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<br />, 'i .. ' .r. <br />\{, ..'. <br />0025~8 <br /> <br />Governor Love said Colorado had yielded on many points <br />and would agree to eliminate Marble Canyon Dam. "Because <br />of the mH.ny concessions we have made," he said, "our own <br />situation has re:lched the point where we can go no further. . . <br />In the face of serious disagreements among our citizens, we <br />have modified our position' to recommend the, elimination of <br />Marble Canyon DHm Hnd the substitution of a reconnaissance <br />study in lieu of :I feasibility study on the import problem. We <br />are unable to make further concessions." <br /> <br />The governor noted that the administration said it had no <br />objection to authorization of the Animas-La Plata and Dolores <br />projects in Colol"Hdo but felt the other three sought by that <br />state should be deferred pending studies by a national water <br />commission. "If our development must halt pending a study of <br />our problems by such a commission," said the governor, "then <br />we think in all fairness that water de-irelopment throughout the <br />tTnited States should meet a similar fate." <br /> <br />Governor Love told the subcommittee that he favored the <br />. Aspinall bill calling for $1.5 billion of development, including <br />Hualapai Dam and the five projects. .. . <br /> <br />NevHda m:lde known its support of CAP through a state- <br />ment by Gov. Paul LaxHlt, read to the subcommittee by Pat <br />Head, administrator of the Colorado River Commission of that <br />state. "Nevada feels that the Central Arizona Project should <br />be authorized to 'meet the critical water problems of central <br />Arizona," said Governor Laxalt. . <br /> <br />Californian Proposes 'Super-Dam' <br /> <br /> <br />Doubtless the most startling proposal to be made in the <br />hearing came from Floyd L. Goss, assistant manager and chief <br />electrical engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and <br />Power. He suggested the building of a dam and power plant at <br />Rridge Canyon capable of generating 5 million kilowatts of <br />power-four times as much as Hoover Dam-instead of the <br />1.5 million kilowatts provided for in the original Hualapai. de- <br />sign. This, he said, would provide pumping power for CAP and <br />peaking capacity for participating utilities. The dam would cost <br />$728 million, but Mr. Goss said that if it were built in partner- <br />ship with public Hnd private utilities, the cost to the federal <br />government might be as little as $254 million. He said his agency <br />would be willing to pay a shRre, of the capital costs and build <br />its own transmission lines to carry the power. He had not talked <br />with other agencies or utilities, said Mr. Goss, but he thought <br />they would participate, too. "It's an attractive scheme," he said. <br />"I don't see why they wouldn't go for it." <br /> <br />The proposal hit Congressman Udall and possibly others <br />like H "bomb shell," :IS Mr. Ud:ll1 himself put it. "I must say I <br />am impressed and a little bit stunned," he remarked. And Con- <br />" ,.;, gressman Stiger said the proposal could delay authorization <br />'.T',,;,\; ;Lof CAP another year. In reply to questioning, Mr. Goss said <br />.. ~j <br />i':Sif' . ~57- <br />.'\~_:L <br />~~~~~~~;,; , <br /> <br />