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<br />Basin Disunity Evidenced
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<br />Although the legislation was now closer to House passage
<br />than it had ever been, hopes began to ebb as August wore on.
<br />It became obvious, for one thing, that there was something less
<br />than unity among the Basin states. At a soil conservation meet-
<br />ing in Albuquerque, Former Gov. George D. Clyde of Utah said
<br />there was a question whether his state would continue to sup-
<br />port CAP. Its support, he said, might have to be conditioned on
<br />whether the bill was revised to include a water import study
<br />provision acceptable to Utah. "Arizona," said the former chief
<br />executive, "wants to use the water belonging to the Upper
<br />Basin pending the time other waters become available. With
<br />no replacement, the Upper Basin could be left holding an empty
<br />sack."
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<br />It was obvious, too, that the anti-dam forces had supporters
<br />within Arizona. In Tucson a group of people organized what
<br />they called Arizonans for Water Without Waste, which started
<br />circulating petitions against the dams. The group contended
<br />that "three-quarters of a billion dollars for building additional
<br />dams on the Colorado River" would be an "unnecessary expen-
<br />diture." It urged Congress to bring water into central Arizona
<br />with alternate sources of power-coal from the Navajo Reser-
<br />vation, natural gas from California and nuclear power.
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<br />Some 80 Tucsonans also ran an ad in the Arizona Daily Star
<br />attacking the dams.
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<br />On August 16 Congressman Udall announced that the Colo-
<br />rado River bill should reach the floor in a week or two, and he
<br />reaffirmed his belief that it would pass the House in that ses-
<br />sion. But his optimism wasn't shared by others. The Associated
<br />Press reported from Washington a few days later that "pros-
<br />pects for final action this year do not appear bright." Moreover,
<br />said the AP, "failure of Congress to act this year could upset a
<br />compromise that has held off possible construction of one or
<br />both of the major dams by non-federal interests. Both the Ari-
<br />zona Power Authority and the City of Los Angeles have appli-
<br />cations pending with the Federal Power Commission for licenses
<br />for construction of Bridge and Marble Canyon Dams. Consider-
<br />ation of these applications has been held up under a resolution
<br />passed by Congress in 1964. But the resolution expires Decem-
<br />ber 31 this year."
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<br />Wyoming Pulls Out
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<br />The growing disunity among the Basin states was under-
<br />scored with the disclosure that Gov. Clifford Hansen of
<br />Wyoming had withdrawn his support of the project bill. He
<br />felt that the water importation provision was not strong enough.
<br />His attitude toward the bill was not shared, however, by
<br />Wyoming Congressman Roncalio, who said Governor Hansen
<br />had not consulted him before withdrawing his support from the
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