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<br />RIVER CONTROL
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<br />\\'atl'f n'll'as" sl'h('(lu]ps during 1 H70
<br />for lIw Colorado HivN Stora~('
<br />I'roj('l.t and Participatilll! I'rojl't't.s
<br />I{l'sl'rvoirs WPrl' plallfwd to l\('l'Ollllllodah'
<br />all of tilt' multipl(. purp()sl's for which
<br />tilt' projl'd was dl'sigm'd plus mallY
<br />day,[o-day dt'll1:lnds that dt'vplopl'd
<br />throughout till' yt'ar. Flows Ill'low
<br />FOl1lpllt'lll' Dam WNI' ('(JIltrulh'd to
<br />IllJnimizi' jet. prohh'ms at lIw intakt'
<br />stnll':ufI's of :\1,\ I walt'r usprs in tlw
<br />vicinity uf (;(1'1'11 HiVt'r, Wyoming; to
<br />maintain;1 stt'ady stn'arn for hoatinl! on
<br />wl'l'kt'mls and during hr,lidays: alld. to
<br />pflwidt' for loss\'s and dOWllSln'<lm llst'
<br />n'l[uin'llwnts, Ht'll'w;('s from :\avajo !Jam
<br />IVI'f!' sdwdull'd to maintain a high
<br />t'llougll now in till' riVl'f \0 Fadlita\{'
<br />t!owllslrl'al11 di\'\'rsion and pumplnl!,
<br />Ht'll'aSl'fi frolll FlaminJ.: (,org!' Ih'st'l"VOlr
<br />Wt'rt' sharply rt'dut'l'd in ordl'r to l'1l1ltrol
<br />nooding in thl' .h'nsPll,(luray arl'll at thl'
<br />tlflll' tl\{' Yarnpa Hivt'r was at f10wl stagl',
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<br />PUBLIC RIVER USE
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<br />Shooting rapids or boating through mort'
<br />tranquil rt',wlll's of thl' Colorado ]{ivpr
<br />and its trihutarit's is hl'l'uming mun' and
<br />mllrp popular l'at'1l yt'ar, To as.sist hoat.
<br />111\'1\ in planning and sdwduling t1ll'ir
<br />t'x!wdiliol1s, 1111' Blln'au uf Ht'l'lamatiun
<br />has Ill'I'1l puhli_"hing llIunthly during tllt'
<br />hoating SI'aSOll of 1970 a "Hivt'r Flow
<br />Advisory'. giving projt'ctiollS of tlw flows
<br />lll'low "lorag.. dams, ,\ parlklllar I'fforl
<br />was madt' to providt' stahk and adt'quah'
<br />nows un till' (;n'l'n l{ivt'1' for Ihe
<br />Fnt'IHlship ('miSt, and .\laralllOll hoat
<br />ran's,
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<br />ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
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<br />Iln'st'rvalion or l'nhallCI'llIt'nt of
<br />t'tlVironllwnl IS a JIlllttt'r of 11ll' hi!-:lH'st
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<br />important'l' in tl1\' planning. l'ollstrudion,
<br />and op,'raliotl of till' Colorado Hivpr
<br />Stomgt' ProjPl'1. ('ontrat'ts for watt'r
<br />st'rvil'ps. grants of righl-of-way and
<br />indl'ntltH's of Il'as\' for llll' liSt' of fplkral
<br />land, supply nmlral'ls, and participating
<br />ah'l'I'I'lllt'nl-" t'xt'I'lItl'd hy tlll'SI'crl'lary
<br />of tlH' Inlt'riur tndudt, languagl' to
<br />c'ontrol \\'al<'r and atr pollution, to
<br />l't'l!uirp ft'stnratiotl and n's"l'dinj.! of lands
<br />sl.arrl'd by t'CJl1~trll('lion and opl'ration
<br />adivltil's, and to I.'nc'IHlragl' l'll!1Sl']v<llioll
<br />of t1w apstlwtic hl.auty of naturt',
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<br />Opl'ralion of tilt' rt'sl'l"\'oirs uf till'
<br />Colorado l{iVt'r Systt'm rt'eo~nizl' tilt'
<br />tll,t'd to schedule I't'h'a~t's from Funlc'twllt'
<br />and Flaming {;orw' Ht'sl'rvuirs so that
<br />tilt' now pattern will 1101 advt'rsl'ly
<br />affpc,t tIlt' i'{'oloj.{y of Jllwnstrt'am
<br />W'e'sl' and dtlt'k lwstillj.{ an'as, :\lllllll1UI1l
<br />nows arl' mnintaitll'd h,'luw all dams to
<br />n'tain a natural hahitat for fish, animal
<br />at1d plant lif..,
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<br />J{l'('t'1l1 proposals for sl'vI'rallarg"
<br />l!ll'rlllal-I'll't'tril' gt'lll'rating (lJants l'c)(llt'cl
<br />with wall'r fro1l1 I{..damation fal'iJilips
<br />has rt'{jlliH'd S]ll't'lall'Ollsitll'raliotl to
<br />prolt'l't tlw l,tlVirulllllt'l1t ;1I1d "l'olugy of
<br />till' aft'a, l'arlit-lIlah' ('missiotls from
<br />comhuslion of l'oal. provision for latpr
<br />('oBt1'1l1 of noxiolls ~asl'S, appl'aran('l', and
<br />,1I'stlwtil" l'lltlS\{!t'ratiolls aft' sonw of 11ll'
<br />f,ll'lors In whit'h I{i'darnatioll has h"I'(JtlW
<br />1l1vulv,'d, 'I'll(' St'nl'lat;.' of tl1l' Intl'ftor's
<br />rt'spollsihility for pollution control al
<br />tilt' Navajo, Kaiparowits. Four COflll'rs.
<br />,md San ,Juan powl'fplants has 111'('11
<br />dpll'gatl'd 10 till' CommtSSiOlwr of
<br />1!1'I'lamattOIl and rt'dl,II'J,.!all'd to tlw
<br />Din'dor of HI'j.{ion I.
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<br />During tIll' Yl'ar ac\.ivl' dc>vplop11l1'nt of
<br />tilt' :-\avajo alld San .Juan pO\\'t'rplants
<br />triggE'n'd intt'nsivI' lll,dl'!lth allllraisal of
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<br />tlll' ('nOlp;l11il's' l'IlVirunllH'ntaJ quality
<br />prolpdion designs alld plans to assufi'
<br />lht'ir adl'quaey. ,\ir quality improvt'IlWnl
<br />plans al till' Four COflll'rs plant Wt'r..
<br />also lltldl'f t'ardul rt'vipw with till'
<br />ohjPl,tivp of ohtait1itl~ till' l'arlic'st
<br />hight'st qlwlity p.'rformalwt' Ihalmodl'rt\
<br />\t.t.hnolugy t'all prlJvicll" A I'ontrad
<br />for 1l~1' of walt'r from Enll'ry County
<br />Proj..d for a nt'V>' Ilutltillj.(tOll {',lllYOI1
<br />Plant was \\'1'11 advant"l'IJ.
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