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<br />d. Gila and Salt Rivers from McDowell Dam site to Gillespie <br />Dam in Arizona. <br /> <br />4. Flood damage surveys have been made for <br /> <br /> <br />a. Henderson, Nevada <br /> <br />b. Globe, Arizona <br /> <br />In addition to projects developing or protecting our natural <br />resources, the Corps of Engineers has, of course, kept abreast of <br />military defense buildup to handle some $100,000,000 of military <br />construction annually. Here there can be no conflict but rather a <br />proportional balance between civil and military works. As General <br />Sturgis, our Chief of Engineers, pointed out in 1953, "But as a complete <br />structure needs a ceiling, so too must it have a floor. Too little <br />expenditure, too little work, can jeopardize our Nation's water resources <br />investment and the balance of the National economy, leading inevitably to <br />the endangerment of our strength and future." Quoting General Sturgis <br />again, "Let me caution you though and emphasize that regional water <br />aims can in the long run be achieved only as elements of an orderly and <br />progressive national development program. Local unity is not enough--- <br />not even regional unity is enough---if we are to succeed in our aims. " <br /> <br />In conclusion let us restate and re-emphasize that water must be <br />conserved and developed through our united efforts. Our nation has led <br />the world in its unity for nowhere else have 48 separate governments <br />been so closely united to develop and expand their natural resources for <br />the benefit of all citizens. We, in the Corps of Engineers, keep that <br />goal for National interest constantly in our minds as we do our work. <br /> <br />******~,.~ <br /> <br /> <br />REPOR T ON ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREA U OF RECLAMA TION <br /> <br />E. G. Nielson <br />Regional Director, Boulder City, Nevada <br /> <br />You as water users are vitally concerned with the water condition <br />of the Colorado River from which you receive all or part of your water <br />supply. In addition, many here envision future development of the optimum <br />resources of the Colorado Basin as a whole. It is in order then to study <br />certain facets of our development to date of the Colorado River, so that <br />we may more properly evaluate our position of the present as well as in <br />the future. <br /> <br />To begin, let us bring out the purposes for which Hoover Dam <br />and Lake Mead were constructed. The Boulder Canyon Project Act <br /> <br /> <br />- 29 - <br />