Colorado State Water Plan 1974 ‎(Phase II)‎

• Year: 1974
• Title: Colorado State Water Plan
• CWCB Section: Agency-wide
• Publications - Doc Type: Historical

The initial studies for formulation of the State Water Plan were
accomplished through the efforts of the Colorado-Westwide Study Team. 1/
This team was organized in the fall of 1972 to direct State input into the Western
U.S. Water Plan studies and was composed of representatives of all appropriate
Federal and State agencies. After the Western U.S. Water Plan was rescoped
for early and abbreviated completion, the planning efforts for preparation of a
separate Colorado State Water Plan were continued by the study team. Individual
work items will be taken up by smaller task forces composed also of Federal and
State officials.
The Colorado State Water Plan studies are being guided by concepts
contained in the new multiobjective planning guidelines developed by the Bureau
of Reclamation from the Water Resources Council's "Principles and Standards
for Planning Water and Related Land Resources. " These new principles and
standards (Federal Register, Volume 38, No. 174, Part III, September 10, 1973)
became effective October 25, 1973.
1/ The Colorado River Project Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-537) authorized the
Bureau of Reclamation to develop comprehensive reconnaissance plans to
meet the future water needs of the 11 western states, to be called the
Western U.S. Water Plan (Westwide Study).
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