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<br />LETTER OF TnANSMITT~}' ~ f ,
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<br />CO:-DIENTS OF TIlE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
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<br />EXLCUTIVE OFFICi': OF THE PRESIDENT,
<br />BUREAU OF THE BUDGET,
<br />WashilllltOIl, V, C" April/B, /9";9,
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<br />The hOllorahk t.he S[o;CHETAfiY OF THE An'fY
<br />(Through tIlL' hudget. office'l' for t.he Depnrt.nwnL of t.he Army).
<br />1\-Iy DE:.-\TI l\IR. SI';CHETARY: This will fLcknowledge receipt. of YOll!'
<br />lett,('/' of April 16, 1948, SUblllitt.illg 11 C'opy of t,be report of t.he Chid
<br />of Engineers on n pl'eliminury cxnminntioll and SUI'I/C'.y of t.he Rio
<br />OrnIlde- and t.l'ihutnl'ics, New i\lpxico, lluthol'izl'd by tlw Flood Con-
<br />trol Act. appro\'cd August, 18. 1041.
<br />Thf~ r\~port I'cl.'_omll1pnds thnt tbe eompr0hcnsive plan propos('_d
<br />tlw.I'\'in fo!' the development of the Rio Grallde' 1I1ld tribllt.lll'ies in
<br />New .:\l..:xico hf' npproycd and t.hut. the: Hood-control pllllse of t,he plan,
<br />consist,illt: of the Chino, Chfilllit.a, Hnd ,.Jemez Canyoll Dnms Hnd
<br />Rcs(~rvoiJ's, and the Hio Grunde and DltH>wntcl' floodwfiYS. lw flU thor-
<br />iZNI fol' ronstl'uet,ion by the Fedcrul Gon~rnlllent nt, nil ('st.imnh~c1 cost.
<br />or' $75,uu5,.gOO. The pmposed plan is designed IIUt only to prevent
<br />Uw lIsLlal tY1WS of flood damn.ge ellco\lllten~d in river valleys but also
<br />to prevent flll'tJH-~L' dctL~I'io\'ilti(Jn of l.h~ 11gl'it..:ultul'l11 and urhnll PI"Olk'l'-
<br />tics of t.he yalley llS n result, of ri\'cr-hed oggnHlntiollS nnd t.o return
<br />t.he- p-xisting il'rig-ation Pl'Ojt'et, to maximum productivity.
<br />It. is noted thllt, the compl'ehensivl' plan wtlS de\'elop(~d us tl result,
<br />of coordinllted studies hy t.he BUl'ellU uf R(~dHmllt.ioll find tile Corps
<br />of Engineers nnd that it is hased 011 it joint ngl'l'ellwlll. hdween t.lle
<br />S(--'CJ'(~tlU'Y of the Int,cl'iOl' llnd tlic Secretary of 'VIlI', dated ,Tuly 25,
<br />1941, setting fUl't,11 the nwjol' feat.ure's of t.he propos(~d eomprf'hensive
<br />plnn anti indiratillg' t,he ng\~lwy whiell i~ t.o he I't'sponsihh' for t.hp, con-
<br />strud,ioll) operntioll, find mainLenullce of ('Heh mojoI' featu!'!..'. UncleI'
<br />t.he fig'recment" t,he improvements to EI Vndo ResE~rvoir, t.he Rio
<br />Grand(~ Chilllllcl rectification operations, t.he irrigation nnd project
<br />rclwbilitatioIl work, and dl'llinage rchahilitnl.ion nlld p-xt('nsion work
<br />would Le the responsibility of the Burcuu of Reclamation. Construc-
<br />tion of the t.hree dflms find rt~servoirs find Icn..'~8 along Lhe flood ways
<br />for .10('.01 flood pl'otediun ,,"oulu be- undertaken by the Corps of
<br />Englll(~crs.
<br />Other phnses of the prngmm fire undpr st.IHly by t.Il(-~ Nnl.ionnl Pork
<br />ServicC', t,he Bureau of Indinfl Affairs, fLnd t.he Gl'ological Survey of the
<br />Deport.ment of the Interior, nnd by t.he Depnrt.IlH:nt, of Agricult.ure,
<br />but. t.heir finnl reports lInd conelusiolls nre not yet. nntilnhle. H-ow-
<br />ever, it, is noted thnt t,he joint. ngret'ment-
<br />recognizes that t.here is an irnportll-Tlt need for Suppl~lllentary meaSllfe::> (or the
<br />con/.rol of ~oil ero:::ioll and for rctardat,ion of run-off ill t.he watersheds which are
<br />now beillEl; inve:"tigatcri hy t.he Dep~l.rt.Trlent. o( Agri"IIIt.ure and the Depart.ment, of
<br />the Int.erior. Current. plans are ~lItti('icnt.ly liexihlc: t.hat t.hey can be fully co-
<br />orrlinnt.erl wit.h any program.': fur water~hed t.n.atment which may bc illsI.ituted by
<br />appropriate Ferleral or local agcncies.
<br />Pro\-ision for future hydl'Oelcet.ric power is olso Inlldc in tlwagreement..
<br />Tt is gruti(ving to note the high degree of l'oordinntion t.hat, has been
<br />fiehieved hetween t.he Corps of Engilwers and the Bureau of Rechuuu-
<br />UOH in tlte uevelopment. of the comprehen~i\'e plnn for t,his ri\'cr
<br />bosin. Bot.h agencies firc deserving of commendlltion for SUdl nehievc-
<br />ment. It is noted, however, t.llll.t your report. n~cogllizcs tlte int'om-
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