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<br />W, M, GLASGOW, JR.
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<br />plans are sched~led for completion about 1 Jariuary' 1970. Preparation of the General plan and
<br />Alternatives appendix is scheduled for completion about 1 June 1970. The first draft of the Regional
<br />Reports are scheduled for 1July 1970. Review and corjJment on this draft is s.cheduled for the end of
<br />July 1970.
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<br />During the period subsequent to 31 July 1970,' it is contemplated that a number of public
<br />hearings will be held and that the report and supporting appendices will have been reviewed and
<br />finalized by the responsible State and Federal agencies, Scheduled date of fmalization is 30 June
<br />1971.
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<br />Closely allied with the Framework Studies are tWQ other programs of particular interest to you
<br />of the Colorado River. One is the Central Arizona I'ro~ect and the other is the California Water Plan.
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<br />Passage of the CAP legislation is indicative that it is the intent of Congress that our Nation will
<br />meet its water needs,
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<br />Californians, in bonding themselves to the tune of $1.7 billion, also indicated assent and intent
<br />that public water needs would be met,
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<br />, ,A quick review then, and you can see we have ~ne going State project, one Congressionally
<br />authorized master project;. and one nationally sponsdred and SO,state supported, master planning
<br />study, And Colorado River Water Users have a concer" in all three, So also does a growing body of-
<br />average tax'paying American citizens whose views are 'being developed and shaped by the so-called
<br />conservation movement,
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<br />In California, for example, a "Committee of Two, Million" is attempting to form a coalition of
<br />anglers and outdoorsmen. Their avowed goal is to put theU. S, Corps of Engineers,Bureau of
<br />Reclamation and California Department of Water Rdso~rces on notice that the Eel, Trinity .and
<br />Klamath Rivers of North Coast california are "out ofb~unds" forever.
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<br />Now, when you consider that over 70% of Calif~rnia's water originates in Northern California
<br />and a high percentage of that supply originates in, arid flows generally uncontrolled over, the California
<br />North Coast area, the problem comes intCl focus, In eff~ct, the advocates of this so,called "Committee
<br />of Two Million" are saying they want fish more than witter, ,and the other 18 million Californians had
<br />better like it that way. '
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<br />Now, I like fish as much as anyone,
<br />fer a balanced diet.
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<br />And I like to go fishing as much as anyone, But I much pre,
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<br />It long has been the policy of the Corps of Engineers to plan and propose multiple-purpose
<br />benefits',in all water ljIld related .land resources develQpments, We believe that flood control, en-
<br />vironmental quality, accllmmodations for fish and wildlife as well as other recreation, aesthetic,
<br />agricultural and industrial oriented benefits to man c~n all be developed within any given project
<br />structured for these purposes, The degree of accom~lishment and the costs will, of course, vary.
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<br />If we are to achieve any semblance of balance! there must be dialogue between those who
<br />manage development and those who cry preservation. :
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<br />It also means that you, whose primary interest is in the Colorado River, cannot sitidly by when
<br />you read in your conservation or sportsman's magazi~e about "the rape" of some distant river. If
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