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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Rick Gold <br />May 3. 1990 <br />Page three <br /> <br />the Commission strongly disagree. The operation of the other <br />Colorado River Storage Project storage units and of the <br />participating projects has essentially no effect on the <br />within-the-month fluctuations in power operations at Glen <br />Canyon Dam. Furthermore. such an expansion of the scope of the <br />EIS would inevitably delay its completion by many years. Given <br />that persons of all points of view agree on the desirability of <br />expeditiously completing the Glen Canyon Dam EIS. it would be <br />counterproductive to extend the process further into the <br />future. <br /> <br />Second. some have urged that the Glen Canyon Dam EIS and <br />the Western Area Power Administration's EIS concerning the <br />post-1989 power marketing criteria be merged. The States' <br />Representatives and the Commission believe that these two <br />efforts are distinct and separate and should remain so. There <br />is certainly some relationship between the two and they should <br />be carefully coordinated. but they deal with substantially <br />different matters. Furthermore. to bring them together would <br />again defeat the agreed upon need to expeditiously complete the <br />Glen Canyon Dam EIS. Therefore. we urge Reclamation and <br />Western to keep the two environmental impact statements <br />separate. <br /> <br />We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the scope of <br />the Glen Canyon Dam EIS. We again reiterate our support to <br />ensure that the National Environmental POlicy Act process is <br />conducted expeditiously and that the conclusions in the EIS are <br />scientifically sound. <br /> <br />Those listed below have asked me to sign this jointly <br />drafted letter on their behalf. as well as my own. <br /> <br />j2"~ /I<<~ <br /> <br />J. William McDonald <br />Colorado <br /> <br />Upper Colorado River <br />Commissioners: <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin States' <br />Representatives: <br /> <br />Jack F. Ross. Chairman <br />United States <br />James S. Lochhead. Colorado <br />Philip B. Mutz. New Mexico <br />D. Larry Anderson. Utah <br />Gordon W. Fassett. Wyoming <br /> <br />N.W. Plummer. Arizona <br />Gerald R. Zimmerman. California <br />J. William McDonald. Colorado <br />Philip B. Mutz. New Mexico <br />Jack L. Stonehocker. Nevada <br />D. Larry Anderson. Utah <br />Gordon W. Fassett. Wyoming <br />