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<br />\j \vn dL~~' ll!O. , :nun
<br />t{'r ,t,.". .,n\" O,hf'f ;,I"'''n'',
<br />thl' \Vl"ct. II!' whol{'c,,!(' <1:<:.
<br />Vil.\lIlU'\ 11111' ,l::u n... t.'"
<br />-..);Jthl'rn f ';rr'l:~l; .,,"
<br />ti..~ 0,1''' -!~Irph!,
<br />.l,nl"~"'~ ~..!.h
<br />r"'Jrllr:a...
<br />"lth <I. [,.1. Jr. W"Ll
<br />mlllt(:1\ .,."~l<:.
<br />X..rl,.. Double
<br />By 1~. th~ d!$trlct's.
<br />pnpulaUon \10'111 hit an u~i.l
<br />mated 1~.5 mll1ion. nearly
<br />douhle \\hat it is tOOa\. ,
<br />BK'ause MWO !l('l..~' all itsl
<br />waLel'-l..2 million i1cre-reel.
<br />annlJalh'-from the Colon.
<br />dt"l, it l~ '-itally affectl'd t,~.
<br />anyt~in8 INt happeru to the
<br />rn'!'l'.OOW.
<br />Jen"'"" a('kn(jw:~ffi t!'1at
<br />thf' t'O\lrt.~ df'('i;inn ('crJlcl
<br />TP'\!!.'111 In 8n p\'pntual !{)!iIl!I of
<br />a suh~!antlal po r t Ion of
<br />.\oIWD's ~uprh'
<br />Rill the dlllll'l("1 ha.. whalt
<br />amollnts tn a 12 to 15--)'earl
<br />grace pl!'rlod, thanks 10 the
<br />tlm.. It Ilk.s to \\. in Congres-
<br />aional i1pproval for dl!velOP-1
<br />m.nl." like the Central Arizo-
<br />na PrnJ~t and other pr~,
<br />gram" In the' t'oloralio's
<br />lprf>r fhslI\.
<br />Yt'L, r1tapitp the in~l.1pa'
<br />bl.. dW,",illnA' or uw <1btl-l(t'"~
<br />Colorado :-upply. Jt'll~t"ll re'o
<br />neweo1. a pleU~" ~1 W 0 ha~
<br />mllde I'lliUW tim,.~ ~1"'1 j> the
<br />"~~hr"I,',-I't"'~(' v,of"IH ~-efqN'
<br />11.,-. SlqJrl.n'" (""un II ~(""r_"
<br />>g"
<br />II.. f'"l.l. -"'01 .".1 ':Vlt
<br />nO'w "'~l' II' II,.. hl{q .. will
<br />thf')' ~h,.,,' I""'~(lnj Ihlnt{;n
<br />the dl~I:-H II 5uff"l" <<11.\ <~n~-
<br />tagP or \\;:r,tt'r"
<br />Jt', his hel;el, 1M l'xamp:e,
<br />that MWD will share hand.
<br />!101llelv in proh:!.hl,. <;;.nin,lZ'S
<br />nf mo~ lhan fl()('H)Jl) acrt'-
<br />r _, ,r r.,lorBdo \I at("r no\\'
<br />" I '~l''O\u~h ..orp,,,'" ani
<br />r' ...nt "u-. ,;:..Im: <.ill.
<br />"~", <I.." ;'h "i''';- l"ll"
<br />"Ul,n :'Jl'tjh-:!~
<br />"!"',hd"d n..li\f:'r.\
<br />1(" n" (" II jet ill.!',) ]lY'klng
<br />loward Ihe ~hetju\t:<1 do:-hv..,
<br />~-,' or Feather q1\er watel
<br />"..I'. III I",~. :,Il~'" :,,, Ih,.
<br />1 -, mIllion ..rrt'-feet ~I\\T\
<br />,,-:1] .-~eln~ wa" Intl"nn....1 10
<br /><,u\Jplement th.. dbln,'~', Co.
<br />:nrarlo !'Upr1v. ..nt ~r'\'," ".. a
<br />-ui:l511tulr r,,:- it.
<br />Rut \IW[l. t... "~-
<br />'1gf' ,. ..t, '-~l1pr!' I >e
<br />,.. l \la: aT"l urh
<br />,.Ih <' ",,,,J "1"1'. ~.
