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<br />(' <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />^"AClIIEHI <br />Pago 1 of " <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />':::l <br /> <br />QifIC, Of IH5PftlOA GfHERAI Rf~lY I~ <br />~IHEAU Qf REtl~IIOH ~EHIS 10 IH~ flHRl RfPORT <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />. .' <br /> <br />Jhlt' followlog C<Jmltn(. addrClBS .n. Oure.....'. ~oV'Clllber JO, 19f1fi, ,C"'XlI'll>C to OlJr tlnel 6Udlt rcporc, fhe Ollfuu'a responso consisted 0' the follow'f1g <br />c~nt'J Iran"'l... ~r.~. '-nerl. C~c" and .elpofidClS to Rec~llons. 10 'acllltato pre.entallGn 0' f.ctl and po'.tlon~, we hove <br />! rebuttal Ca oddrau 16Ch cOI'p<<1CfIt And thl r,llted 8yreIU (.OO'ITIf!IoU. <br /> <br />three <br />lo..cted our <br /> <br />PlirCIMJ file-SOOllSt <br /> <br />rR~s.H1 rIAL HfHOItANOLJi <br /> <br />'he Offlco Df the Inspector Gener6(1~ (OIG) report ovcr~ookcd several <br />fI.Ill_nt.. poln.. In tha dl,cuOIlon 01 Ih. hllnhv '""crol Progr..,. for <br />tKlWlpl., lhl progroo wlUI fI01 InUlu(..g Lry flcchalQltM 'n conjuw:tioo with <br />project 61p0n6Clrli wt wal IYlhoriJtd by the Ccr,grell .I:io Ihe be61 hoilal:lle <br />IDI~tloo 10' difficult ~nter04tional problOQ with HeMtco, II wuLI as & <br />..tinily polhJtfon probliMI within the u.s. Aii Iiuch. thl (ongre.d ..u very <br />'poel'lc In It' direction.. <br /> <br />Sl....'tflntiat prQgrcilii ho~ been lII>OdoiOfl t~'cmen'iJlII;(hi.. poInt alll1 non-polnl <br />pollution ullnflv concrol P<ogr.... R.el_tlon...., tho la.ln St.,.. on <br />confident th't the progrM objectlvc~ as orl~lnotlv cnvhtoned will be mot. <br /> <br />lho OUI hos oSlN'rt'fltly felled to dlsthloguit>h between floonelill COIrH'III'lIcnU <br />lOde bv tb. Congr... under v.ry dll'.rent crlterl. 10 Iltl. I ond Co lit'. II. <br />W.en pre'ldent Nixon llI1d Pruldent fchoverria I'IlOt In 19n, they tJld /let <br />dlecun the tDlitli.OilOocil'lttd tojlth the COl1JfllCfJ'If.'fiu lJWk.kI IlIid hJ.cntitkd wilh <br />..lloltv conuol. Alther, Ihere was It. com.hmont by tllC' two PfUI{Jffil& as <br />'hey Mh:red tnlo Q jlJtnl ..latcft'll:nt lhllt the I.k\ltcd Statlli w.=.uld lir..l .16 <br />plr.llU'lInt. definlle, and Juatll lCllutlon 10 the &QlhlltV problem III tht: border. <br />It .... dttenntned by the tongrcII thai the mil .wropr IDle lioll.Jtioo, Ui <br />agreed tD by Ihl t~a nations, w.. IlprovetllClnu to be IMa. tn the <br />W.llto....Hohawk I..I,.t Ion Ph trlel and Ibo COM trllet I"" of till a..ollnlull on <br />photo Co..-elfc-cchmeu or co.t-Ounclh flCtD8 tlore 1'101 di lie UfiI lOW. <br /> <br />DIG CUfIJ1lCOU <br /> <br />l.ie havo OG dhpul. "lell the fact thai Ihe Salinhy <br />authQrll~ by Congrei5 as specified by the Bu~eBU. <br />provj do ,tIC: iafT.c IlIets on report pBlIOI 1 Bod l, <br /> <br />Contro~ Progr~ WPS <br />In fact, we eG8entt8l~y <br /> <br />frogrcSlil on illplemcnt log proJecl& 10 cootrol null.lrolt utl source-lif htlich <br />conartOute awro)limaloly 50 p"rcenl of (he rlye-r's IIBlt load, hOIil been <br />.talted largel)' b-;(:OUBt (he- U1I"'lIolved w.aler r'oht::l ISliUI} limitu the Oureou" <br />Dbllicy 10-001010 the n~cc'~.ry wal.r perm~'i trQn the Upper .asin State.~ <br />Con.ldorlng thh, It \8 difficult for UIi to thue the Oure.~J" optlll1llOo11'l thllit <br />th~ litle t~ piOQram wilt meet tti DbJ~Cllvc~ in an efficIent and effective <br />lIlAlVlAr. <br /> <br />Our rqport finding's Ddvisory to neturo end is intended to help ensure that <br />chi tongre.. t. fully tnfonmed Df the ~felol~ed t.SUO& and eco~'c problemi <br />lUIsoclaud wllh tho rille I progrM. We bollovc thC&1! liihpti Dra nocc8111Dry 10 <br />provfoo CQ'rgrt1ui with a C,JrUtll perlipccli.". 0' t1J(~ pro!)rom il BUlhlJrt.zed over <br />15 year "'QI) tlfllJ te heqJ It mDkct fnforla."tJ JldQt'rwnu Dboo. the progrMl's <br />futuro. Arlllj t" pertlcY(<<arf wnelher '1 Ii; prudent m-.:J Ocstrnblo to cont ~nuc <br />(tit rrogrllllll u currenlly eatabl hhcd. ~ do not Ix!I jeve It unreuionab(o to <br />lhlolri. lbo toner". 1N1)' wlst\ to tor'19ldcr progrilln t:hilnQQti 10 view of tho <br />potnlll.. opor.t 101'181 al If tcult IQ$ Bod increased I innncl.L need:> now <br />antldpaled. Ohm 'h~ clrclIMtoncea, j,fC d"o not Lll"l't~I'&'..-.d 'I41y the l)ureQU Iii <br />reLuctant to al-lbnlt lucll an advh.ory. In ollr view. h, l1Uuld 'If/ply bo good <br />/NWlQucment 'or tb. Iluruu to provide full dh.clo~urc 0' tho tllluatlon. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3 <br />