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<br />that a dam built to dt'\"atiou 1610 fed will lJ,l(.k wakr to the boumttr\' of
<br />the Grand Cannlll :'\;atioual \!(Jullnlt'lI!. This is Ihl' ma\irnlllll e1l."\'atio;i to
<br />whit-h a dam C;lll he built without 11l\'adill\!. Ill(> :'>:alioll:ll \tOll\Jmt'ut. If a
<br />higher dam WPrt.. to lx.' built \lll'h action would han' to II(' ,mthorizt'd hv a
<br />sp;"cific Ad (If CtJll~n'ss. Legislation lor this pUfpOSt" would IX' o!Jjt'd""d to
<br />by all supporten of tht" :\atiollal Par\... system. TIlt' pwjtx.t prupO~t.tl by the
<br />Authorit\' JIX'~ 1101 ill\adt' Ill", 'atiollal Park. The Fedt'ral Puwt'r Commis-
<br />sion mildll t1ln~idt'r a hi!!lWf dam at Hridgt. C;tll\{lll In hI:' d,'sirah!t- ill till'
<br />national illh'n.~t hOWt'\rf. and so Tt'(.'omlIlt"lId to illt' Com~ft..ss. If slIch W.'H'
<br />the cast'. the .\Il'tIJrlrity is willing to pnl\'id.. the projt't:t worb JlI'l"('ssary to
<br />utili.t.t, the wah'f and pow('r putential of tht.:" \owt'r sectioll of thl' ri\t'f withill
<br />the hOllndari,'s of till' Craml Call\OIl ~ation;J1 \IOllumt:'llt ;lmll'ark in either
<br />of t\\'o wa~-s. First h~ raisillg till' llam it proposes to build :It Brid~,-, CallyoJl.
<br />or st'("Onoly, b~' proddinc: a cblll at Bridc:t, Canyoll hui1t tn raist' the \\"ater
<br />to dc\'ation 1r-;lO and by t"oustrnctill!?: a 'O\'("Ono dam al tilt' so_ealktll'rosp,'ct
<br />site, located just outsidt, the ~ati()l\al \IOlllltnent. It is to lit' t'mphasizt'd
<br />that the .-\lLthflrit~ ib.elf dot'S Ilut prupnse to ill\;uJe tIll" ~;ltiollal Pilrk or
<br />\I01lt1lllt'llt hut that tilt' .-\llthllrity h willin\.; tll prO\idt, tilt' slrut'tllrt'S lIl'ln-
<br />'Oar\" to dtl this ill tilt' t".t'lll t]mt lilt" Ft,dt'T;tl 1'0wI'r (:ommissit)!l ,md tilt,
<br />CniH?;reSS dPt'm.s s1lch act a nf'{"t'ssar~ skp ill d,',dopnwnt of till' rin'r
<br />11\t' sPt'oml bask' mndifit:atioll pTll\'idt's for tbt, t'\:Jllstrm:tioIJ of silt rekll-
<br />tion ami nood t'(l11trol ,,'orh on tht. Little Colorado Hin'r ill tht' first stagt.
<br />of th,' :\uthority's plan for d(.\"t'loPlI\t'llt of the Colorado Bin'r. Sm'h pro-
<br />\"ision was sl"ilt,t!l1Jt.d in tht' thirt! ;lnd final sta\.;t' of pruj''t't dt,\t'lnplllt'llt in
<br />the ori~illa] ,t]lplieatioll. This dlallgt' has Iwt,U madt' IarC:t'ly upon tilt' ;Ith-i('I'
<br />of inH'stlllt'nt hankers ami upon cOllSllltatiolls with tht' F..deral Po\\",'r Com-
<br />mis,sion st,dL
<br />]n aJtlitiull to sl.:Ill'dllliTlt!; till'S!' works in the fint stag" of Ilt"t,loP"It'Ilt.
