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<br />Departmer'11 01 AgnCUllure program.
<br />Agnculture s testimony was cllsappo;r'11Jn9
<br />Since key Agncullure OttlClaIS had DrevJousl~
<br />slated that they were III supoort 01 lne bill,
<br />Serlatof MUr1<:OWS~1 ~rne upset with the
<br />Department of Agncultures po$ihon thaI
<br />more lime was rlOOded to comment on !he
<br />bl(! He ltlen dlrectoo Agncuilure and all other
<br />federal agencIes 10 SUbmit. .....Ithln ten days.
<br />fmal statE!fTleonts presenlll"lg thetr posltlOOS
<br />Testm'lony by the States Colorado River
<br />Basin Salinity Control Forum, agneullural
<br />Industnal and muniCipal waler ~ as well
<br />as water related organizations were all 111
<br />suppon 01 5 2202 and urged Its passage It
<br />1$ my understandu""Ig thaI the OffICe 01
<br />Management and Budget IS generally
<br />opposed 10 any I'l€'v. money authonzahQns
<br />because of the currenl budget situation In
<br />view of rnis po$IHQIl. lilt;! lesfrmony al the
<br />heanng by the f-ederal agenCies can be
<br />considered to be 011 the plus SIde However.
<br />there is no qlleSlIon :hal, lX<:ause Ollhe h'9h
<br />monev reqUlr",",~IS the bill laces an upl"llll
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<br />EPA News
<br />Enc Eldsness has t:lE'€f1 confll1nea as the
<br />ASSistant Adm,n'$!rator fOf Water Programs
<br />....,ttlln EP;" and IS ~ht' Washington offICe
<br />contact for salinIty problems M,b. H
<br />Dodson, Acting OlreclOI of the Water
<br />Management DtVISIOfI 01 Region Vll1, Denwr
<br />IS tile key EPA salinity contact In Denver
<br />The states In lhE' Colorado Rlvel Bas,n,
<br />IndlVldtlally, are In the process of ~Je'w1ng
<br />and adoptIng lI1e Forum's 1981 RevIew Oi the
<br />Water Quaht", Slar1dards for Sahnlf'1 In me
<br />COOrado River Syslem
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<br />Meetings 10 Note
<br />The COLORADO RIVER WATER USERS
<br />ASSOCIA lION rne<:>Mg In Caesars Pal<lCE!
<br />Las Vegas Neo.-aaa ",,'II be Decerr.ber 13--1.1
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<br />The COLOR,.100 RIVER BASIN
<br />SAlINI1l' CONTROL A.DVISORY
<br />::OUNCIL /'T'I€oeMg ......,11 be held attr'le hotel
<br />3ahla, MissIon Bay. Oc!Ober '9, 1962. ,n San
<br />)Iego, CaI.10mla The ColOrado Rive' BaSIn
<br />;a:lnlty Conlro! Forum IForuml rT"l€'ellng tS
<br />)(::ObPI 20 same lOcatIOn The puohc IS
<br />1..,-;:00 te' e~!hef o' :r-rese meetings The
<br />-orums 'NOr.. GrDl'P ~,ng pr€'Ct:'Qes
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<br />Two-Stage Planning
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<br />The Bureau of AeclamalJol'-s new Two-
<br />Stage Planning Process oecame effective on
<br />May 21. 1982 !O make planning more
<br />responsive efflcle-nt. and effectrve
<br />ImplementatlQr' ''''III prOvide an opportunlrj
<br />to respond more QUICkly to th~ NatIOn s water
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<br />The new process Will Include most of the
<br />steps l1'Ia1 have ~n used lor many years
<br />hOwever, 11 wl!lcompresslheCUrrent process
<br />In terms of lime Therefore. certfun actlvjl~
<br />In planning budgeting. and preconstruClIon
<br />W111 have to be accomplished concurrently
<br />The two-stage pldnnmg process also
<br />reQUires plan~rs to mak.e cer!~ln t~hnlca!
