Show FEDEA AID TO IllIAT1 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OP WESTERN RESERVOIRS Review of the Systems In Wyoming and Colorado Interesting Figures and Conclusions Washington Dec 10A general review view of the matter of proposed government rnment constructions of reservoirs in he west is made in a report sent to congress today by Secretary Alger on the preliminary examination of the var bus reservoir system in Wyoming and Colorado A summary follows Five reservoir systems were exam ned in Wyoming near Laramie Estimated imated cost of storing water from the two Laramies 4IG254 of bringing North Platte in basin 1000000 at Sweetwater estimated cost 5267234 Pine Creek system 70340 Cloud Peak 31303 Lake Desmit 133300 Colorado South Platte 540000 Loveland 262106 doubtful advisabil ty The Piney system is recommended I for Wyoming Reservoir construction in i he arid region the report says would reduce the flood height of the Missouri river during the June rise and is indispensable in-dispensable to the highest development of that section falling more properly under the domain of the nation than of the state and need not invoke government gov-ernment control of Irrigation works The government should acquire full title and jurisdiction to any site it improves im-proves and full rights to the water The total extent of a reservoir system In the arid regions which shall render available the entire flowing streams will not exceed 1161000000 cubic feet If its construction was to consume a century in time it would represent an annual storage of about 116000000000 cubic feet or 266800 acre feet At 537 per foot this would cost 1432716 per annum This amount distributed among the 17 arid states and territories gives an average annual expenditure in each of 1277 The annual value of he stored water would return to the original cost and maintenance in an average period of three years |