WSP08371

• File Number: 8220.100
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/1/1950
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects, Upper Colorado River Basin, Project Planning Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DESCRIPTION OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT. . . . . 1

The Upper Colorado., River Storage Project . . . . . . . . . . . .
Project Works (I " " (I " " . /) '0 . " . It . ., . . " " . . .. . .. . .
Participating Projects (to t> " " " " ., . " ., " <) " . . .. . . " tJ .
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The Drainage Basin " . . (I " (l /) " 0 . " . " " /) (I . " .. . .. ., .
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Statistical and Tabular Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables, Charts, and Maps . .. " .. 0- .. . It " " .. " " " .. . . . .. ..

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PART:,III REASONS FOR DEVELOPING THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER, AND FUNDAMENTAL
BENEFITS TO BE OBTAINED. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. 47

Features Necessitating DevelOpment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 49
Partial List of: Benef'its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50
Strawberry Project. A Good Example of' U. S. Investment. . . .. 51
The Colorado River storage Project . . . . . . . .' . . . . . .. 53
Comparative Development of' Upper and Lower Basins . . . . .. '5.'3
Silt Retention. . .. .. .. # ., . .. . .. .. " .. It_ .. .. " .. " . .. .. 54
Variable FIGW . .. '. .. . # ". 0' .. . . .... . " . .. . .. " . .. .. 0 55-
Savings In Electrical Energy Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 56
The'West's Growing Need f'or Power. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 58
'Industrial Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59
Domestic Comsumption. . . 0 . . . . . 0 . 0 . . /) . /) . /) .. 59
Commercial Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. 59
.Farm - and Rural Consumption. . /) b- . /) 0 " 0 0- /) -0 0 0 e- . .. 60
Transportation Electrifioation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60
Miscellaneou.s Purposes. . . . " " . 0 0 1I " . . /) ._ (1 0 . .. 60
What Makes a Market? People. . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . .. 62
Sources of Power in the West " . ,. . .' . . . . /) . 8' . . . . .. 6h
Colorado River Water For Dispersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66
A SU1IlIllIl.ry of Reelamathn in the West, Farmington Daily News. .. 69

PART IIIs BENEFITS OF THE COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT TO COLORADO,
NEW MEXICO, UTAH, WYOMING, AND THE NATION. . . . .. . . . . .. 72

Benef'its of' the ColoradQ River Storage P.roject to Colorado. .. 74
Benef'its of' the Colorado River Storage 'Project to New Mexico .. 80
Benefits of' the Colorado River Storage PrGject to Utah'. . . .. 85
Benef'its of' the Colorado River Storage Project to Wyoming. ... 91
Bene.fits of' the Colorado River Storage Project to the Nation.. 95

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