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<br />VOLUME I NUMBER V - JANUARY 1960
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<br />ROOM 412 - FI~5T NATIO"AL e4,..", BUILDING
<br />P. O. Box 1708 - M''''OT. NOATH O"'KorA
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<br />Senator Views Water Program As 'Necessity Of Life'
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<br />must be apparent that this nation
<br />wiU be sorely pressed to meet the
<br />water requiremE'nts in the 75-year
<br />period from 1975 lo2050.1t will be-
<br />hoove us to plan for the optimum
<br />development of all potential natur-
<br />a! resources including water. In-
<br />creased e(fort must be directed to
<br />By SEr-'. ALLES J. ELLESDER the elimination of poJlution. Eco-
<br />ChaiT1l1on. Public Works $Ubrofflmiftee, li.s. Senate Domical means must be found to
<br />Appropriations C'ommittee prevent the contamination of olher-
<br />During the past few years there have OC-eD numl'rous articks wise potable watl."r. For intance,
<br />wriUl."n on the uploding population of the world. Some of these one large reservoir in the South.
<br />articlf'S lend to pinpoint the problem in the United Slates. No ~rious west is rcceh'ing e~'ery year a
<br />allempt, howe\'er.has everbet>n made to prepare the public in general volume of salt equivalent to the
<br />for the changes Utat will progrt'ssh'ely take place during the nut cubic contl."nt of the Empire Stale
<br />Pr~red on n>qUl'st of the North Dakota \Votl'T USl'TS A~ building. Studif's arl' under way to
<br />dl.'tl'rmine methoWi of pre\'l'nting
<br />90 }'ears. If, as some rl'liable forecastl.'rs estimate. til(" population thE' contamination of this water,
<br />flf the United States will reach one billion by the year 2050. that which would then Le a tremen.
<br />mean~ that for l'H'ry person in the United States today, 90 }'ears dous economic asset to a large
<br />Irom now thl're will bE' more than 5 persons. area in the Southwestl"rn portion
<br />In effect, by the year 205(l the population densit}, of the t:nitN:! of the country.
<br />Stain will approach that of India today.
<br />The year Z050 sounds too far off fur any of us to worry about :-;A\'IGATlO:-;
<br />today. Let us consider a period that is so immediatE' that if we Sl'n, f:lll"nd..r As our population increases, the
<br />propose to do anything about thl.' probl('m, WI." arl.' already latl' if WI." nl't'd incr('asl'S for transporting the
<br />get started today_ Let u~ ronsi<k>r lhl' )'par 1975. In Ot>cember, 19.)5, Ihl.' production of one ton of fin-I raw materials of industry as wt'll
<br />a rl'port by the PN'sidential AdvisoT}' Committee on Watl.'r R("source~ ishl.'d steel, 50,000 gallons of watl'r as the finishl'd products to market.
<br />Policy estimaltd that the population of the l'nitl'd States, which in. are required 10 produce one tonlln order to support t:lanufacturing
<br />crl.'ased from 75 million in 1900 to more than 165 million in 1955, will of papl'r, and 6 gallons of water I proct'Sses that can compete in
<br />reach ilt IE'ast 200 million by 1915 That prOJt:ctlOn was lor 20 ) E'ars are required to producl' 0fIl.' gallon; world markets, it is essential that
<br />In advance. From aU IndIcations that predIctIon IS runSl.'natne of gasoline. II is no wondt'r that.: costs be held to a minimum, To
<br />In June of 1959, somE' Ihrre and a half )'ears later, thl' ~partm{'nt although the a\'eragl' domt'Stic use! achieve this objective, those ma-
<br />of Commercl' prl'dlcted that our population would grow Irom IU10f water in our ciUes tods}' runs teria]s that can most economically
<br />million in mid:t958 to 216 milhon by 1975, an increasl" of US.S per Cl"nt U5.gallons ppr pl'rson. ollr. pt'r move by watl.'r mu..;t be provided
<br />nf the populahon gro\l,th estImated by the Presidential Advisor}' Com. capita sharl' of the total nallonal witb adequall' navis::ation facilities.
