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<br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />'"''"'U <br /> <br />(4) In part (4) entitled, "Between the States of the Upper Divi- <br />~ion," include discussions of conditionm ~d problema a~ outlined in para- <br />graphs 11-15 of this Statement. <br /> <br />(5) In part (5) entitled, "Between the United States and Mexico," <br />rewri te the text at page 42 of the Report to avoid the presentation of dat... <br />that might in the future.be used by Mexico ...gainst the United States, but <br />retaining the discussion of the proposed treaty (at page& 43~44). In the <br />event that the full text of the Boulder Canyon.Projeot Aot, the Boulder <br />Canyon Proj ect Adjustment Aot, and related documents, are to be inohided <br />among the appendioes, it is suggested that the proposed treaty also be <br />. inoluded as an appendix. This procedure might shorten the explanatory.. <br />text in the Report itself, but will not justify the exolusion of all ex- <br />planatory oomments. . . <br /> <br />28. Chapters IV and VII of the Report, entitled, "Using the Water," <br />would beoome Part I and Part 2 of Chapter IV under the arrangement here- <br />in suggested, to whioh Part 3 would be added to summarize the data for <br />the entire Colorado River Basin. For detailed tre...tment the information <br />_ for both ohapter... is presented by sub-divisione; -Green, Grand and San <br />Juan Divisione of the Upper Basin; and Little Colorado, Virgin, Boulder <br />and Gila.Divisions of the Lower Basin; - and is presented under three <br />general headings: (1) Desoriptive Information; (2) Presen~ Develop- <br />ment ofW'ater Resouroes; and (3) Potential Development of Water Resouroes. <br />Subjeots covered in (1) Desoriptive Information inolude physioal oharao- <br />teristios, olimate, land use, soils, water resouroes~ mineral resources, <br />population, industries, markets and transportation, wild-life and re- <br />oreation, and other related IIBtters, all of whioh appear to lBve been <br />desori bed as' fully as Umi tati ons on the length of the Report will per- <br />mi t. Without having oheoked the text or data. in detail, and eubjeot to <br />such revisions therein aa may be lndioated by the suggeations of this <br />Statement, Colorado approves the Desoriptive Information of the Report <br />oontained in those ohapters and divisions that relate to Colorado. <br /> <br />29. In the.paragraphs of the Report on. "wi Id-life and reoreati on" <br />the impression is oonveyed that f'ishi.ng is to be oonverted fran strewn <br />to reservoirs. At page 10 of the'Synopsis the statement is made that, <br />"the numerous reservoirs would further the propagation of fish and wild- <br />life;" Colorado points out, and suggests the Report be revised 'to ehow, <br />that the streams themselves, or those tributaries in the higher mountain- <br />ous seotions, are iJIlportant for trout-fishing, and are valuable for re- <br />oreational and 10011.1 business; purposes; and 1lhat reservoirs to be oon- <br />struoted on suoh fishing streams should be designe~ and operated to im- <br />prove, if possible, the streamflow oonditions, in behalf of the publio <br />interest in sport-fishing. At the same time Colorado reoognizes that <br />the regulation and use of streamflow81 for fishing purposes is non-oon- <br />sumptiv. of water, and may in fact reduoe the natural oonveyanoe losses <br />incident to unregulated and undepleted or virgin-flOW' oonditions. <br /> <br />30. Subject (2). Present Development of Water Resouroes," has to <br />do with irrigated acreages 'and depletions .under so-oalled "present" con- <br />di tions, wherein the word "present" refers not only to the actual or <br />