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~ '~, .~ ~" I ~ . ~ ~ 4/26/90 :j j f. . , ORAL TESTIMONY AS GIVEN ON H.R. 4498 ~ ~ Chairmen. members of the subcommittees-- My name is Bill McDonald. I am Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. I am Colorado's representative for Colorado River reservoir operations. I am also testifying today on behalf of the other six Colorado River Basin States' governors' representatives for Colorado River reservoir operations. and on behalf of the Upper Colorado River Commission. We appreciate being afforded the opportunity to testify. ;. . i., The Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are national assets deserving of proper management and protection. The Basin States' Representatives and the Commission support preparation of the Glen Canyon Dam environmental impact statement and have urged that it be accomplished in a scientifically sound manner and as expeditiously as possible. Furthermore. we support a test flow program at Glen Canyon Dam to produce data and information needed to complete the EIS. In a letter ~o Secretary Lujan on Monday of this week. we Basin State representatives recommended that interim power operations be implemented within 90 days after completion of the t~st flow program based upon the best scientific information available at the time such interim power operations are put into effect. We have recommended that such interim power operations remain in effect pending the completion of the Glen Canyon Dam EIS process and a final record of decision on such permanent changes in power operations as are found to be justified. " ~I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H << .~ ~ ~ :~ ~ ~ , "~ v i: !~ ,~ ~ :~i ? { It is also our understanding that the Glen Canyon Dam EIS should encompass the evaluations set forth in section 4(a) of H.R. 4498. with special attention to the evaluation of all reasonable structural and non-structural alternatives. Likewise. we understand that the benefits and trade-offs between all affected water supply. power. recreational. and environmental resources are to .be examined. ~~ ~~ v~ ~ >> ~ f1 q Were the department to proceed as we have recommended. we believe that the proposed legislation would be unnecessary. Rather than Congressional action. we believe that the Secretary should be given the opportunity to complete the test flow program and implement interim power operations thereafter. 2380E*