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<br />002753 <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />the 'F.ederal government could carryon had it sufficient finances. But, <br />actually, it appears to us that when the Bureau of the Budget looks for <br />someplace to cut, the first place they start looking at is the reclama- <br />tionprojects. At the time, for example, that the Central; Utah Project <br />was authorized, it was contemplate.d that by the end of fis:cal year 1970, <br />we would have spent some $ 70 million in construction. Aictually, by <br />the end of the next fiscal year, if the $8 million that is reFommended <br />this year is made available, we will be just about one thir.d of the way <br />to that goal. <br /> <br />Although it had been contemplated that we would be spending some $25 <br />million during the next year, the Bureau of the Budget recommendation <br />is only $8 million. The state of Utah and her Congressional represent- <br />atives have asked that this be increased to $15 million, which will not <br />bring us anywhere near back to schedule but at least will avoid the <br />necessity of cutting back on our contractors with a subsequent expense <br />when they have to tool up again; assuming that sometime in the future <br />we will resume a normal rate of production. <br /> <br />We must make every effort to convince Committees of Congress, par- <br />ticularly those which deal with appropriations, and the representatives <br />of the Bureau of the Budget to make a re-evaluation of the national <br />effort in the water resources area. If we fail, our population projec- <br />tions point to a serious water shortage in the late 1970's. <br /> <br />The evaluation of proposed water resources programs is confronted <br />with inherent difficulties. The' analyst must try to estimate what is <br />likely to happen in the future. Water programs are undertaken to pro- <br />vide water for irrigation, for culinary use and industry, to control <br />floods, to produce hydroelectric power as a means of partially <br />amO'rtizing,the cost, to protect 'health, to opromote development of a <br />particular region, andto provide recreation and enhance fish andwild~ <br />life opportunities. Historically, water development projects have <br />been concerned with the development of the reclamation west. Cur,rently, <br />water development projects are receiving prominent consideration in <br />plans to advance the economy of many areas ,such as Appalachia and <br />other low-income regions like our own Four-Corners region, which is <br />made up of parts of the states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and <br />Utah. <br /> <br />Evaluation of these programs tends quite naturally to reflect the policies <br />and laws established by Congress and the objectives and value standards <br />of the organizations responsible for making the Federal programs. <br /> <br />\W<'<~~,j <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />:: ~;:~~<<::;~~,: <br />,. _ . "-;.<:' <br />~!\~;::,_:,,;, '; <br /> <br />....-<<-....---<-.--; <br /> <br />r-<; .:.~-- .:;,. ;~:~; <br /> <br />-.: <br />.::'~;~5~~;--~;::~:' <br />. '.;:~;- .:. "-:.-: <br /> <br />,...'--,. <br />,.- ,"".-:. <br />; ,,~~-~~, -~ :<- <br /> <br /> <br />i&~'iii:1k~c;~"~~~I"il~If~'~~ <br /> <br />