8044

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8044
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission.
• Title: Thirtieth Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
• USFW Year: 1978.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

VIII.

Activities of the Commission

Within the scope and limitations of Article I (a) of the Upper
Colorado River Basin Compact, ". . . to secure the expeditious
agricultural and industrial development of the Upper Basin, the
storage of water. . ." and under the powers conferrred upon the
Commission by Article VIII (d) pertaining to making studies of
water supplies of the Colorado River and its tributaries and the
power to ". . . do all things necessary, proper or convenient in the
performance of its duties. . ., either independently or in cooperation
with any state or federal agency," the principal activities of the
Commission during the 1978 water year have consisted of: (A)
research and studies of an engineering and hydrologic nature of
various facets of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin
especially as related to energy industries and salinity control; (B)
collection and compilation of documents for a legal library relating
to the utilization of waters of the Colorado River System for domestic,
industrial, and agricultural purposes, and the generation of hydro-
electric power; (C) legal analyses of associated laws, court decisions,
reports, and problems; (D) analysis of environmental statements on
water development projects of the Colorado River Storage Project
and participating projects; (E) continuation of a general public
relations program related to water resources of the Upper Colorado
River Basin; (F) cooperation with water quality and water resources
agencies of the Colorado River Basin States on water and water-
related problems; (G) participation in the activities of the Colorado
River Basin Salinity Control Forum, the Commission's office serving
as a record depository for and the Executive Director of the
Commission serving as Secretary of the "Forum"; (H) an education
and information program designed to aid in securing appropriations
of funds by the United States Congress for the construction, planning,
and investigation of storage dams, reservoirs, and water resource
development projects of the Colorado River Storage Project that
have been authorized for construction and to secure authorization
for the construction of additional participating projects as the essential
investigations and planning are completed; (I) a legislative program
consisting of the analysis and study of water resource Bills introduced
in the U.S. Congress for enactment, the preparation of evidence and
argument, and the presentation of testimony before Committees of
the Congress; and (J) preparation of the Second National Water
Assessment.

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