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File Number
8210.140.20
Description
Colorado River Basin Organizations and Entities - Colorado River Basin States Forum - California
State
CA
Basin
Western Slope
Date
1/1/1968
Author
Dallas E Cole
Title
Colorado River Board of California Report for Period July 1 1966 - December 31 1967
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Report/Study
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<br />( <br /> <br />Alt~~g~ ~e Western States Water Council had provided a means of friendly communication <br />of ideas and beliefs among the eleven western states, it has not yet served to overcome the resist- <br />ance of the Columbia River Basin states to a unified west-wide study of water problems. But as a <br />preliminary step in that direction, the Council did adopt a set of broad principles, standards and <br />guidelines for interstate water planning, and we have high hopes that it will yet evolve into an <br />effective organization oriented toward a coordinated, cooperative regional approach to the matter <br />of geographic redistribution of the waters of the wesr for ueneh<.:ial uses. <br /> <br />Meantime, the Northwest and the Southwest are studying their water problems separately. The <br />Board staff has participated actively in the Federal-State Type I Comprehensive Framework studies <br />for the Lower Colorado Region, and has coordinated its efforts with those of the Upper Colorado <br />and California regions. Progress is being made, though less rapidly than desired because of the large <br />number of participating agencies and federal budgetary restraints. <br /> <br />Claims of the parties in the Supreme Court suit, Arizona v. California et aI, to "present perfected <br />rights" (pre-1929 uses) in the Colorado River were submitted on or before March 9, 1967. Objec- <br />tions have been exchanged recently and are undergoing study. In the opinion of the Attorney <br />General, further litigation may be necessary; however, passage of the satisfactory Colorado River <br />legislation would be helpful in resolving the outstanding issues. The Board staff provides engineering <br />support to the Attorney General's staff in this action. <br /> <br />Agreement was reached on January 13, 1967, among conferees of the Colorado River Basin states <br />on guidelines for water quality standards on Colorado River, to be established in accordance with <br />the Water Quality Act of 1965. Standards proposed individually by the states incorporated or <br />referenced the guidelines. In accordance with the interstate agreement, none proposed numerical <br />salinity standards for the stream. Although the Secretary of the Interior has acceded to such omis- <br />sion temporarily, he at the same time stated that programs are underway which are expected to lay <br />the foundation for establishment of workable salinity standards. Much work remains to be done here. <br /> <br />Great challenges and opportUnities lie ahead for all of us, since it is clear that augmentation of <br />the Colorado River is needed not only to meet future demands but to improve water quality. Weare <br />confident that the job will be done, but it will require a sustained and cooperative effort on the part <br />of us who are responsible to the people in this field of water resources. <br /> <br />Respectfully yours, <br /> <br />~t~ <br /> <br />RAYMOND R. RUMMONDS <br />Chairman and Colorado River <br />Commissioner <br /> <br />4 <br />
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