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<br />A bulletin entitled "Operation ,Water." published by the Coachella <br />VaHey County Water District, tells some~hin,g of what is involveli in ... ... <br />getting water from Hoover Dam to a farm: in CoacheUa Valley, 450 river <br />and canal mUes away. I shall quote froni. "Operation Water." with tha~s <br />to Mr. Hale and the CVCWD for permi88~on. '.. ., <br /> <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />BERT SMITH: There .is mutuality of intel' est between city dwellers and <br />rural dwellers concerning water resources.;Citydw.ellers usually are. <br />willing to recognize that if it is explained to them, and we can deve~op <br />support within cities fora comprehensive water development policy. <br /> <br />HORTON: Timing is important in nat10nal.wil-ter policy. A,pparenUy <br />if the treasury would permit, the Government would proceed to develop <br />projects to bring into cultivation 5,000, 000 ~cres more land. . The . <br />Federal Government is not the ,one to decideiwhen that should bli" done. <br />Local intere,llts should have more voiCe. W~ now have tremendous <br />Ilurplusesof wheat, corn, cottOIl-, butte'r and other commodoties. <br />Continuoull over ~production should be studied in connection with water, <br />and power policy. . <br /> <br />Another question is whether the Feder~l Government or States and <br />local agencies are to own and control water ;and power. Although indica~ <br />tions are that the new administration has ch~ged the policy in that <br />respect. we cannot let down our guard. . Du~ing the last administration <br />the Bureau of Reclamation wa.s condemned for arbitrary regimentation <br />of projects, but.a notice sent out .by.a present AssistantSecretary of the. <br />Interior, opening the Wellton~Mohawk Project. is. as bad or worse. <br />Under the Constitution the Federal Government has only such power II as <br />are given to it specifically; the rest are reserved to the States. A deci- <br />sion of the Supreme Court two years ago. w,ritten by Justice Black, <br />announced that the Federal Government. un\:lerthe Welfare Clause of <br />the Constitution. had the right to take over ~nd operate a purely intra~ <br />state project even with no flood control or lj.avigation.Such subversion <br />of the Constitution is too starUing to pass without serious consideration <br />when formul.ation of a national power andvvaterpolicy is being discussed. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />, ' <br />Only by friendly discussion can water .policy that will serve the <br />Colorado River Basin satisfactorily be formulated. It i,ll human nature <br />for people in one State to want more favora;ble conllideration of their <br />:projectll than of others, but only out of me~tingll in the spirit of equity <br />a~d fairness, will policies be worked out Il~tisfactory to all. That is <br />just what this organization is for. We ,shoW-d be thinking of our rellpon- <br />sibilities for formulating water and power .policies, and not waiting for <br />any administration to do it. <br /> <br />*******11<* <br /> <br />REGULATING THE FLOW OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER <br />! <br />J. W. Stanley. Chief, . .. <br />Office of River Control. Bur:ea\i. of Reclamation <br /> <br />>> <br /> <br />-24- <br />