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<br />1.773 <br /> <br />reliability. Since operations have been underway, there have been <br />a total of 119 seedable occasions, 59 of which lJave been seeded and <br />60 of which were not treated. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />A new radar system is ueing developed that will enable scientis~s <br />to closely monitor the rainmaking process in natural clouds and study <br />the effect of seeding to enhance rainfall. This system is supposedly <br />the forerunller of still more advanced systems in the futur8. The <br />first unit will be tested at Liles City, jiiontana, alld will later be <br />used on the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project. <br /> <br />LOiI~R COLORADO RIVJ!:R <br />i,IMIAGEI,IE1-JI' PRffiRA!':1 <br /> <br />Lm;er Colorado River danagement <br />Frovi~,-Coordinating CaThuittee <br /> <br />Coordination continued during 1974 with other Federal agellcies, <br />Arizona and California fish and game agencies, and with State water- <br />u,sing int,erests through the Lower Colorado Hiver lianagement Program <br />Cooruinating Conunittee, which was established in 1971. Staff worl, <br />for the Committee continued to be performed by a subco<11iilittee desig- <br />llated as the \lork Group, which utilizes the expertise of m8;1l,)e~' O'_63[;2Y <br />operating s~affs. The Colorado River Board's Chief ~ngineer is a <br />iuember of the Coordinating Conunittee and the Supervising HydrauLic <br />Engineer is a member of the IJork Group. During 1974, the Coordi- <br />nating COITLllittee inet three times and the Vlork Group lilet six times. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />In response to a request from the Chairman of the Coordinating <br />Comr,Jittee for an analysis and critique of the first three years of <br />operation of the cOiillllittee, the Board's staff participated with the <br />staffs of the California Departillents of Uater Resources and Fish and <br />Game in preparation of co~nents on the Progrffin. In its canments, <br />California suggested the COinmittee explore procedures whereby it may <br />be able to revievI and comment on t he Bureau of Land i ianager<1ent 's plans <br />for t:1e LOl'ier Colorado River, requested that the Bureau of Reclamation <br />schedll1e early starts on i'ilultiple-purpose river management plans for <br />the Imperial Division and Topock Gorge, requested that the Bureau of <br />Reclar,Jation resolve the fish and wildlife mitigation problems in the <br />Yuma Division, urged the Co~nittee to consider the issue of sper.ific <br />mitigation requirements in the Palo Verde and Cibola Divisions, and <br />recommended that a biennial status report be issued to continually <br />update the program. \'Ihile all of the member agencies agreed ~hat the <br />Committee is serving a valuable function by providing an effective forum <br />for the introduction and testing of ideas relating to River mana~enjent, <br />the Colorad0 River Indian Tribes and Bureau of Indiall Affairs represen- <br />tative3 expressed disappointment that substantial efforts were expended <br />on river management plans for the lower portion of the Parker Divisioll <br />and the Lake Moovalya development without approval of any plans. The <br />Department of the Interior is delaying any further work on these two <br />developments until an acceptable plan can be developed. <br /> <br />0) <br /> <br />- 30 - <br />