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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />which took place prior to the action of the western governors in <br /> <br />June of 1965. For a number of years many persons were concerned <br /> <br />about the lack of adequate liaison among the states of the <br /> <br />colorado and Columbia River Basins. Numerous water agencies have <br /> <br />heretofore existed and many are still in existence which have <br /> <br />as their purpose coordination and exchange of information for <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />water development activities in segmented sections of the vast <br /> <br />area now encompassed by the Western states Water Council. <br /> <br />For over fifty years the waters of the Colorado River <br /> <br />and its tributaries have been diverted outside the drainage <br /> <br />area of the river system. While we classify the states of <br /> <br />Arizona, california, colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and <br /> <br />wyoming as states of the Colorado River Basin, the actual fact <br /> <br />is that the population centers of five of these states are Re~ <br /> <br />wutside of the colorado River drainage area. These population <br /> <br />centers, however, rely to a great extent upon waters imported <br /> <br />from the Colorado River system. The columbia River today dis- <br /> <br />charges into the ocean on an average annual basis about ten <br /> <br />times the average annual Dolume produced by the entire Colorado <br /> <br />River system. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Columbia <br /> <br />River has long been considered a source of supply for areas <br /> <br />currently being served from the colorado River system. <br /> <br />Neither is it surprising that the states of the Columbia <br /> <br />River Basin regard this type of thinking with some apprehension. <br /> <br />In september of 19et a meeting under the title of <br /> <br />-2- <br />