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<br />2.1Sl. <br /> <br />Type I, Comprehensive framework Studies <br />During 1965-66, there was considerable cor- <br />responde~)ce between C orcrnor Brown ,md rhe <br />Office of rhe Chief of Engineers, U nired Sr,nes <br />Army, concerning Federal-Srare Comprehensive <br />',Vater Rcsoun:cs Studies for the western Lillin.:d <br />Srares. These srudies arc now known as Type I. <br />Comprehensive Framework Studies ,md arc in- <br />tended to provide, bv regiom: <br /> <br />(]) Projections of economic de"elopment, <br />(l) Demands for water, <br />( '.,) I j <br />...alll resourCeS lIses, <br />(4) A v,)ilabilitv of water (<]uantirv and <]u,d- <br />ity),and <br />(.;) eener,)1 ,}pprmcbcs for sollltions of <br />problems. <br /> <br />On March 25, 1'166, General H. C, \Vood- <br />bur\', Acting Direcror of Civil \Vorks, Office of <br />the' Chief -of Enginecrs, notified Govcrnor <br />Brown rhat rhe federal \Vater Resources Coun- <br />cil had recommcnded the following rhree com- <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />I'rel.cllSive srudy sr,ll"tS for fisel! 1'-)67: (I) Cali- <br />fornia, (2) Lower Colorado Ri,'er Basin, (3) <br />Upper Colorado River Basin. On May 16, 1966, <br />rhe Gm'ernor responded to General \V oodburv <br />npressing hi.\ concern ahout the fr,)crionizatio;) <br />of the \Vest into five regions, the three regions <br />mentioned above plus the Columbi,} River llasin <br />and rhe Crcat Basin. The Governor considered <br />that the separate framework studies would tend <br />to divide the \Vesr 'It the vcr v time rhat effort <br />should be directed towards' integrated water <br />planning for the entire \V cst. He stated: "An <br />,mempt to separate Southern California from rhe <br />Lower Colorado River Basin study presents snb- <br />stantial problems in itself." <br />The Board was kept informed anout thc dis- <br />clIssions concerning the proposed studies 'lI1d <br />concurred with rhe actions of the Governor. <br />Federal funds 'l;lve been budgeted for the <br />srudies, but it appears that the,' will commence <br />in the latter part of fiscal 1967. The Board staff <br />intends ro participate actively in coordination of <br />rhe studies and furnishing of information, <br />