<br />a significant dl;Ulgl' has lll't'lJ lTMtk in Iht' propos(.d silt rdt'ntion works
<br />The works proposL'd in t11t' origin:l! applicatioll pro\'itlj.t! for tilt' Cocnnino
<br />Dam to ht' localt'd on tIll' L.illl,' Color;\tln niver. appro:\i11lakly sb. millos
<br />Iwlnw Canll'rnu. In suhs,'qllt'llt discussiolls with tll(' ~;l\,ljll Trillt'. upon
<br />whoS!' bud t!-w Littlt' Colorado Hin'r DI,\t'loPllWllt is to III' 10'>;ltl't\. it \\':is
<br />t'\'ident that it would ht' ,'\In'IIll'I\' tliHklllt 10 rC;lc.h all\ Tt';IStlll,lhlt, a(!;ft"'-
<br />IIlt'nt on nll11pt'llsatioll for t1'IIl1;lt!;t:tO till" Trih,'"s lands" hich CO('OlliIlO Darn
<br />wou]d cau"', Tht' <lrea which would IJl' AfHMI"d from tin1\' to tilllt'. and
<br />I"t'lltllalh- ('o't'rt'tl with silt. t'OUUill' uraniulll OTt'. Suth 11ft' tit-posits an'
<br />Ilt'ing \\"1;rkt>(1 t''l.t<"ttsi\l'h and tilt' oft" is tn'ah-d at :1 mill l,l(,'lt,.t! 11\'ar
<br />Tuba City. a short dist;l1;n' aW;IY. Tht' r.on'TIl1l1l"ltt progralll. IItldt'r which
<br />tilt' milli1l1~ amI tn',ltlllt"nl of Iht,,,. lo\\" 1!:r~ltlt' Ofl'S is a prtlfitahh' Opt'r;t-
<br />tion, is sdwdllJ..d tll l..rlllillak ill 19112, Tilt, fll!lln' t't'OIIOlllil' '-aim' of tll<'s\'
<br />d..pmits to tilt' Trill<' is llflpr..didahlt.. 11 may wt,1I Ill" tlla! tilt' Ct!L.tlllino
<br />Dam ma' \"\'1 1M' feasihlt. at StlllW fllhlrt" linw. TIlt' _\uthorit\' in tht' Ilwall'
<br />tillli' h,ls' i;l\",'stic:atet! and dt'n'lnp,'d an ;Iltl'rnati\t' phil \~-hidl will 1\111
<br />f!oOtl or dalnagf' th.. known min,'rali/t'd aTt';lS. This alterTl;Iti\t' plan W,\S
<br />prt'st'llh'd to tIll' Federal 1'0wI'r COllllllis,ion ill lilt" . \nwlltlnwllt filt,t! hy the
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<br />The third modification ill tht, applicatioll iUHlln's tilt' transmission sys-
<br />km of till' prnposl'tl prlljt'd. The \1ll('llth-d applicatioll now prn\'itll's for C(lll-
<br />slmdiOlI ill th.. initial ph;ls,' of tht, projeet. of an 'Idt'ljnah- :1-t5 k\. trans-
<br />mission Hstt'm linking Bri(l!!t' Can\"oll. \farhle C:IIWOIl and r.1en (:all\-on
<br />\\"ilh tht' 'major 10,1(1 {'\'Il!t'rs in till: Phot'nlx alld Tlieslln areas as wt'1I a~
<br />intt>r('(lllTlt'dioo with the I.,isting Oureall of Ht'chlmation sy~km at \'arin\ls
<br />points.
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<br />Tht' P;\st year has ht,{'1l a busy Olle for tilt' Authority. \lany nt'w proh-
<br />lems lu\ (' arisl'll which will ft'quire St'riu\ls ('()ll.sideration hy the Commissioll
<br />and cloSt' cooperation with the .-\uthority's eustotners if mutually satisfactory
<br />answers are to he fouod. The Commission is confident that these problems
<br />can l)c? soh-{'d.
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