<br />mitlee on Water Resources Policy. Futhermorl", the rl'porl of the u~ including industrial and agri. The dl'velopml'nt of watl'rways ha~
<br />Department of CommerCl.' mdl. - cultural uses amounts to approxi. shown that. by and large, raw aud
<br />catl'S ~hat thl' estlmates are con.' "Water l-ll more than. Datural male]y 1.200. gaU,?ns per dl;l}'. I bulky materials arl' mo,'('({ by wn.
<br />s~T\'aU~e. For the purpose of eas}' I resoU~I!', It 15 a D~tssllv of 1be combined mc~ease m wat.er ter but the finislled products are
<br />diScussIon, It \I'ou]d thereforl.' be I life, Itl"rt In the t:nill!'d Slates. c:-onsumptton re.sultmg ~rom m. mo\-ed to their markl'ts by rail or
<br />re.al'Onab]e to use lSO. per cellt bles~d ....lIh a C1lDliDent of vir. crl'!lsed populalio.n an? Increased truck. Disregarding the major in.
<br />of the PN'sldl.'lItlal AdVISOry com- rhl loll, we lived more Ihan ZOO agrleu]tural and mdus.na] use of creaM'S in the mo\'eml'lIt of goods
<br />mlttt'l"'s estimate of. Ihl' popula. lea" bl!'fore the wa~r problem ! wate~ was \"ery clearly. set forth by Te$u]ting fro m population in.
<br />~.lon grow~ as a logleal and con. ~a::5 c:;e:-~t:e ~u~~ltrBr~ Lt. Gl'n: S. U. SturgJs," Jr;. fur. ert..ases, a breakdown in anyone
<br />ement f~gurl'.. . mer ChIef. of Army Engtllet'r5., of our major inland waterW8}.s to-
<br />Expanding populatIons .and I~.! modern 50('1et,. are 10 treml"D. Ilo'hen hl.' polnltd out thai In the s.;. day would creatl' a traffic l.'mer.
<br />creasl'd sta~dards of livmg wll] don tbal tbey staner the Imagi- )'ear period betw('('n 1900 and 19.55 gt'ncy which other ml"ans of t a
<br />focus aUenhon on lhe neet! for I nalioa, Tbl' C1lmlnc of our Indo~. the daily use of water increa5l'd, portation individually or C<II1~:=
<br />accelerating all phases of water I trial era, the raising of our from -40 bli]jon gallons to Z6'2 bi!. If are inca b] of m r..
<br />resources dl'velopment. living standards, and the in- ]kln gallons, or an incrl'ase ol ~ pa e ee III..,
<br />WATER SL'PPLY ~rea~d appll~allol\ of waler to billion ;aUons in 55 }'esrs, and that FLOOD CO:'\'TROL
<br />land have DOW" biCbllgble-d the Pr I
<br />How dOt'S thIS populatIOn Ill- problem nnlll in mlK'h of the In the next ~ }~ars the dally Will acoca1b: l'\ery arge city in
<br />crease affect the probll'm of \later nallon thl!'re 15 a ITa' e and In- tl.'r consumption IS t'xpected to rIse I the country IS expanding at .an un.
<br />supply? 1 think thiS can best. be creullllJ: concern over .aler re- by an additional 191 bllhon gal. pTt'Ced~n!ed rate, DeCf'SSltatlflg the
<br />Illustratl'd by a quotatIon from the I 'Olunl" I ]ons, or from 262 bllllsn gallollS 101 utilization of ~urroundlllg lands for
<br />rl'port to tht" Presldl"nt by thl" I 4S3 bIllion gallons With 5Uch staJ:. urban purposes. TIlt' mcrease in
<br />Ad\'lsory ComffilUce on Watcr Re-I Few of us reallU' that 65,000 gl'nng increases requirtd in Ihe areas of rooftops, pa\td streets,
<br />sources Policy gallons of llIater are rt'qulred for remaining 15 years pTJOl' to 1975, It, and guUl'red areas ineVItably in-
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<br />Ellender Outlines
<br />Demands Of Future
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