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<br />Buro~~ Rt8DOnse <br /> <br />Wo conti.... to ocr"""l. dllOgree with Ih8 lOlreoolved r.'_II"". /IJld <br />cOlltmd th.I both tho !llIo I OrQ II Pfotlr_. ....... c"'.ldered In Iholr <br />entirety. ore _Ing lorw.r~ in 0 """It 1.0 end ."o<tlv8 _me,. <br /> <br />Aa. result 01 th~ Joint federal/State prour~, thl rlclt II 6Clivltie. ore <br />0,..,...11. keeping 168,OOa ..". .1 "'1 In.. entod", tho lI.or. <br /> <br />w. further cOflteod HUll the OJG he5 nol i1iven Q..Je con.lderatlCWl IlIrw::1 credll to <br />tho .e,lou> feder.l. It.,. and 10c.1 onlltl.. ..... oro coll.boroll", GO tho <br />rUII II polne BOd oon.polnc ba.in'"Cdo IIltnlly pollution control 'Jr~ram. <br /> <br />'ho GIG h.. 1l1lccUfllel V portnvitd I cOld't Ion 0' OOI'lCooperac 'Of) 80d ooos~rt <br />~ tho '""ohed onelti... <br /> <br />We ara .110 concerned that the 0"'. 5olulioo to many of the i9~uei a'''>ClIrs to <br />itoc.. on .'.)'1", or Itopptng pra8ruI on prourlm efforts CIa'.. ItUClP wort, N <br />,lieD hJrther IoOOI)'oh," IInd I'prepar. lpechl reporu"). We boll&lJ., thai _ ~re <br />I'cant approllcf1 hi CO dtrvcl our limited technical and flfWIochl re~oorcc. <br />tGWBrd .",cutlnll th. prOlrM tn .. ttlllely IPOrner cOI1shtenl with the hllent 0' <br />.tJ.. CClngr... .. directed 1" th_ Colorado Rtvor 8111n Sal init.. Contral Act (PL <br />'93'lZO) orQ tho cl..n W.llr Act.. ...otnde<l, <br /> <br />"CiO 16 <br /> <br />^"^CHM,HI <br />POIlll 5 of II <br /> <br />OIG [camel'ltl <br /> <br />Iho Our..u hl8 awarrotly chooged It. IllrQ In rf1l.rd 10 re<:""""f'Olotlon No., <br />el'd Z. In lto reop0n6o to Iho dr.ft report, tho O""..u ~Icf not 101("'." <br />dl&aQreca~1 with thOle rec~ndatlona as it now inQlcGtcs. Rather, thu <br />BL<relU llpectficI1l11Utcd tt had .conplletJ" with thoac recoomeMcithw... W. <br />cootlB...ed to clu.I,)' recaner.datloo NOI. , e.OO 28.11 L.I1reuL"ed, h.owever, <br />~au8a we lett tha Bureau'. action. of cQTpllanca to date were lnaulflclent to <br />rellolve them (ue pagl 2 of our Septe1llbftr 7, 1969, tr(lf1~lttal memarard.m for <br />Ih. 11",,1 ,,!,ortl. <br /> <br />Del>plte the illi.nOicoot ftlil(lI..(lt of Sure-au e.-;pendllUrcli. II hu bec:o directly <br />re'pooslble for Of'Ily '8 percent (16,900 tonbi) of th. [;Iallred Jalt reduction <br />lOll' (160,000 tona). <br /> <br />Our rtview W6& concerned with Ihe clfcclivcne~s ot the Hurcau'& program. <br />Accordingly, we ccoflned our t~t& 10 the Qurcaul.ll operatton. and the <br />hNoltUcatloo at 'lIpCdlmcotli to the illplMlitflUtlco 0' the pr-ogr&lll a~pecl' it <br />Iii chllracd wi tho <br /> <br />We bel 'eve our report accurately dolcrlbell laclon wh~'h have l~e-d Ihe <br />Our.ou Irom .If..tl.,ly Implemon.tnt .Igoiflcon. .'po'" .f I.. fftlo II <br />progrOOl. 'lIe-u fac~orl Include Ih. dfOlOOstrliltcd reluctAnCe 01 (I) thu IUIes <br />10 provide thl lluroMJ with tho I44t.r permiu ncciluar)' to ~llplement project. Co <br />contrQI nAtural ult lICkJrCuI and (2) prlvlle Irrlgatloo system owners to <br />pl'rtlcipat. .n'tho ptogrlWR witho.JC re-calvtl18 SOilIO direct DenolH 10 their o~ <br />opera'lons. <br /> <br />\..Ie 100 Dre coocefneQ wi 111 l illll t~ relOUrCGs. lIult 'Iio why WQ hqve recoou~nded <br />that th. Dur.au r~. tho rle. of W.'led fundi bt withholding .~pcndllur.. for <br />(,) rltle II tnve.ttUllfon~ of nAtur.1 ..11 50urces unlit lame a.'ureRCo II <br />rKelved 'ren the acete. that they will ba D9rceAble 10 providIng water pomitl> <br />'or ulinhy tOl1trClI purpaslI, and (2) tho qucsttonahie ellpMlitoo ..ark EIIt <br />~cElfJlO Creek. In aa.lllton, It sllOl4ld be pointC<l 0111 that the Office (Jf <br />InspactClr Geoerel iii IlIlao worried Aboul tlmdy pI'OIJrdAl CKccuUon. IhaC I. HhV <br />~e ellpres.ed our toocrrn Ihat, dC'61ptte Ihe pllsl;ogc 0' ;,iCUle 15 ycar~, key <br />protrlllfll 'cwnpont'nu .,.. nut yet .rrp'OIlleIlt~, 000 Ihere Is a cp..AostlU'l whtthcr ull <br />prot'... 0111..1'"". COll be uflocll"ely ochl..cd. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br />I It> <br /> <br />/ ~7 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />/q <br />