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<br />REGIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT
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<br />,.gne of the major goals of the Board is to
<br />achie,'c augmcntation of the Colorado Rinr. [n
<br />recognition of augmentation's importance to
<br />California. the B03rd has continued its vigorous
<br />support of all legislation, planning efforts, inns-
<br />tigatiollS, conferences allll negotiations that may
<br />help lead to the enntual aug-mentation of the
<br />Colorado River. The Board's efforts to pas... leg-
<br />islation fa,'orahle to augmentation of the river
<br />arc dcscribed in the section on F eder:11 Lq.risla-
<br />tion, :lnd its other augmentation :1ctivities are
<br />described in the fo!lo;,'ing paragraphs. subdi-
<br />vided hy reference to major groups, activities,
<br />and functions that arc oriented towards regional
<br />water plallnin~.
<br />
<br />Wester.c States Water Council
<br />The Council, composed of the states of Ari-
<br />,. zona, California, Colorado. Idaho, ~'lontalla, ~e-
<br />,"ada, ~ew .\Iexico, Oregon, Ctah, "'ashingron,
<br />and \\\'ominl!. was created b\' the ",'cstern
<br />Go\"Crn~rs Co-nference to provi~ie for effectivc
<br />cooperation :lmong the western states in plan-
<br />ning for development of their water resources.
<br />Texas has heen participating a," a non-\'oting
<br />ohsenTr in Council activities. During the ,-ear,
<br />Raphacl J. ,'loses of Colorado was- Chairman
<br />:lnd \Villi;ll1l )-)olden nf Idaho was Vice-Chair-
<br />man. Jay R. Bingh:ml, formerl~' Executivc
<br />Director of the Urah Department of ;":arural
<br />Resources, was appointed Executi,'c Director
<br />of the Council on ,\larch 9, 1968. The Council
<br />headquarters were subsequentl~. transferred from
<br />Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City, Ctah.
<br />Californi;l delegates during the first part of
<br />1968 were \ \ 'iIliam R. Gianelli, Director of
<br />"'ater Resources, Chairman; Gordon Cologne,
<br />State Senator, 36th District; and Ra~.I11(md R.
<br />Rummouds, Chainll:1I1 of the Colorado River
<br />Board. On August 28. 1968. Gm'eroor Ronald
<br />Reagan appointed Theodore J. George, ;'larys-
<br />,'ille Civil Engineer. to replace .'Ir. Rummonds.
<br />\\'. Don ,\laughan. Chief of the Interstate Plan-
<br />ning BrJllch of the [)ep;lrtment of '" ater Re-
<br />sources and the Chief Engineer of the Colorado
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<br />River Board sen"ed as technical ad,.isors to the
<br />California delegation.
<br />The Council meets quarterly and the three
<br />standing committees, Execurin'. 'Yater Policy
<br />:1I1d Legislativc, and "':1ter Resources meet as
<br />necessar~.. The Council unanimously passed
<br />resolurions concerning changes in the 160-acre
<br />limitation on Feder:ll projects and recommend-
<br />ing that the sutes he given :1 greater ,'oice in
<br />selection of wild ami scenic rivers within thcir
<br />houndaries. The COUlKil also rook a stand op-
<br />posing the Secrct:lQ' of the Imerior's rigid anti-
<br />degr:Hbtion policy on w;1ter qlulity,
<br />The Exccutive Director of the Council re-
<br />ported on thc inter-regional water proposals that
<br />have been de,-eloped during the past 15 years,
<br />cOHring the principal aspects of each propos::lI
<br />without eV:1luating any of the proposals. His
<br />report indicHcd in general the many short-
<br />comings of these proposals, such as in:1dequ:1te
<br />attention to water demands. water supplies, eco-
<br />nomics, politic:ll and instirutitll1al constraints ':md
<br />indicated that m:my of these propos:\ls were little
<br />more than "lines upon a map."
<br />
<br />California Advisory Committee on
<br />Western States Water Planning
<br />
<br />Thc Californi:l Ad,"ison- Committee 'V:lS cre-
<br />ated to advise and consult' with Californi:l dcle-
<br />g:ltes to anl' interstate commission or council
<br />~rganized t;) plan for regional development of
<br />water and rebted resources, e.~., the "'estern
<br />States \Vater Council. ~
<br />During most of 196t;, Illembers of the Com-
<br />mittee \~cre: :\ssemhlnn:m Carle," \.. Poncr,
<br />Chainnan (Assembl~- "Representative); Senator
<br />Lawrence \\';1lsh (Senate Representativc); 'Vil-
<br />li:lT1l H. Jennings (California \Vater Commission
<br />Representative); and public Illembers Jerome B.
<br />Gilbert, \"ice-Chairman; Joseph Jensen; Theo-
<br />dore J. George; ;1nd James F. Sorensen. James
<br />H. Krieger was appointed to replace .\1r. George
<br />when .'Ir. George resigned to accept the ap-
<br />pointInent to the'" estern States \ Vater Council.
<br />,'Ir. ,'laug-han and the Chief En~ncer serve as
<br />technical ~ad\"isors. -
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