WSPC06709

• File Number: 8210.720
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations-Entities - US Bureau of Reclamation
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/1/1946
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Comments-Views-and Recommendations of the State of Colorado - Concerning Report Number 34-8-2 - US BOR
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Letter of' Trnasmi ttal . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . ... .... ..
Sunnnary of Comments" Views and Reoommendations. .. . ..... .. 1
Detailed Views and Recommendations. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 4
1. Introduotion.. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . . ..... " . " .. , . , 4
2, Inconsistent treatment of areas outside of natural basin. , , , 4
3. Inconsistent treatment of out-basin projects in Utah and Colorado 5
4. Ail a comprehensive plan for development the Report is
incomplete and misleading . . .. . , .. .. . . . .. , .. . .. .' 5
5, Channel losses in the Upper Basin must be estimated and used
in computation of water supply and depletions . . . . . ., 6
6. Water supplies and depletions should be presented in terms
comparable to those of the Colorado River Compact . .
7. Comprehensive planning must conform to orderly construction
of desirable and justified projeots . . .. . . . , .. .. .. .
8. Joint action of all seven states is not necessary to an
a1looation of water . . , , . . , . . . .. . .. .. . .. , .. .... 9
In Colorado there may be no allocations to specific projeots , . 10
Controversies over contraots for Lake Mead water should be
resolved by the Secretary of the Interior ... ,...
Initial stage of development , .. ...... .. .. ... ...
Colorado projeots.. .. .. . . . . ......." .
(a) Paonia Project ....... ...... .. ,
(b) Pine River Extension. .. . . . , . .
(c) La Plata Project. . . ... . , , .
(d) Florida Projeot , .. .. . . .. .
(e) Dolores Project. ... . . .
(f) Silt Projeot. . . . . . . . .
(g) Collbran Project.
(h) Li tt Ie Snake Deve 1 opment . ..
(i) Investigation of specific projects reoommended
by Southwestern Water Conservation District.
(1) Mill Creek.. .. .. .. .. . , . ..
(2) Four Mile and Turkey Creek Lakes .
(3) Dutton Park. . . . . . . . . .
(4) Buckles - Harris Lakes . . .. ..
13, Report in its present form should not be submitted for the
approval of the Congress.. , .. . , " ,.
Engineering Data, .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
1. Disorepanoies in basic data. .. .. .. .. .. .. , ..
2. Natural oonveyanoe losses above Lee Ferry.
3. Souroes by states of stream flow
4. Pasture land irrigation. . .. . " .. .. . .. ..
5. Reservoirs above Lee Ferry , . . . . . . .
6, Colorado River water supplies available in the United States .

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