7901

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7901
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission.
• Title: Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

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J. Appropriations of Funds by the United States Congress. . . . . . . " 67
1. Colorado River Storage Project Appropriation Ceiling ........ 68
Congressional Appropriations ............................. 69
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 70
1. Bureau of Land Management Salinity Control Program 71
2. Bureau of Reclamation and U. S. Department of Agriculture Salinity
Control Program General Investigations and Construction ... 73
a. Big Sandy River Unit . . '.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 73
b. Colorado River Simulation System(CRSS) ............. 73
c. Demonstration Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 73
d. Dolores/McElmo Creek Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74
e. Glenwood-Dotsero Springs Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74
f. Grand Valley Unit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 74
g. Implementation of Inspector General's Recommendation .. 75
h. Lower Gunnison Basin Unit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 76
i. Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Return Study Flow ....... 76
j. Paradox Valley Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 76
k. Price-San Rafael Rivers Unit ...................... 77
I. San Juan River Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 77
m. Uintah Basin Unit ............................. 78
n. Las Vegas Wash Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 78
Weather Modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 79
Findings of Fact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 79
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 80

APPENDICES

A. Report of Independent Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83
B. Upper Colorado River Commission Budget for Fiscal Year 1997 ... 95
C. Transmountain Diversions--Upper Colorado River Basin . . . . . . . .. 97
Resolution Honoring Carroll E. Multz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99

FIGURES

Map of the Upper Colorado River Basin ....................... ii
Storage in Principal Reservoirs at End of Water Year, Upper Basin. . .. 14
1. Fontenelle Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 5
2. Flaming Gorge Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
3. Blue Mesa Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 17
4. Navajo Reservoir ................................. 18

5. Lake Powell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19

Storage in Principal Reservoirs at End of Water Year, Lower Basin ... 20

1. Lake Mead ..................................... 21

Colorado River Flow at Lee Ferry, Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 26.
Lee Ferry Average Annual Virgin Flow for Selected Periods ........ 27

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