|
<br />
<br />L
<br />j
<br />'l
<br />.1
<br />.j
<br />,~
<br />. - ~
<br />j
<br />,I
<br />
<br />80
<br />
<br />between river basins, a problem in the Upper Colorado River Basin today.
<br />
<br />For example, the Central Utah Project was designed to increase irriga-
<br />
<br />"~
<br />4
<br />, '}
<br />il
<br />'!i
<br />~j
<br />r~
<br /><',..
<br />,.,~
<br /><
<br />'1
<br />it
<br />.,,;;1,
<br />tI
<br />~
<br />~
<br />-J;
<br />
<br />tion in the Great Basin of Utah with water from the Uinta Mountains.
<br />
<br />This same water, however, may be needed to develop the energy resources
<br />
<br />in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Bishop and coauthors, 1975; u,s. De-
<br />
<br />partment of the Interior, 1974), For a number of reasons, including the
<br />
<br />demand for energy resources, a comprehensive study of the Upper Colorado
<br />
<br />River was made that provided information on a broad variety of topics
<br />
<br />"~
<br />j
<br />:1
<br />, ~1
<br />. iJ
<br />, 1~
<br />,'I
<br />,\
<br />::;<~
<br />7t
<br />
<br />(U,S, Water Resources Council, 1971), The resulting report is intended
<br />
<br />to be used as a guide for decisions on the best use of this water and re-
<br />
<br />lated land resources, This report provides details on the supply and
<br />
<br />distribution of water, projects future requirements, defines problems,
<br />
<br />and provides a framework for alternative choices in the future. Another
<br />
<br />more recent report summarizes the Western U.S, Water Plan (known as the
<br />
<br />Westwide Study), which was undertaken under authority of the Colorado River
<br />
<br />Basin Project Act (PL 90-537) of 1968 (U.S. Departm~nt of the Interior,
<br />
<br />Bureau of Reclamation, 1975a). The main goal of the plan was to develop
<br />
<br />r::'
<br />
<br />adequate information on which to base future decisions on water and re-
<br />
<br />,.
<br />~
<br />
<br />1ated resources in the eleven western states. McCloskey (1973) pointed
<br />
<br />it
<br />
<br />"h
<br />"
<br />
<br />out that environmental concern in the United States has had a great im-
<br />
<br />;t:
<br />
<br />. {
<br />,_,ii
<br />;".
<br />; -:~
<br />
<br />pact in planning water projects, particularly in the West. However, the
<br />
<br />
<br />appropriate knowledge that will allow water development to be compatible
<br />
<br />with the production of fish and wildlife is still lacking.
<br />
<br />Weatherford and Jacoby (1975), who have concisely summarized the
<br />
<br />future demands and allocations of Colorado River water, stated: "In
<br />
<br />broad terms, the problem of managing the Colorado River is the problem
<br />
<br />""",,--...,.~- ,~-~, ,', }-_---_~-,:k,-,--:J,;:- ~~,--'~::::t0r:~_:-~;;:~ul~t5t~IIUl7\"~-~Jl 1 L
<br />
<br />"~
<br />
|