HomeMy WebLinkAbout800746.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
ON THE POUDRE RIVER.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes that
the State of Colorado loses water each year to other states due
to the lack of adequate water storage facilities, and
WHEREAS, a 1963 study determined that development and hydro-
power generation on the Poudre River was not feasible because of
the lack of a market for the power, and
WHEREAS, it appears that circumstances have changed and a
demand now exists for electrical power which could be generated,
and
WHEREAS, the Water and Power Resource Service has the capa-
bility of providing for a study of the feasibility of a Poudre
River development and hydro-power complex study.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Com-
missioners of Weld County, Colorado supports a study being under-
taken on the feasibility of development and hydro-power generation
on the Poudre River and encourages the Regional Director of Water
and Power Resource Service to consider such a study.
The above and foregoing Resolution was , on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 5th day of
March, A.D. , 1980.
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and-Clerk to the Board C. W. Kirby, Ohairman
- Deputy Coun y Clerk Leonard L. Roe, Pro-Tem
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DATE PRESENTED: MARCH 5, 1980 600746
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FAIR LARIMER COUNTY FARM BUREAU
FARM PRICES
AFFILIATED WITH
BETTER COLORADO FARM BUREAU
FARM AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
LIVING COUNTY OFFICE
335 EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE TELEPHONE 482-3952
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524
February 29, 1980
Norman Carlson
Weld County Commissioners
Greeley, Co. 80631
Dear Sirs:
On behalf of many interested parties, I am herewith requesting your support
for the Grey Mountain-Idlewild dams and hydro-electric power plants on the
Cache La Poudre River.
As chairman of the Larimer County Farm Bureau Water Resources Development
Steering Committee, I feel enough interest has been generated in this
project to be looking at a feasibility study. International Engineering
Company, working for the City of Greeley, has updated the reconnaissance
report put out by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1963. The update is
favorable to the project.
The Committee would like a resolution or letter from you backing or asking
for a feasibility study, and an environmental impact analysis of this project.
Copies of your resolution should be forwarded to Senator William Armstrong,
Senator Gary Hart, Representative James P. Johnson, State Senator Fred
Anderson, and Earl Phipps, Secretary-manager of the Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District.
The Conservancy District would appreciate having your letter by March 14, 1980.
Sincerely yours,1L
Francis A. Bee
4320 East County Road 58
Ft. Collins, Co. 80524
482-9168
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