WSP10303

• File Number: 8220.100.40
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 6/30/1970
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Fourteenth Annual Report on the Statuts of the Colorado River Storage Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

RIVER CONTROL

\\'ntl'f [l'lt'asp sdwdull'S during 1 H70
fOf till' Colorado l{lVPC Sturn!!!'
I'rojt'(.t and Partil'ipating ProjPI'I~~
J~('s('rv(lirs WPTl' ]llanllt'd to ,IlTOIllIll(J{lalp
all of till' Illultipll' purposes fur whkh
ttw projpd was dt'sil!lH'd plus many
day-to.day dt'mands that th.vdoppd
throughout 1111' Yl'nr. Flows Iwluw
Fontl'lll'lIl' Dam wpn' {'ontrollpd to
rninimizt' i('l' prohli'ms at tlw intakt.
strudurl's of :>'1& I wah'r llSt'rS in tlli'
vicmily of Cn'l'lI Hivl'r. Wyoming: to
maintain a s!t'ady slfPam for hoatitlJ.: on
\\'i'('kt'nds and during holidays: :tnd. to
provide' for IlhM'S and downstn'am Usl.'
rl'qllin'llwnts. Bt'lt'<lsl's from Navajo Dam
\\Il'ft' sdwdukd to maintain a high
('Hough now in t1w rivl'T to facilitate
dnwnstn'~llll {!ivt'rslon and Iltlllllllllg.
B{'ka~('s fmm F]aming- C;orgl' i{"spr\'oir
WPT!' sharply n'duc('d in onl('r to l'onlro]
nooding in tlH' .Jellst'n-Ouray ar!'a at tilt'
tin1l' till' Yampa Hiwr was at flood stagt'.

PUBLIC RIVER USE

Shoutitl~ rapids or hoating through mun'
tranquil Tt'adws of 11ll' Colorado Hivt'Y
and its trihutari('s is Iwcoming more and
mol''' popular l'al'h Yf'ar, To assISt hoat.
nwn in planning and s('ht'duling t]wir
I'Xlll'ditiollS, till' BUfI'au of 1{1'\'lamation
ha,s Ill't'll puhlishing monthly during till'
hoating st'ason of 1970 a "Hivl'f Flow
,\dvisory" giving projl'dions of tht' nuws
11l'low storaw' {hUllS. .\ particular pffort
was madp to providl' stahll' and adt'quatt'
nows 011 Illl' Gr"t'll Hivt'r for tl1I'
Fril'IHlship {'rubl' and i\larathon hoat
rav+'~,

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES

I'rl'sl'rvatioll or ('nhanl't'llwnt of
('rWironllwnt is a mattl'r of lilt' higlH'st

impurtanc(' in lIw planlling, l'(lllslrudioll,
and opl'fatioll of lIw Colorado HiH'r
Storagt' I'rojt'l't.. Contral'ts for waiN
sl'nrin's, h'Tants of right-of-way and
indl'nlufl'S of h'lbl' for tIlt' USP of fl'deral
land, supply ('ontracts, and partICipating
a~.,'H't'ml'nts pXt'{'ull.d IlY lilt. ~t.t'n.tary
of tlli' Inll'rior irwludl' language to
control watl'f and air pollution, 10
ft'qllin' rpstoralioll and fl'SI'('dillg of lands
st'arn'd hy l'onstnll'tiol1 and opl'ration
adivitil's. and to I.'ncouragl' t'onsl'rvation
of till' w'sthl'til' 1:IL'auty of natuft'o

Operation of till' n':s!'rv/Jirs Dr tilt'
Colorado Hiv!'r SySll'm rl'cogniw t1\1'
lH'l'd to sdwdult, l't'l('ast"s from Fonll'lwll('
and Flaming C;orgl' Hl'st'rvoirs so that
th(' now pallprn will nul adwrs('ly
aff('l't tilt' t'l'ulogy of downstrl'am
W'I'SP and duck Iwsting an'as, ~lillimurn
nows ar!' maintailll'd Iwln\\' all dams to
r\'lain a natural hahitat for fish, animal
and plant lift',

1{,'cl'nt proposals for sl'\'t'ra] largl'
th\'nnal.!'Il'('lril' gt'lwrallng plants COII]('d
with walt'r frolll Hl'l'Iarnatioll fal'iJilil's
h:L~ f1'{jllir!'d spt'cia] l'ol1sid"rlltion to
pro!t'I't till' l'llvironnll'nl antll'l'ology of
tIll' art'a. !'arlil'lllatl' I'mi.~silllls from
{'omhllstion of coal. prOVIsion for lalt'r
control of J\lJXIOllS gases, appt'arlllWI', and
llt'stlll'til' {'ollsidpfalwns ar!' SUIl1!' of t]1('
fal'tors in whidl 1{I't'!amation has hl'loOllll'
invo!\'I'd, TIll' Sl'n"tary of 1111' lnll'rior's
n'sponsihility for pollution {"{mtml at
till' :\avajo. Kaiparuwits, Four Currll'rs,
and San .Juan IHJwl'rp]ants has 1U'I'n
dl'll'gall'd to thl' Commissilllwr of
Bl'c!al1latiol\ and f1'dt'h'galPd tu tilt'
Dirpl'lor of !{pgion .1.

During thl' p'ar actin' d!'vl'lop1l1l'1lt o(
the Navajo and San ,Juan powt'rplants
Iriggt'rl'd intl'nsiVl' in-lIt-pth :lppraisal of

tIll' ('ompanil's' I'nvironmf'nlal quality
protpdion di'signs and plans to aSSllf('
t1wir atll'quill'Yo Air quality improvPllwnt
plans at till' Four ('ofllt'rs plant wpn'
also undc'r cart'ful (I.vil'w with till'
objPl'tiv<' of ohtaining tlH' I'arlil'st
higl1l'sl quality pt'rformalllol' that modi'rn
II'chnoloh'Y can providl'o t\ l'olltrat't
for llSP or watN fro III Enwry CUllnly
J>rojl'{'l for a III'W ! luntingtoll Canyon
!,Iant was wt'1I advancl'd.

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