would expand rapidly if not restricted by a limited supply. Floods in the upper Arkansas Valley threaten the loss of property and discourage investment. Sediment and pollution control are needed. The most pressing and immediate needs of the upper Arkansas River Basin can be met by the Fryingpan-Arkansas project, which is herein recommended for authorization and construction. The report has been transmitted to the States of the Colorado River Basin, to the States of Kansas and Oklahoma, and to the Secretary of the Army, for their views and recommendations as required by the provisions of the Flood-Control Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 887); to the State of Colorado for the comments of the head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State, as required by the provisions of the act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080); and to the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce, the Federal Power Commission, the Corps of Engineers, and the Public Health Service, in accordance with interagency agreements. Copies of all the comments received are enclosed with the report. The report and the comments received were submitted to the President, and the Bureau of the Budget has advised that there would be no objection to the submittal of the report to the Congress. A copy of Assistant Budget Director Rowland Hughes' letter of June 8, 1953, is attached. Sincerely yours, RALPH A. TUDOR, Approved for printing, June 17, 1953. K. M. LECOMPTE, Chairman, Committee on House Administration. 910 III |