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<br />LOWEU COLOHADO RIVER BASIN J'RO,mC'l'
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<br />Section (l(11 would tHrel~t the Socrf'tIl1'Y of tM Interior, In cOlll:lllltnthm with tho
<br />Otlidlll rnpn'~l'lltll.l.in!i'l of each of the $01'I'n ClllorlHlo HJvI1l' Bll8in St.nj,l'lI !Uld
<br />with affected I)Outractun.l. intN'ests,t(l pi'olllulgllte equit.able eritl;!rill fOl' the eo-
<br />o,l'dinll.ted It>Jllt.nmll't! Oll~>rl'ltIon of l'el;l:'I'''()ir~ congtl'llcu.ll Ullllpi: Ow authority of
<br />the Pl'o{)o..t~d l1('t, Hut COI01'llllO Ilin1l' l:>tIll'uge l'l.'(ljI8)t Act. Illlll the Bouldel' Canyon
<br />E'roj(!('t Act, It l>wttl forth t.he brolid objt\('tive tQ he l.l.tlnillcd by such critel'ia und,
<br />in that portion o:t Sect:J.on 601 through th~ mhhlle of the StmtnJ!(.xl on line Hi,
<br />page :l!3, it ouUlut.>s itl broad tf'rm$ guiding IJ()1i~ies to hefollowetl. 'l'11at pOl'tion
<br />(if Section n01 beginnIng with the midflle of the IlI'UWnee (Ill line 15. page3:!.
<br />through Hue a, IltlgO!H, :;et,,> forth more SlwcHic nud dt11:11tlOO Pl'ovhio1li'i to be
<br />incorporutcd In tlle criteria,
<br />Subject to some cOluments [01' c1ari1lcattol1 which sllall he milde Inter, we be-
<br />Have thnt thnt portion .of S(!~>j;l.on (JOl tlll~ol1A'll tlw miildle of lint' Hi of page !il{
<br />Is "lMl'ly Iltated. 'rile int.ent of t1w broad guldelil.lespl'eaellt(~d thereIn iSl'elldil)'
<br />understu.uIlable and th.e e!'fed oftb,eil' npl1l1(!utloll call be Huticlplll:!1rl. ,~,.,.,.
<br />~rhat portion of ~ti(ln 001 Cl\coDl!l.'iasl'{1 frolll the m.ld(jla nf lille 15:ot page 33
<br />th.rough line 3 of tIl.lg(~3.llWtg tortlllllX)(iHlc tuitol'ill. toot will Ilpply to .il myriad
<br />ot (~(jnditlons ill t.lul futm'f). It is iu)posslhle t(> anticipate all of the combinutiolJs
<br />of ll.ydrolog.i.e sequcllces Ilnd ecouom(e llnd flllllneiul factors t:llllt will O<:C\lr In
<br />tlle :Cul.ure t\lld to eYflluute !ll'('c!sely tile effect ofapplsi.ng rigid Cl'ttCl'l1l untleI' aU
<br />such (~(llld.itIoll$_ Strid udll(>rt'Hc(~ to thIHltlSpeei.th: (!l'itel'la llndQl~ some future
<br />1~(Jndltloull might l'oq]111"1'\. tcmpor.nrlly, 11 l;eservolr operation which would not
<br />be thooptirnum opcrnt!oll, J::iveu thnse l.'()ndiUons. We believe, however. that. suell
<br />occlll!!lollll would he ;:lIre. of u :few months dUl'ntion at the lllO:st, uud of mlm~l'
<br />coll:$eqlte.l.lCe.
<br />Section eOl(n) 1s clear. In prorr:mlga;ttng equitable crltedll for tho c()Ol'dlM.ted
<br />operation (if .reserVQirs, .Bueh eritel'ill,.as we intm'pl'ct tbls sUbSt1i.'t!OIl, w1l1 <loyer
<br />all aspects of resel'voir opel'IlUon.lncluding watlJi' suppty,power, tlood <;:outrQl,
<br />and others, tor \\'hi<:h the reserVoirs were constrUcted,
<br />Under oot(a), tlle Iwltt!l'iu would become eft't)Ctive upon tel'mlnlltion of the
<br />Glen ClluYon tilling l~riter.ilt .or upon initiat1Qll of delivery of wutet' through tht!
<br />Gl'llnlle Reef .Aqueauct of the Cenh'lll Arl2;lJlllt Uilit,'whl~'heYl;\r event fi.r:;:t occur!;,
<br />W(\ Intet'pret thi$ sect:io.1l to lIlQan 1.11,llt, l>b9ultl tbe llUlll~ criteria. not be t.4;!rmj.
