WSP00351

• File Number: 8210.470
• Description: Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/1/1965
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Quarterly Reports - Colorado-DOI - 1965
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Water levels and wint-er snow packs have. been among the best for .many
years at Ruby Lake, and we anticipate a good summer season for nesting
waterfowl. Work will be resumed this summer on cleaning a number .of
springs to supplement the water supplies.

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The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Region 6, Terminal Island,
California, reports no activities of dir.ect interest to PSIAC this quarter.

Water Resources Investigations, Reports

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Work by the Geological Survey was proceeding on schedule on the prepar-
ationof the mineral. and water resources report for California recently
requested by Senator Thomas Kuchel. Co-participants in the effort are
the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, State Department of Mines and Geology,
and State Department of Water Resources. Completion of this report is
expected early in.calendar year 1966.

A report, "The .Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico," prepared
at the request of Senator ClintonP.Anderson by the Geological Survey;
in collaboration with the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral.Resources,
the New Mexico State Engineer's Office,. and the New Mexico Oil Conserva-
tion Commission, was published in May.

The California programs and operations of the Water Resources Division
were consolidated.effective April.1, 1965, under one administrative offic.e.
Where formerly there were three individual district offices in California
with'responsibilities for surface water, ground water, and water quality
investigations, there is now a single district office directing these pro-
grams. Walter Hofmann, formerly District Engineer, has been desig-
nated District Chief for the unified.activities, with headquarters.at Menlo
Park. Major division subdistrict offices are being established in Sacramento,
Garden Grove, and Menlo Park.

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The Geological Survey'sactivitie.s in improved coordination of Federal
activities concerned with theacquis ition of water data under the provisions
of Bureau of the Budget Circular A-67 have been.accelerated. In.recent
months the Office of Water Data Coordination was established to coordi-
nate the national network and special water-data acquisition activities
and the maintenance of a central catalogue of water information. Two
advisory bodies have been established by the Department of the Interior:

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