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<br />DESERET NEWS, Salt LakE' City, Utah
<br />SeptEmber 29, 1965
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<br />.~)ppose The Colorado Bill,l
<br />}Jrotect Rights, Aide Says
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<br />1000USly oppooed by the Slate ol in that It. wAter will b<' re-
<br />UtAh, turned when we are ready to de-
<br />"To ~ acceptable, IIR 4671 velop our future projects.
<br />must include language that Ia The Agreement between ArI.
<br />absolutely definite to the effect zona and Colorado to authorize
<br />that in the luture, when Utah a list of Colorado projeclll ilK
<br />and other Upper Bastn atat.. 4671 shifts the burden for recov
<br />need the water that will be tem- ering the water when nl'<'dod to
<br />porarlly used by the Central UtAh and WyominE, This UWl
<br />. Utah Project, the secretary cannot peI'RIlt.
<br />must b. directed to llmlt the re- "
<br />I.ases at Glen Canyon Dam In Therefore, It Is my oplnl(lfl
<br />order to make th. water availa- that the State of Utah must op-
<br />blp to the Upper Basin at the polIO the enclosed bIll In It< pro.
<br />time and in the quantities "em- sent f~rm and continue to do 8(1
<br />ed until It Is amended to IncJu<\t I
<br />. . adequate protection [or Ut.1h~J
<br />SEES jJ,\NGER Mura development."
<br />"This would be after a dellv- Mr, Bingham endosed will,
<br />ery . by tb" Uppe~ Basin of 75 hla letter a copy 01 a letter trolT\
<br />mml~n acre.feet 10 any 10 con- IvaI V. Goslin. executive- direc-
<br />seeutlve years. as required by tor of the Upper Colorado River
<br />the Colorado River Compact. Commission. as well .. a copy
<br />. "U such language tS not In the of a HR 4671.
<br />btll. there IS cooslderable dan- DOESN'T OONFORM
<br />ger that when Utah wants to de- .
<br />velop a new project It will find Mr, Goslin saId Illat the. draft
<br />Itself wlthQIII water apd qnable at the bill does not confonn with
<br />to get it back from the LoWer the reoolutfon adopted by the
<br />Basin due to excessive pollllcal UPI"'r Colorado RIver Comml.
<br />u~ C(,lnL''''rl1r><! 9tate.'l!E'SI'~; It is not consistent with the/pressure by California and Arl. ston on Aug. 16.
<br />oJlng>nd Nmv Mex-jactJon taken by the Central zona. . The bill Mr. Goslill wrote,
<br />;Oll'epr:"ent"d at IheiUlllh Waler Conservancy DI. "In HR 4671 ArlmM has given doeo not provide for conditional
<br />I'. 'I W"", In Washlllg-. rrict the UWl Water and Power a priority to California for ... aulhorlzatlon of a watpr impor-
<br />II IllnaluolTls.ltI, ~ IIBoa~ or the Upper Colorado mllIion acre-teet which Is ull'tatlon projeet, reUd from th<'
<br />.. elter, (hI "a'" o,..cla IRI la8i doubtedly hued upon the un- Mt>x1can treaty burd<.'O or a
<br />1'''' ver Comm on, used wat8r df me Upper Basin stlltemellt mat the prln).., pur-
<br />., ".',It, ,. PU<CClted, IsI "This venlon Q( the leala~. 81ateo, $Imllarly, a guarantee pose Is \0 Implement con'u~'
<br />",\,u to till< i, < oMt Int.r. lion. In My'oplnion, mo..! be vi. "'.. be made to th. Upper flaI.. live \1M In the Upper Bum,
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<br />It ['lmuously op-
<br />All:>l :\tJon agrped
<br />. .n Waohlngton to
<br />"~'" R"er devel.
<br />(if) !1O{ protect or
<br />"'''.'' rights.
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<br />III "Uclltion that
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<br />01 'on, ~I'. BinghAm
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<br />Jay R, Bingham
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