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<br />!~ 1903, t~e ole ~e:ve~ Uc~o: ~a~e~ CCw?2.Ly, a ?~edecesso~ oi ~~e
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<br />T~e~e we~e o"~e= =~li:gs ~de down !==oug~ ~~e yea:s. ~ce: De:ve~
<br />c~e2.~ee i.s ~lic V~ili~ies Co==ission (whic~ ;;as also .~e pre-
<br />cecesso~ et ~~e Wa~e~ Boa:d) , ~he Coc=ission wade i~s =11i:gs on
<br />beha2i oi ~~e Cit7 ~O~ Two ?o=ks. Tbese v~ious ti~i~~s led ~o
<br />~y yea=s ct li~ig2."ion be=o~e ~~e Sec=e.a:: ot !:!e~io~. T~is
<br />li~~gatio~ c."-~a~e~ ~ lS24 ~~t~ tbe Bo~~ c~~g a cash se~~le-
<br />me~t f=r excl~s~ve ~~~~~S t~ereot. Si=ce ~ba~ t~e, to ~=ese:t,
<br />the Eca:c bas bee~ pu=c~~i~g t~e p~iv~te l~d ~~h~ ~he p=opose~
<br />~ese=vci~ bou=da--y so .bat .0 date we ~w own 2.bo~~ 11,000 ac~es
<br />ou~ et app~ox~!elr 13,320 ac~es ot p~iv2.te la:d. The ~e~ai:i:g
<br />9,900 ac=es is Fede~al C~we~e~~ l~d ~~ce= ~~e ~~~a&e~e~~ o~
<br />ei.ber t~e Perest Service e~ !~e Bureau ot La:e lla:ag~e:t.
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<br />~e D=~--~e". ~s ~'~-DS-~-- -~-- ~~~~ -~e ~e~c'~-~c~~ c~ S"C~ 2-
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<br />~rojec!, "a: adc..:::ioll2.l 150,000 acre ::eet will be mz.:.e ava::'l~le'.
<br />Tbe s~e s~~~es ~a7e ~cl~dec the c~~~~za~ic: 0= ~~e ~o~es~ake
<br />=--e~ -~~c~ ~." ~~~~~~ ~o- c-1- -~-e c~-- o~ ~,---~~ ~,,- ~\So
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<br />n2.::'e:- Si.:~Fly ~s 01:1y ct:O: c~e otJ" ~~e prOIlOt:..:lCec. benefits ';t=.icb
<br />cou.ld be de=~vee by :be ~u.l:i-~e aspects ot t~e project. Tbe
<br />availabilit7 0: a la~g~ ~ec~e,~ic~al oppo~-~i~y ~C ~)~o e~ec~~ic
<br />~owe= a~ a loc,tion ~ suc~ clcse t~ox~~~ to ~~e ~et~o a=ea a:e
<br />~c~g tbe o!be= =ea.~es 0= the p~oposed p~ojec:.
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<br />~e 3u=ea~ o~ Eecl~a~ic~'s l~test i=702v~e~t "as w~e~ ~t ~=i~i~~eci
<br />i~s s~~y 0: ~~e Two Pc=ks co~ce~~ ~ 1966. .The s~~d~ ~~s o==ic~ally
<br />desig=a~ed as ~~e upper So~~b Pl,t~e O~~, ~C ~as bee~ p=o~essi~g
<br />c=~~~~ously ever s~ce.
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<br />!ssu~ce at a feasibili7Y =epc~ by t~e 3~ea~ ~as ce~~7e~ :c~ sevc=al
<br />~easc~s. ?~S~, as a ~es~t o~ ~o~~g e~~i~o~e~~a: co~ce=~s, a
<br />co~~~ee c: e~vi=c~e~t~l ~~e~es~ ~as ic=~ed, ~i~~ t~e 3.~ea~ ~o
<br />p~ovids t~e work on e~vi:c~en~al =a~~e=s. Ccnclusio~ 0: ~~e co~i~~ee
<br />~ ~=~~ a special e=~-o~e~t,l ev~ua:icn o~ ~~e p~ojec~ ~?act C~
<br />t~e ~ea ~as =eeded. The Eu=ea~ co~cu=~ec a=d ~be s~ud: ~~s i~it~a~ec
<br />~d s~~se~uently c~~leted ~d ~~s~=i~u~ed i; :be s~ri~& 0: 1972. A
<br />~~~~~ c: ~l o~her t,ce~s o~ the ;=ojec~ "as pub~isbed C7 the Bu=ea~
<br />~ Augus": o~ 19i2 u:lc.er -:~~le 6t ftSpecial ?.epo~-: on 'tbe upper Seu,:=.
<br />?la-:-:e 'CL.i't.t1
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<br />Seco~dly, d~~g this s~e period, .be Wate= ~es9u~ces Cou.:c~: p~o-
<br />~~lg,~ed ~ew ?olicr S~a~ca=cs ~d ?~oceGu=es ~ t~e ~o~~la~io~s,.
<br />Z7al~a~~c~ ~~ Rev~e~ of Use ~d Develoome~~ oi Wa~e~ ~=c Rela~ed ~
<br />~~~c Eescu~=es. Tbe ~~eau =ec~g~~zes ant e~ccrses ~~e =~l~iobjec~ive
<br />':J2.a=::.i.:.e; 2.=~=cac::', ;;i:..icb is u.=.:.ve:sallv- :-ezs=:-ed ":0 2..S "~O:?" w:oo.e=
<br />MO? concep~: nC~~~ ~te ~a:e~ Eesou=ces~Co~Dcil rec=~e~csJ ,l~s~=a~i~es
<br />=~c~~~~g ~e~~g=~l cbcices base~ O~ oono~~~i~~es ~o :c~~la~e
<br />sepa=a~e ~l~s ~~a:. a=e res?c~sive ~o Na~io~al Sco~o~ic Develcpme~~
<br />~~ ~~v~==~e~~al ~~al~~, a=e c~~side=e~. The 3~ea~ t~s ~~e?a:e~
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