|
<br />~(
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />,,r' .
<br />.A '
<br />
<br />j
<br />
<br />SUPPLEMEN'l'AL REPORT ON comMIX> RIm STORAOE PRQJECT"
<br />AND PARTlCIPA'llING PROJECTS " , ' , '
<br />'UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN, OCTOBER 1953
<br />
<br />1. - iThfssupplementalreport on the Colorado River Storage"Project
<br />and: Participating'Pl:'ojectsin. the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mex:!.co,
<br />Utah,. andWyom1ng1s based on the accompanying report of the Regional,,'
<br />-Director,' :aureau of' Reclamation, SaltLalte City ,utah" dated December J5 ,
<br />1950, and is a Department wide:,report recol!llllending authorization, o~ p~Cil-
<br />grams of all the agencies of the Department. The report supersedes and
<br />replaces; with mod1:t'icatiOtlsj the'previousrepor'\;s oftheCol!llllissioner of
<br />tlte, Bureau of ReC'lame.ti<;>n and the, Secretary ,of the Department ojf,.the, '
<br />Interior' on'this project, and modifies and brings the report of;the',~egional
<br />Director' uP to de.te.Col!llllents'ofthe affected Statelil, end of interested
<br />, 'Federal 'agenCies on our proposed "report , obtained in aCCOrdance, .with the
<br />, provieicms,' of the Flood Control Act of, December' 22, -l944 ,(58 stat.' 887),
<br />the' Aot oi' AUElUe-t 14;1946 (60stat.. 1080), and appl:l.cable Inter-ASency
<br />"'agreements, ere eMloeed'and made a part af thill report.
<br />" . , .
<br />
<br />..'~,.} "
<br />
<br />'; .;,"
<br />
<br />" 2. The repor'l;of the'Department' of the Interior on the inventory ,
<br />of;potentiel'developments in the ColoradO R1verBalil~, House Doc\Ulle;nt '
<br />419, Eightieth CongreBll, 'pointed out that, 111'viewof the t'actthat
<br />there h not enough water available in the ColoradO River liIystem to per..
<br />'!nit constructionot a:!.l~f thepotent:l.a:l.'projects and have full expansion
<br />of ex1etins and authorized pro~ect's, the statee of the Colorado River
<br />Basin sh6ulddeterm~ne theil'reepe~t1ve r~ghts to deplete the flow of
<br />theColoradoR~ver con$istent With the Colorado River Compuct. Follow..
<br />ing issuanCe' of tbti:t; document:, the, states 01' ,the Upper Colorado River,
<br />Basin negcStiated'andformll.ltzed'a CQmpact called tlte UpperCo:J.orado River
<br />Baein Comp&ct to which thElcollgreugranted' its consent :l.n the Act 01'
<br />April 6, 1949 (63 stat. 31). Completion 01' that cOlllpact has permitted
<br />formulation of at least an initial stt;lge of f\U'ther development of the
<br />Upper O<;>lorado R1verBas1n;' Thep+$li prollMedand presented in the
<br />Regional Director,lsrepo1:t'was 'worked out1n close cooperation with '
<br />l'epresantat1vesotthestates of the U1?per COlorado R1 vel' Basin, and
<br />the1r'tavora.'ble' c:omments'are' enclosed. ,[:, "
<br />:';,.1 : r.
<br />3. "A tllatl of ultimate devdopillent';:1n'terms of storageh preJ:lented
<br />in this supplemental :report but recol!lllleIldation'1emadefor'authorization
<br />at th~s time of only a partial development ~n terms both of storage and
<br />otwate1:\l;f;il1zatioll..' 'Selection of the plan for;\l1time.te storage, is
<br />based in general uponsec\1.:l"ing the nl\iededfrese1:voii" 'cl1.padt:1forall '
<br />purposes, while attlJ,iningthe .minimum in ,evaporation loslles,'wster'being
<br />prerequillitetothel1velihood.'.af the' area. 'Theinit1al units bS.veiibeen
<br />seleetedas being thClse best adapted'tomeet:l:ngthemCillilt pressingneedl;l
<br />of the area. Alii indicated in the recommendat10ns included herein, the
<br />proposal is such af! to permit additions to the plan as other units and
<br />
<br />'. ..
<br />
<br />
|