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<br />would exceed $2.2B over 25 years, including the
<br />creation of 2,000 permanent jobs, and 12,000
<br />temporary jobs. With the leadership of the North
<br />Dakota Water Users Association, Initiative No. 4 was
<br />put on this November's ballot to raise the $22M
<br />through a one-haW percent state sales tax increase.
<br />While it appeared to have strong support, it failed by
<br />60%. The legislature will now address the issue.
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<br />FY93 Energy and Water Appropriation
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<br />The Bureau of Reclamation's FY93 construction
<br />program funding totals $727M including: AZ - Central
<br />Arizona Project ($173.79M) and Indian water rights
<br />settlement projects ($1.09M); CA - Central Valley
<br />Project ($35.16M), including the Sacramento River
<br />Division ($1 0.59M), Trin~ River restoration program
<br />($10.37M) and the Auburn-Folsom South Unit
<br />($2.25M); CO - Animas-La Plata Project ($11 M),
<br />Dolores ($35.1M), and three salinity control projects,
<br />Grand Valley ($16.99M), Lower Gunnison Basin
<br />($5.36M), and Paradox Valley ($3.7M); NV - Boulder
<br />Canyon Project ($10.16M); NO - Garrison Project
<br />($30M); OR - Umatilla ($11M); SO - Belle Fourche
<br />($6.35M) and Mni Wiconi ($5M); UT - Central Utah
<br />Project ($79M), including the Bonneville Unit ($23M)
<br />and recreational and fish and wildlife facilities
<br />($9.62M); and WA - Columbia Basin Irrigation ($3.4M).
<br />Of note, the amount appropriated was reduced by
<br />$38.19M based on anticipated construction delays.
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<br />According to H.R. 5373, '...none of the funds
<br />appropriated in this act may be expended to
<br />implement the transfer of title or ownership of the
<br />Central Valley Project to the State of California unless
<br />subsequently authorized by Congress,' Also, the bill
<br />'".directs the Secretary of Interior to conduct an
<br />analysis of alternatives for the design, construction,
<br />and operation of the Sykeston Canal as a functional
<br />replacement for the Lone Tree Reservoir,' a key
<br />feature of the Garrison Project that was dropped
<br />when the project was 'reformulated.'
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<br />H.R. 5373 appropriates $274.76M for operation and
<br />maintenance, including $3.25M for environmental
<br />studies on the renewal of Central Valley Project water
<br />service contracts; $64.5M for the Safety of Dams
<br />program; $19.63M for several drainage and minor
<br />construction projects; $12.54M for general
<br />investigations; $9.22M for work on desalting
<br />technology, global climate change, ground water
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<br />recharge, and environmental research; $7M for
<br />rehabilitation and betterment work; and $4.1 M for.
<br />loans. The $4.1 M appropriated for the loan program
<br />includes $600,000 for administrative expenses, and
<br />raises by $8M the loan obligation ceiling. The bill
<br />also raises the authorized cost ceiling of the Trinity
<br />River restoration program, allows reimbursement of
<br />the C~ of Prescott, Arizona for hydrological studies,
<br />and permits the Bureau to immediately Initiate dam
<br />safety work at Como Dam in Montana.
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<br />WATER aUAUTY
<br />
<br />NlJIH>oint Source Pollution
<br />
<br />EPA recently published a report: 'Section 319 of
<br />the Clean Water Act: An Evaluation of Program
<br />Implementation in Region X,' authored by Ester
<br />Bartfeld, which provides an analysis of the Section
<br />319 program and the effectiveness of Section 319(h)-
<br />funded projects in protecting water qual~ in
<br />Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. The report
<br />identifies characteristics of successful Section 319
<br />projects, reviews selected projects, highlights several
<br />important issues surrounding the Section 319
<br />program, and makes recommendations for program
<br />improvement. It notes 'State non-point source
<br />coordinators expressed praise for EPA's management
<br />of the Section 319 program, but also voiced concerns
<br />over certain aspects of the program....Two primary
<br />issues regarding the...program were expressed most
<br />frequently. First, a perceived tension exists regarding
<br />the underlying philosophy of Section 319: Is it
<br />intended to support state initiatives or to advance
<br />EPA objectives carried out through the states?
<br />Second, most states face shrinking budgets, which
<br />may preclude institutionalization of nonpoint source
<br />programs, one of EPA's primary objectives for the
<br />Section 319 program. Declining state funds magnify
<br />the importance of Section 319 funds. The report
<br />includes a discussion of these and other [Section
<br />319] issues....' For information contact Elbert Moore,
<br />Watershed Section Chief, U.S. EPA Region X, WD-
<br />139, 1200 Sixth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101.
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<br />MEEllNGS
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<br />The American Bar Association, the Western States
<br />Water Council and the Western Attorneys General will
<br />cosponsor their eleventh annual water law conference
<br />February 11-12, in San Diego, California.
<br />
<br />The WESTERN STATES WATER COUNCIL is an organization of representatives appointed by the Governors .
<br />of member states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and associate member state Oklahoma
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