<br />JUlted p.rIor to.Jnttiation of dcliv<\ryo:t' wnt~r through the Grtlnitc Reef Aqueduct,
<br />the tnUng (:l'itel'hl WOUld contillll.eUl1til tCl'Illlnnll'd .at l.lOlll\;\ luter dut.e. We nn-
<br />ticlpllte there wOllld be no dlllngc ill thll 111l1llJ1e.l' of deter milling ueftelenclC!S in
<br />Hooyer gcnerntion lluring the remalnd.er of the 1Ulin&' perIod, Ifllt that the mutter
<br />of 'pllyments. f.Ol' flllCh deficiencies would be gOVC1'llk~cl by Section 502 of the blll.
<br />To the <>xtcnt that we. Clln foresee, :rcfteryojr operlLtions under Sel:tio.u 601 would
<br />not be Inconsiatent with reservoir oparntiollS permitted I11Hl(,r tho filling- erltt>l'la,
<br />It is noted, however. thllt tho fIlling cl'iterhll)rOvide grent!?l' fJexibllity to t.he
<br />S('>(:!'i1tlll'Y In l'el!t;l~voir Oll(>l'utlons tbil.n does S(!ct!oJ! 601 und this c01.ll<.1 1'(,);ult ill
<br />tin earlier ter1.nination of the:11l1ingcriteria. . .
<br />It 11ll.S been snggel.lted that Si;>eHon 001 bllcome np);iIiclIble upon eUIl,chnent of
<br />the bill, Th~ comment.'!. mudo nbove WOllIn 1l11Ply in this in$tttnce, Sll(J'lld
<br />Section 001 IwCQllIO eft't'ctivcus fll'O\'.lded in UU,l d.ruft of JllUlllU'Y 27, we believe
<br />thE'l'e is beller thtU~ a fift;\'-J1fl'y chalice thnt the mUDg cl'ltcrln could Ill' tel'u;d-
<br />Dlltc'd by !ulftl1uwut of h;v(lroJogk: conditions by Hl71), Should Sel:tion 601 be-
<br />come effective: Immed!lltel,v, the' chnnces o:f /Ouch terlllln.ntlon Would he mucb
<br />It'!SR; . Wt~ do not hell,we tho.t dcdfS!OU (me way ur the other on the oft'ecti\'c
<br />date of Seetlon e,ol is critlml,
<br />Sectloll 00l(b), linea 4 t,hro\lgh 13, cOHt:lllna II dell!'. cOll(.lsH HtHtNneut of
<br />oj)jectiYe. .. .
<br />Section 601 (h) (1) and (2) nr(', WCi be\l~~"e, f)1!1i'-explllnatOl'Y, HOWffV(,,'r, fill
<br />tlte tlr~t obHga tlon on the rlvel'ls the cldlvery of wlltel' to1\fl1xiCo llll. rl'qnll'p.d
<br />under tbeM.cx.1.ean 'Yal;el.' '1'renf;y, Wl~ Ilt'lll'~'~ tlw.t It Rllonld ham ill'llt pdol'ity,
<br />Consequently. we suggest that (1) und (2) be !'el'ersi.>d ill order, We cannot
<br />couc",t\-e that tl1.l.$ wm hu,-c aIlS llractil~nl ~'ft'11(:t on rescl'\'oi'r. opel'nUon \UHler
<br />Sl-!Ctlon 601 n.s I'l wllole, .
<br />81\('1:1011 601 (b) (3), line 4 thl'Ou::rh 1h\~ middle of lhle1l'l. provides tliat, pfter
<br />l~ffiltJng the reltll8e1l l'('(}l1lred nnder (1) nud (2) Plw"'I]inl!. priority I'lbnll /)e
<br />Iln'C'll to the stOl'Hg-e (It wllti'l' In the' I'torugl! milt!! IIf the Coiom([o HI I'er Rtomge
<br />l'rojeet to tbe exfent l'(!llSOl1flbi~' ll~(>"'ill\ry, 1'(IlIt>itlerlng nil rdevllnt fnetors, to
<br />l1R.F!ure deliverIes null.;>l' 811Hp!tl'ltljfl'Ullhs (1) IInd (2) wUhont Imllllil'lllellt of the
<br />('OusllmpU\'e \lS(>1'! in the t]pp(!r Ragin PUl'SUllut to tho i)olorutlo Hiver Complll't,
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