<br />r .", 11 h;... -9- ." I/'In_
<br />.{~,- aal.hlt I~.~ \ (\ 1 h
<br />~ TW' -K .1
<br />,\(. '\\T)
<br />II"
<br />
<br />l::c ~1')Lo.\.. ~;lI. ').:0"1
<br />h<ln~lt~l :'IIW!) an<i \'wlually
<br />..II (,r :O;outher;\ CaHfmnia's
<br />~ ,,,,,<.I<li pl;iin will re.IC"\l i!,;
<br />Olr"1.nnh:l1 polnl .w;th 01
<br />".1ln..1C"i< I" '\d'''r 1" '1..'11:,'
<br />'\"""""" ""fl"llll 111(' Oh.
<br />rl.~" " ']"i3d" ftn't'r ,\r'jue-
<br />llllf'1.
<br />itpliatJlf' estlnU!le.i or how
<br />severe the cutback ",ill be or
<br />when it will come are next
<br />10 Impossib]e at this limp..
<br />But this muC"h is certain'
<br />Of the ~uthern California
<br />projects using Colorado Riv,
<br />er water. YWD will be hurt
<br />the mOlft. becaUge iU prlor.
<br />\ iUN are -junior- to Lhose
<br />hpld bv the Southland',
<br />long.estab]i.<!hed Inland agri.
<br />C"'.lltural \'alle)'!:.
<br />~IWD amt the thrt>(' lar~
<br />",'i~ation rl I ~ triCl~ n,lW,
<br />Jln'rt ilhout ~. 1 f"\llllm 1'Il'~~
<br />i<<"t or [,01(0;<10" Bht'r ......!ler
<br />.a veal',
<br />the court's dt'('lslnn \\ill
<br />cut these dlven;ionli back to
<br />4' million ;}(re-r~. or -14-
<br />7Sth or the first 7.fJ milllon
<br />acre-foet of ma.mst.ream wa.
<br />
<br />ItfOr, ...~,'ur.ting that much is
<br />ll\'"ilab]e. Mv the Mmp to-
<br />kl.,n Ih.. ('"u.rt has helJ that
<br />\rltona I' entitled to ~.8
<br />Iml1lion.
<br />Th", llam.l~,ng pinch for
<br />Southt'n1 Califomia will
<br />come whf"1l th", mai~m
<br />flow r...1l1t below 7.5 million"
<br />.dcr....ft'pt.
<br />Thi'll.. a practic8l problem'
<br />im.oh'inK, a" th~ court ca.;.e
<br />llid, \-lrtullllv the ('ntil'l-" r~
<br />IOl'odo Ri\'er bal.in. Above
<br />all. H Is California's problem.
<br />I Thl~ ll'tate's Colorado Ri\'-
<br />I'er oo..l'r,I contends that poor
<br />nJn(,ff conditions in the past
<br />10 year~ ha,'e all"8ady made
<br />Ile:s.s Ulan 7.~ million acre--feet
<br />I('J( water .l\"aihble for Ct\(.
<br />Iromia, Arizona and \,"p\'ar!a
<br />"!-:\'en in wet 'f'ars, a
<br />i,ul,,.lanLl.a1 part D( 'the f10wl
<br />will he I'\(.ld l\ilck ;!"I Lak""
<br />~1 E' a d Glen {',Ul\'on and
<br />other u~stredm l~rvoin;"
<br />Ah~...ther. re",f'r\oll's In the
<br />Colorado ~"<':f-m ha\'e a
<br />.~Ior,;,ge {';fP':Wlly of tiO :ml-
<br />'jull .;\f're-fc-n, but U'l\' d~1
<br />',.;rrt'rl(;y hoidin~ oni..- 201
<br />,:nill101'1. I
<br />.\lu(1I Ilf r.lhfnrnla'~ ('('fI'!-
<br />,'I!nl d,UOI:t lh~ rin"r',i gt'tI'l
<br />'1 a ! '~' dj'nlnls"Un!t fklw
<br />!'-'r-~ :'~: ~l much f~om the
<br />!InlW'i'l'l.~ ..,l"C"erl on t~l<.l
<br />...l...~e-'S U"e'< a' it ,-iC"-'s from,
<br />he wati'~-, "1l1i.lmln;
<br />,,,,,11I'('U rl,';'IlCd 1n A.ril(\r..a(
<br />...lId t. l PI"':- na(ln :-:at.....~
<br />
<br />T',4' m;l. ,.p C"r-! " .-\;
<br />]'fl/l;l p,'I'I1("ct will ~lj''-er1 : ~:I
<br />mllll<'lIllrr....ff'f'l :-Oot !>\IlT'ri-'
<br />,;111.;1: ,luth'lf!':,I!I011 f,ll' Ihl....i
<br />p,',.,).... I~ l'~I""q.:-'1 in Con-;
<br />i!"'" 1,'Ll Illh.1l mlro
<br />UUl,:o:J \\ llh.H h,..,,~ "Her thE-,
<br />courl "'~ll IUHLcJ It,. ,1a:l,:;ion,.
