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<br />BEST COpy ·
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<br />~uage in pr,oP,ose, d Federal leg- \ '
<br />l!lation on the Central Ari. ' '\
<br />z-ona Proje-ct that '-'would 'lead
<br />to an augmentation of the riv.:
<br />er's :water -supply." I
<br />_, g"The need to estq.blisr. a\
<br />method b~ 'which snortages willi
<br />be appo~tlOned ~mong th~ Col'l
<br />orado RIver B&sm states If the'
<br />''t' flow of the river is insufficient!
<br />to,,' meet entitlements.'" i
<br />. U,nderlyi,ng the Reagan action\ r~
<br />lS t..1e' behef among California I
<br />nepartment of Water Resources\
<br />officials, that the long del.yed ",.
<br />cen, tral ;Arizona Project is vir- ~,' . - ,
<br />tually certain to be approved ~
<br />in some form, by Congress ei. .
<br />ther next y.ear or in 1969.
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<br />Improving- position
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<br />California ;offiCials want tOI
<br />ins"';Ir.e that it is as fayorabl'~ tol
<br />. their state as posSIble \",~:'n:
<br />finally approved.
<br />~'l am convinced Jid., ",;
<br />can, improve 'Co.~,fornj:i';'; :',0<'
<br />don through neg'jtiaaon," Me.
<br />" Reagan: said in :1is :eu8r. :
<br />.'We must do all ,)\.F ;Jow-i
<br />er to furtber b.q;mer_r~ .:,(: in-j
<br />adequate :';U;ppile5 of Col-i
<br />orado Rh'cr aT<(: mil'- nvidc'
<br />the optimUIll P'_)C"~'1[.' )r81)
<br />ticable for e;.:i::':m' ,ni,;.::i.
<br />in California '-<Di..!i'\il": ,~r::,
<br />actually <lgun":,'~nterl
<br />The Suprer;~~ C. ,_,~, af ..~<
<br />years of EtigaU:,r:, (. .j(:rC'd a '~:-\
<br />vlSi,on, 0-;: C01or"do River, wal.er
<br />that. gives CaUwrniu. 4.1, :;"tjl~
<br />Hon acre feet 0f the s.:eam'sj
<br />average ;:;.nnual flow or 7.5'
<br />million acre feet. California had!
<br />heen: drawing 5.2 million acre
<br />feet,' from the stream until the I
<br />supreme Court made its ruling.
<br />All,,' ',acre foot is - 43,560 cubic \
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<br />UULORADO WATER 4
<br />. IS AN ISSUE AGAIN "~
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<br />,R.eagan Seeks Dec;sion on'
<br />Division i~~D~Y_Yearl \......
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<br />speclil.: to Tlie :-<cw ""~r;,; Tim..' ,
<br />SACRAMENTO. Calif., Dec. 2\
<br />_ A move to reopen negoti.i f~;,_,
<br />ations between California and II 'ry)~
<br />Arizona on a final settlement
<br />of the use of the waters of the
<br />Colorado River is being initiat~ -,
<br />ed by Gov. Ronald Reagan. 'Si.
<br />A short-term goal of the new
<br />talks would be to decide hOWl
<br />th.;, 'Natc_' \"J"uld be apportioned
<br />ht,':Jr:;,";~ :~~,'~ ,:tates during dry
<br />'lears. '~';," T.'niwd St.ares Su.l
<br />p;'cme C0 '- ~ >:t~. alre<=.dy decid-\
<br />e,i how th_e \vater ~l1pT)ly is toi
<br />be --:;y'Jed during norrnal wa-i
<br />tPt :10\-\" yel.i.fs.
<br />~',.~ a :,m~~range aifl', of Cali
<br />fo', ,"';l? ~1fl'ic,als i,'~ to achieve
<br />'\j;-, drr.\)nl.~ Lhe SO'Jthwe',.
<br />". ;n an ef'fo":"t to fir:'
<br />e!. ",\'~~te, S(, Ire..:.:; - notab
<br />fr -,m the p"" ::':k Northwc::.
<br />Nortll',vest Sla~cs hav'.:'
<br />been suspicious ot talk in Ca\t-
<br />fu:nia of rxanspJrtL-:g water
<br />fro[n the Cniuml)i:. and'Snak,:'
<br />Rivers to the_ th:(s-..v Sou";.;-
<br />west. ~.
<br />l\'lr. Rc:agan':; p~'e::;.::) office t;
<br />d:;~,~d that 1'oi'- had ,>vtitten .
<br />Raymond R. Ru(:~mo;lds. cha_:,
<br />.=:,i..~ of_ }-hc... ClIG:ado Ri'.
<br />,:,..,,-;~ ", of ,,,:...:Hi.;:'ma to tell I~;
<br />Hlt' (,c,"',";,;;nor W'OUH ask C-o'
<br />Jac.,K v..riil;ams of Ar.~~ona to --:
<br />cpen tht' talks between ti'IC;
<br />~-..yo stales 'J! th2 Colorado j
<br />R:;Te:r water ~5SUe, \
<br />Incr{<~51ngly CC;1cemed 1
<br />. '.. tis. :.h...'come ""[ea~, ;);
<br />cor.ccrnec 0ver frv ;~ou;. &.
<br />r.'.i,'.::.$~r., :,C:;:' has developed ;',
<br />~, . ,o.ra(.~ F:"i~r leg!
<br />t~0n ,,: ~T,h ~:>~ ~<dverSf:
<br />')"':.:,_ t:I&, ..., :'.~,:,.:; .:te -is
<br />)":-.g on ()lbi;i ~ro~ ns.in
<br />fm:nia ar.(;. :eclalYh_
<br />t.hroughout the \". ,,~:,;t." Mr.
<br />gan's letter to V' Rum;"j-
<br />said.
<br />Negotiation:; r;h.)\ild _tat,
<br />these key issue~. M. Rea;
<br />said:
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