<br />assumpllOns ana to ta...e some nsk.S. ra1he,
<br />lhAn relYing on years 01 data collectlon
<br />The Pl'oces.s ConSIsts of two baste stages
<br />project Inv&.>!IgatlOn and preconstructlon
<br />The rlbjpcll\1f' allt\(! prOject Inves!IgallQn
<br />Stage IS 10 formulale and seloct a plan 10
<br />recommend lor constructIOn authorization
<br />The PUIp()S€ altne precoostruclloo stage is
<br />to ven~i the non-de5.lgn relatecl clCllVltl6f.,
<br />complete OCSlgo and PferK.julSltes 10
<br />C-OnS!fUC1l()(1, and prepare Specltlcatlons fm
<br />In'tlaJ construction dward
<br />In short. w~! ttllS nl€ans 10 the sallmtt
<br />program IS thaI construction shOuld begin
<br />ear1ler USI~; the r;o:>v. rv.'o-stage plannIng
<br />P'<>CeSS
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<br />Paradox Valley
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<br />USGS (Geological Sun.oey) ,",as agll?o"d to
<br />E'SlabliSh and rT\Ofiltor a 5elsmlC
<br />rTlE'.a5urefT1E'(1t ne!Wor~ In It">e Paraaox area
<br />Installal10n a! selSfTllC "1Ql1l10nng statIOns 15
<br />underwa)' T~ slatlons will r(>Cord any
<br />seIsmic acll"l)- netorl;' an(l after !~ Inll,allOrl
<br />01 the deep ...'ell Injection lest
<br />Constr.JC1lOn onll\le nev. prOductiOl1 'NeIlS
<br />ana aDQul a mil€' of pipeline IS Unael"~..ay by
<br />N-elsons Ine oj Conez CoIof30a \';'Orl\ IS to
<br />bo:! eOmplli'le b~' January 3 1983
<br />t:\ec!amatlOn e~P€Cts to begIn WOf'oI,ng
<br />With Wllhams crothers ,n Dt>c€'n1ber to begin
<br />It"le Speo!.ca,;Qf1S for the C1~llhng and :eslinQ
<br />of the m,.ec!lor' les1 Because 01 Ire -
<br />CompJe~'I.es 01 :...€ :es:.a1"\Cl :'">econ:rac: :~
<br />a....al'd ::II conlract '5 nOl e.D':'<_"!e<J unL La:er
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<br />Donn Pease is T earn Leader
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<br />Donn Pease IS the learn leader tor the Big
<br />Sandy Rlver Uml. Wyomll">g. In thiS capacIty
<br />he OlfOC1S tr-w:. planning team and subleam
<br />rnE'o;>tlngs. coordinates planning actiVItIeS,
<br />dlfOCIS me pub/IC Involvement program. and
<br />prOVIdes COOfdlnallon WIth the conlractor
<br />Dorm has rece,ved a Special AChievement
<br />Award In recognlton oj I1ls work on the Big
<br />Saflo'Jy RIVer Ul1Il
<br />Donns professional care<>r was
<br />51detrack('(j ....hen alter S<.'\INaI yea~ of
<br />praClleal eJ.penence .and <lCC€Plance at !he
<br />Um"'~lty 0' Cali/arma Berl\ley he was
<br />dral1M by- me U 5 Army He was sent to
<br />Gt'rmany where he sP'"nt 2 . y€'ars In a
<br />Construction Engll1eer Unit After hIS mlhtary
<br />P"per:~ Donn .....ent fa the Unrve'5lty of
<br />Nev. M'~JllcO In Albuq~QlIe and In 1973,
<br />rf'Cel~l>d a Bac~r of F II1e Arts degree In
<br />,lrChl,eclure ana planning RetutnlllQ to
<br />GNmany fie worked lor the Corps of
<br />Englflf'l.rs !ur": years Back In the Umte<:!
<br />Stales ,n :9:'7 hI? wasar" Engll'll'oenng Prol""Cl
<br />PI.anner al the Klngsvllle TeltdS_ Naval Alt
<br />SlaVen before lransferrmg to the BUreau Of
<br />ReclamatIOn In 1979 Donn was a desIgn
<br />engln"""r a! t"IO' Uinta BasIn Construcllon
<br />OHlce 11'1 OtlCt'\e5n", Ulan beforr~ coming to
<br />'~P Grana Juncllon PrOlocts Office In 1980
<br />In addition 10 hIS 'espen51b1litl€S for Big
<br />Sandy Donn IS also learn leader lor tt-.e
<br />i'"'rYSlal Dam POw!:'r Plan! aOdl!.oo
<br />Dor'ln :5 a spons car enthUSiast and
<br />pa~'c'C'.a"es In JuTocross ana ralley actlV1tl€'S
<br />,,, 1'1'5 I<!'1Sure hOurs He alSO en/O')'S oom
<br /><:lown",11 a'1Cl crossco~r'1:ry Sk.llng I'lIklng
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<br />Progress in the Grand Valley
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<br />Emi'ry Johnson O'S,'IC: Coc"1ser\iatlcnlSI
<br />faT \.I1t> SoIl ConservatIOn Sef\llC'e Ir Gran.:::!
<br />JunCIJor rE'DOr'"S mat OV~r 20J lal'l'1"lerS have
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