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<br />REINHOLD W. THIEME <br /> <br />Central waste collection and treatment systems should replace septic tanks in areas of intensive <br />recreation. <br /> <br />More boat servicing facilities are required to handle wastes from recreation vessels. <br /> <br />The disposal of wastes from camping vehicles requires the installation of additional waste <br />collection systems in many areas of the Basin. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Expanded programs for erosion control are indicated in recreational areas. <br /> <br />Reduction in vehicular travel may also be required at some recreational sites, <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />The ground water mass represents a major water resource for the Lower Colorado Region. <br />Pollution of the ground water is occurring, the extent of this pollution is not adequately defined, <br />However, numerous incidents of ground water degradation have been noted. <br /> <br />The present concern with ground water quality should not be limited to present interferences <br />with beneficial uses of the water, but should extend to future uses of the ground water because of the <br />relative permanency of many pollutants in ground water.' <br /> <br />The need is indicated for the establishment of ground water quality management programs. <br /> <br />An expanded monitoring program is needed to better define the present water quality, <br /> <br />Existing underground disposal regulations should, be reviewed ,and additional criteria set as <br />needed, <br /> <br />Research should be continued into the subsurface travel and fate of pollutants, <br /> <br />It is obvious that many problems must be solved before the Colorado River can be fully <br />utilized, <br /> <br />-21- <br /> <br /> <br />And, it is equally obvious to me that conflicting points of view cannot be resolved until the <br />parties in conflict begin to try to resolve them through cooperation and mutual consideration, <br /> <br />To maintain a parochial point of view in the face of a deteriorating situation, ultimately at the <br />expense of the people who rely upon their state and local governments to solve state and local <br />problems is self-defeating. <br /> <br />Until such time as cooperation can be developed, the people of the user states must continue to <br />suffer from a lack of leadership among those in whom they put their trust, <br /> <br />I urge you all to make the attempt to develop the means with which to check the growing <br />pollution problem in the Colorado, <br />