<br />SI.1I AppronJ
<br />The (:l,)urt ha.i pro\-ided I
<br />\\"al.er for t.h~ project but
<br />Call1ornJa catl block or at
<br />least try to .tall th~ pre>
<br />grun'll approval In Congl"a<4l.
<br />The Colorado River Board,
<br />Attv, Gen. Stanll!'V Mosk andl
<br />oth~r waler-ortenled ex~rts
<br />here beljio'e it is imperatlvt'
<br />that similar "re!lbting" tac-
<br />tics be emploYed on projede
<br />in the Uppe-r BaJlin. 'I
<br />TWf'nh' or more rf""'ltmll-
<br />uon fi'lcibties are planned In'l
<br />Co!oradn, t.:lilb, Wyomlll~
<br />and :-.iew ""''tleo, I
<br />FurthennON', wilb ftlll
<br />Jdtcve]opment or the proJf"l~t3;
<br />l.IIlreud" authOl;zed and un..
<br />Jer cOI1_~trUt:II()n lht' draIn'
<br />on """ateI' avan,,'blt' In the:
<br />Lo\\t'r Baiin will be meal'l
<br />cuably heavy.
<br />In fact, the- Colorado Rlvt'rl
<br />Board belit've& thf'$e Je~'t--I
<br />lopm..nts. when rompJetcd,;!
<br />""ill leave only 7.1 milllonl
<br />acre-feet available in t.h..
<br />Lower Ba.oin_ En'ntwlly,l.
<br />there may be only 6 million'
<br />t,) dh 1M. The board pl.lts It
<br />ILhi.v.-ay:
<br />~Tht'r(" i5 rN,1 d.n!t(t' ttL.H
<br />,ple('emeal auLho1izdtion Ilf
<br />nl!'W projeet~ will re-,.ult III
<br />O\"l~T-comnliunl!'llt r:.-r Ih,. II...
<br />pel1llabJe water 8upply anct
<br />lcauae man-madt> short.Jgeti,"
<br />I Grip Loo.en.d
<br />I Water experts ruI the
<br />,Supreme Court'~ dl'cl.c;lon
<br />hay, :.erved to 1(J()(;efl Calif 01"-
<br />:nil's grip on the Colondo.
<br />~Pl1.dinly th. state', poPl-
<br />lion h3& been imme.l5UrBbly
<br />[weakener!.
<br />E\l!'n '\:nrt1,rlltt 1-:h', ~?'"
<br />da] a"",:.t","t..uornp"Ii1;f'I1f"r-,
<br />lal ""ho h.lndlaJ California',.,
<br />,c...,.e re<....)'"uU's that the-I
<br />_<tat~-par.lrularl,. SouthI'm
<br />L'alirlln'Lia-fa"E'"iI ~lt po-nro
<br />I'lf uncertaml\'--a viK'\llIml
<br />th.at must be illlf'd."
<br />H is advice: ).take an earlyl
<br />derLlion on ;thln!t anrl con.
<br />lar.lnn,r the Fe-aUler Riverl
<br />Pro"'t't to hT1rlit m(ll'e- water
<br />he-,.; (I........, the ;-:,--.rth.
<br />
<br />lill1836
<br />
<br />PROSPECTS ON
<br />RUNOFF FROM
<br />COLORADO DIP
<br />
<br />L_"_~__
<br />BOIJLDER CITY, ~~..
<br />The CoIOf11do RIveor'.
<br />runotf Vf'OflPflMa have
<br />t.Ir kM anothf'r drop ag a
<br />rt"8IJttof near-rt'OOI"d low
<br />rainfall on the walf-r-
<br />..hat last month. tJv. Mu-
<br />1'f"aU of Re("lamallon re-
<br />'~Jrt...J :',alun:I,H',
<br />J-{C'glOn"I dU'I.'ttvl" .\
<br />n. \\"e-ol ,<air! 111f' runull
<br />iOf~"f ha., fallen :tlt!4ti.
<br />i1y In the pa..<tl. st"\'erdl
<br />muoths because of be-
<br />IflW . 1"""1'16'1 ~ipita~
<br />Uon. Rainfall in ?Iay
<br />W<WI 20". of nonnaL
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