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<br />01 Reclamation in 1'174 Tht. Grand
<br />\1esa Projf:'(t ....a~ one 01 2..\ pHljff!S
<br />Itivf'n priorltv for I.:Ompll;'110n 01
<br />planntnR report!> in Se<:tlon 2 oi Ihl;'
<br />Color,ldo Ri\t'r StoraRP Protect Act 01
<br />1950. The rt'pon e!>tlmiltt'~ that tht'
<br />Pro)t'(..t would dt'pletf' thl:' COlor,ldo
<br />RIver bv an average 01 29,..\00
<br />aue-Ieet a ve.n 01 thl~ amount.
<br />25,.100 aut'-ipt"t would be u...ed ior
<br />irrigation dnd the ren1dindt'r lor
<br />muniClpdt. reGeation and i,..h ,md
<br />wildlife purposes
<br />~o rpcommendation '<I.'a.. m.lde ior
<br />iurtht:'r fedt'rdl action on tht, prowct
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<br />lOUf'r Ba';m {]P1'l"lupmeflt~
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<br />The Colorddo Rilt'r Ind/;Jn
<br />Rl'''t'rhU;on has hired ,m engim't'rinj:l
<br />consultrng ilrm to prepMe an
<br />,lpplication rt'~x)rt and en\ironment.ll
<br />impdrl statement for il Small
<br />Rt>(lamiltion Prow" loan to de\t'lop
<br />an additiondl 10,000 ,leres ior
<br />irrigilllon in tht' ..outhf'fn part 01 their
<br />rp"'efvation. The Tnbe i.. curn'ntlv'
<br />irri~ting around bO,(J(X) acre.. in
<br />Anzona and about 2.000 .:left's In
<br />Clliimnia The US Suprt'ml' Court
<br />d('Gt'e in Aruon.1 v Cllii()rnlol olllo....s
<br />a md\imum of 107,588 aue.. 0/
<br />irrigation
<br />The :'\atlonal PMk St'rvil.:lO' pro!>o...ed
<br />Ihe e..tablishml'nt oi d U/..e \ft'dd
<br />U'i/dernt>.;,.. Are" con..i~ting of ..\({J,JOO
<br />den'" of wildernt..... area.. covering
<br />dbout 1..\.0 pt'rcent at the lake \-1pdd
<br />r'\Oational Rt'CrlO'.1tion Area in tht, Stdtes
<br />of ~t'\ada and Arizonil. Thf' propo"ed
<br />wildf'rnt".!> .Hea eli.tf'ndPd m man v
<br />places dQ\-\n to withlll 300 if'et
<br />hOrllontall-.. oi the high ....ater lint'.. oi
<br />Lake '\h'ad and Ldl...e \.loh.1\e At the
<br />Bridge Cam'on dam ~Ite itnd the
<br />proposed HU.llapal reservoir ared,
<br />hmH'vt'f, the propo"t'd \\ ildernes,
<br />boundary extendPd down to the
<br />high-....aler lint' oi tht' Col0rddo Ri\er
<br />With no ..ptb,lCk Of buif('f lone to
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<br />1/,,.,,,-, D,lrll.mt! I~~I' \I,'~(I
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<br />,lllow for construction of a power
<br />pldn!.
<br />Aitpr pubhc hf'arings In l<ingm.1n,
<br />Ari....ona, and lil!> Vt'gdS, '\J1'vadd. in
<br />\1an.:h. thf' National Pdr\... Service
<br />rt'vist<d the propo..ed v.'ilderness
<br />hound.Jrie<, .JOd rKommended .:In
<br />.lddltion.11 2..\2.&XJ dere.. ior a total
<br />wlldernp,,, area of 712,100 acre",
<br />Subspqut>nth'. the propo<,ed wildernt.~s
<br />are.. Wd' reduced III size bv Congres..
<br />h\ about 3..\0.000 defes. ....,hen it
<br />mrorporilttod the l'il"tNI" portion,
<br />Imludin~ the Brid~p Canvon ddm sill'
<br />and up"trt'<lm thert'Oi, in the bill that
<br />t'nlar~ed thp Grand elm on ,",wondl
<br />P,u/.. ldter m the ve.Jr. In d
<br />Prt>"idenlldl m{'''....l~e to Congre..... a
<br />thrl-'t;'-veilf sludv \"..a.. recommended of
<br />,10 Med mcluding the original
<br />wilderne"s area and e\pdn"ion..
<br />tht'reof cO\t'rin/< both wilderness and
<br />rt'ut'alionJI ii..pectS.
<br />A contract for con\truction 01 a
<br />reach 01 the Gr,wile Reel Aqueduct,
<br />CenrrJI 4ruon.l ProJecr, near
<br />5cott..dall:'. >\nlonii. ....a~ .1\\ arded in
<br />lQ7..\ Th{' fir~t oi thrt'€' units oi the
<br />\',Hajo CenerJflng Slilllon near lake
<br />PO\\t.1I .....'1.. completed in \1av, 19i..\,
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<br />,JOd begdn ..upplving {'nergy to
<br />customers in Arizona and Southl'rn
<br />Cdhlornia. A portion of the {'neq~v
<br />:owne-ratt"d b,. this plant will later be
<br />u..ed to meet thp pumping pnNgy
<br />demands of the CentrJI Arizona
<br />Pmrea. Subcontract<, for water from
<br />the prolect h,n-e bft'n held up
<br />becau,>t' of the unre..olved QUP<;Iion as
<br />to how much of the project's water
<br />"upp!v would be allOCdted to the
<br />Indian R(><,ervatlons in Central
<br />Arizona In 19i4. The Secretary of the
<br />Interior rpject{-'d the i1l1ocdtions
<br />proPO\t>d by Arizona and requf'stt'd
<br />lhat Amona \\-'ork with the Indiiln.. to
<br />.\j:tree on allocations. Howpver,
<br /><'ub<.t'Qut'nt mPf>tm/<s failed to fesoht:>
<br />the problpm dnd each part..- subm,l1{-'d
<br />to the Spcretarv Its sepMate
<br />recommendations. The decision was
<br />...till pendinp: at the vears end.
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<br />lowe-r Colorado River
<br />Management Program
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<br />The Bure-au of Reclamation e-Horts
<br />to de\elop a manap:t'mpnt plan that
<br />included channelization, belnk
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