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<br />'Others prior'cta. canstruc.tionof" the affected"parts of', the .praje,ct. :'
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<br />22. ,'Subsequent !.to '-the review of the' ,propolle,drep'Ort by,the', states
<br />and agencies; 'further, careful OOllside:ration, ,has ,been giirell'tO ,a, selection
<br />of the unitll of the.StorageProjectwhieh should be.recom,mendedfoZ:,ini.
<br />tial authorization. 'Immediate needs. 'Of. the 'Ba'llinars,ifarlltorage space
<br />to permit holdover of wa'ter for release to "the':Lower Basin, all ~quil'ed,,'
<br />by the Colorado River Compact while allowing substantial growth in con-
<br />sumptiveuse in the, Upper, Basin,and far pawer-generatingfac:l.l:l.ties to
<br />assist in meeting poweI' ',loe.d growth ill and adjacanttothe Colorli\do'Rtver
<br />Basin. The re~rvoirs !DUst be, cQmpleteil. andf1Ud:tlg,;started at the
<br />earliest practicable dli\te, becausEi' as ,consUlliptive ,uses. in: thElUpperBallin
<br />increase there will be less and less water available for filling the
<br />resElrv01rs. Under the terms of the Colorado River 'Compact" requiring
<br />deli very', 'Of water at Lee Ferry, the Glen Canyon,.jleservpir, lpcated just
<br />above tl'lts.:paint, ocoupies a'key,positian far.-J\egw;s.tingwe.ter de11ver1es
<br />ta the LoW'Elrllli\l!I1n . Likew1se, the Echo Park- :1lEl'sEl~o1,r;:',celltr~ly locatEld
<br />in the UppElr ~as1n and cantrol11ng thEl upper ,Qre.e~can4,y~pa'Rivers, occu-
<br />pies a strategiO pasition. In particular,aS-;'l<he1n9J;~!1.BeduSe of Green
<br />River wat~r i~creases itB salinity, the Echo ~rkRelletvair,'Will permit
<br />mixing it ,wi-tb the rEllatively PUl'e waters 'Of the*EillIPa'j' .l1.o1;bat the quality
<br />of water releaseB fram the reBervair will he1mprave4."The.pq:werplants 'Of
<br />the twareservoirs likewise are Btrli\tegicall;v' J;aca;;ed:110,'PElrmi t ecanomically
<br />serving t~e Illajor loads expected 1;0 grow in thEl.a;r~I/,,; ifQ~'tbese reasons,
<br />it has 'been cancluded that the Glen Canyon and lilcl1~,P.Q:rk ,un*t$\ should be
<br />recommended, far authorization at thiB time '<Iitl:,t ',trl'!1l,Illll:1:SIl:l0l;l'fac:ilities
<br />necesaary ,to interconnect these and a1;l1er Feder$J.:\b.il:lr0E11Elcttri\c plants and
<br />to market the pawer, li\OO '<lith recre'iltional and assoll;iated ,:t'#9,ilities as
<br />recammended by the DirectOr 'af the National P4rk SElrllice. ,wlJ,:!iCl1' are inci-
<br />dental to the constructiqp ,of 41!l111s and~aervoil;;rll,in,the:'j)inosa1,U' Nli\tional
<br />Monument. Every effort bas been lllade tQfi,ndsuita111e' all1e!1ne.tives for the
<br />Echa Par~, ,$.ll~,Split Mountain Units because of their ePcraac,!:lment an the
<br />Dinasaui':Neit.;ioIl!lJ,,Manument, but no Iildequate substitute for thEl Echo Park
<br />Unit bas been fa~ because 'Of the increased Elvaporation which '<Ii11 take
<br />place !f;l:',Q/II: tqe::~es;l;'e~ Bl1'rfaceareas, ,a.tloweL':elevaHa!l;s,j> o;ft4e,a;J,.terlj,!1.-
<br />ti ve ,reserVQi:rS.)'leaaons ,fortJ;leeUmilja1;iQIl 'Of: tlle, :l.o1ti'4 ,L'eco~n4ll<t;l.ons
<br />'Of t~e:,w.P:i.t,ewe:t.er>U.n::l,;;anCI Of the Nli\vli\joUll:\;t aW :t.waQ;f tlle. :l.n;!,:l;illJ..stQ:rflge
<br />proje.<;:\; ,.~i ts' havE1J?een. cav-ered ea:!;'lie;r, ;l.n, this ,;rB:pqJ:t,,;' ~terrevjle'\1;, Q;f
<br />the pl.\l\jlaSe;S, tQbe,Se,r101tld ,by the' Vl~iljg,qorli\ElJlnit..w:b~Qh,wafil; ;fO:qDe;r:!.y ,
<br />recammended fQr initial authori~l;iIt:j.on, it ,:l.s beJ.;!,.-eVEld:thata.t :JD:I;g!ltwel;J,.
<br />: bEl deferred: fOl'f~tur.e d,e.veJ,aPll!ent. ';rhe .l!1cho,~rkUn~t, will Pra'bably, m.e'et
<br />, immedia1;e need!! in ,,\,hisarea :and Fllllllipgdlarge .c~ be repammend,e,da;;', II
<br />later de.-:te ,whenitis"r.equired. '
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<br />partic111atingd pro jll ctli! 'fQr ,:!;>4t~nq;!;ala!)S~.et&n<;E!j ,<;anbeac<;:olllp;1.ishe~,w:1thaut
<br />the establishment of the Upper Calorado River Account ;reoommende~,in,the'
<br />underlying report and without aPl?lying the intElrllst camponent of the'power
<br />revenl<lesta irrigation rep~nt. In' 'Order 1;he.t al~ reimbursable costs of
<br />the praject can be" repe,id ta the TrEl,li!.sury without applying 1;he intElrest
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