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<br />001477 <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />Demands carne from spor'ting and ldildlife organizations, business <br /> <br />organiz<ltions - such as t.he Junior Chamber,s of Com.merce of IO.any <br /> <br />of the cities in the valley, many others from Vlomen's clubs to <br /> <br />boy scouts and numerous individuals, not only because they <br /> <br />enjoyed the recreation it: provided; bu't also, they felt i'c Vlould <br /> <br />encourage tourism and attract industry. O:l':hey can-tended tha-t <br /> <br />since the reservoir WCl,S paid for by all -[:he 'ca:x:payers i,t sh.ould <br /> <br />have a recreation pa.ol in .order ta benefit more of the people <br /> <br />instead of thase fe';'! bel.ow the dam who have the benefi'c of i,ts <br /> <br />canservation 2,nd flood con'trol. <br /> <br />The Direc'cor of the Calo:cado >'later Conserva-tion Board, <br /> <br />Mr. Felix Sparks, af'cer consultation \vi'ch various a'ttorneys and <br /> <br />the Corps .of Engineers de-termined, in 1957, the steps necessary <br /> <br />t.o es'tablish the permanen'c pa.ol. 'I'hey are: <br /> <br />1. C.ongress would have to amend the Act -[chat authorizes <br /> <br />J.ohn Martin Reservoir to all.ow invasion of the fl.oad c.ontr.ol pool <br /> <br />far a permanen-t poal. <br /> <br />2. Game, Fish and Parks Depart.ment would have to <br /> <br />purchase water rights sufficient to establish the pool initially <br /> <br />and replenish the evaporati.on so that vested rights of irrigat.ors <br /> <br />are pr.otec-ted. <br /> <br />3. Water rights purchased would have to have any change <br /> <br />in pain-t of: diversion and change in use approved by the State <br /> <br />Water Cour't \Vi'ch all in'terested parties presenting their viewpoints. <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />1.:i,-* <br />