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<br /> <br />001938 <br />25 percent of the <br /> <br /> <br />tot.POPulo.tion of the United state" The total for all <br /> <br />Corps projects in the nation for the SE'Lle perioC', vms over 8lf rlillion. Here <br /> <br />in the Missouri Basin our eiGht conpleted COygs reservoirs l1ad a visitor at- <br /> <br />tendanee of over 3 ni11ion persons l['"st year. Reports so fur this year indi- <br /> <br />co.te an even lo.rger recreation use of these projects in 1958. <br /> <br />Now, this quick sumoo.ry of the reservoir progrnns of the Corps in the <br /> <br />If western states enpho.sizes a crowing trend towo.rc nultiple-use storaGe of <br /> <br />vm.ter in reservoir ctesien and. c..cvelo}?oent. Ancl I think this 8..l)lJlies to the <br /> <br />,{orIc of the Burco.u of ReclDIJ8,tion c.s "torell. <br /> <br />For exruTple, the Corps frequently includes reservoir storage provision <br /> <br />for irriG~tion liater in coordination with Bureau yro~rru~s. Conversely, a <br /> <br />nurlber of Bureau reservoirs provide storage capo.city for flood control where <br /> <br />c0nsi~ered desiro.ble by the COFpS. Both o.gencies includc hydro power fo.cili- <br /> <br />ties in reservoirs where this is found encirleeringly o.nd econonico.lly feasible. <br /> <br />An increcsincly L~ortant factor in the plQPJling Qnd desi6ll of Feaeral <br /> <br />reservoirs is the problen of wo.ter supply for cities o.nd industry. This was <br /> <br />recoGnized by ConGress i~ the 8n~ctDent of this year's civil worlcs Or.mibus <br /> <br />Bill, ,rt1ich I shall discuss in 0. Donent. <br /> <br />The untioD has witncsse<l a fantastic [3rowth in 1fo.ter <.lcmnG. in this cen- <br /> <br />tury, yarticularly the lo.st two ~ecaces. This sprines fran sever~l factors; <br /> <br />princi:t;o.lly the J?henonino.l ];lopulc.tion Growth, and the soo..rinc; increase in con- <br /> <br />sw:wtion of wcter Der capita as inGustricl end irriCGtion der1C1ncs rise ulonG <br /> <br />with our stnndo..rc.1s of livinG. The I3rOYrth oJf rof[1.ter cODsuX1}?tlon in .Anerica. (1.ur- <br /> <br />inr:; the last ho.lf century has been six-fold, while the ]?OJ?'llQtion ho,s doubled. <br /> <br />Mb.ny cities Qn~ coonunities, incluQinG sane in our o~ reGion already <br /> <br />are co~frontcQ with water supply p~oblens Wllich threQ.ten to restrict their <br /> <br />future Cro"Hth o,nc.. clevl21o:i?nent. <br /> <br />Tr,is situation undoubtedly influenced Conr:;ress to liberulize one rk~~e <br /> <br />Dore s]?ecific the Federal Goverln~ent ]?olicy with respect to includinG wQter <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />