WSP08483

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 6/11/1952
• Author: BOR
• Title: South San Juan Project - New Mexico - Status Report - June 1952
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CHAPTER II

GENERAL DIS CUSSIONS

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A committee of the Department of the Interior, composed of
reprcsent.'lti.ves of the Division of Project Planning and Regions 4
3.nd 5 of the, Burec.u of Reclamation and representatives of the BureelU
of Indian Affairs, was appointed in the latter pB.rt of 1950 to compile
and coordinate technical engineering ,and economic data related to
potential development s that would utilize New Mexicol s comp9.ct allot-
ment of Upper Colorado River Basin water. This committee is Imom as
the San Juan River, New Mexico Technical Committee. A representative
of the State of New Mexico has acted as consultant to the committee and
assisted in its studies and compilations. Responsibilities of the
committee !lore:

"* If If to present to the (New Mexico) State Engineer or other
responsible State official the essential findings of the investi-
gations by the Bureau of Reclamation Regions 4 and 5 and by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs am to interpret these findings to him,
to assist him in making comparative studies involving various
combinations of projects to utilize San Juan River water within
New Mexico's (compact) allotment and to advise him on technical
matters relating to the advisability of including such projects
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The committee has compiled and coordinated related technical data
with prirrary attention being given to the hydrologic phases. Results
of investiga.tions of the South Sa.n Juan project have been made avail-
able to the committee. A Report 2t the Technical Committee ~ Use of
Haters 2f. ~ Juan River in ~ Mexico was prep9.red for the Secretary
of the Department of the Interior on January 26, 1951. A committee
progress report was later prep9.red for the Secretary on March 7, 1~52.

Acknowledgment s

Work of the investigation has been carried on by the Bureau of
Reclamation in cooperation with the State of New Mexico through its
State Engineer and its Interstate Stream Commission. The investiga-
tions have been made in close cooperation between the Bureau of
Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs tq coordinate the water
supply studies and plans and estimat es for the South San Juar. am
Shiprock projects. Applicable information in previous reports and
publications relating to the area and w/ilrk of the San Juan River, New
Mexico Technical Committee have been freely dram upon in making the
investigation and preparing the report.

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