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c .'J II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, II I~ As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjo:'ment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interests of all our people. The Department also has a major responsihility for American ,Indian reservation communities and for people who live in Island Territories under U.S. administration. Nothing in this study is intended to interpret the provisions of the Colorado River Compact (45 Stat. 1057), the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact (63 Stat. 31), the Water Treaty of 1944 with the United Mexican States (Treaty Series 994, 59 Stat. 1219), the decree entered by the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. California, et al. (376 U.S. 340), the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057), the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act (54 Stat. 774; 43 U.S.C. 618a), the Colorado River Storage Project Act (70 Stat. 105; 43 U.S.C. 620), or the Colorado ,River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 885; 43 U.S.C. 1501). This report was prepared pursuant to the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902. Publication of the findings and recommendations herein should not be construed as representing either the approval or disapproval of the Secretary of the Interior. This report surrmarizes studies and results to date and provides a reference when further studies are undertaken. \, \ \' " , AUG i 6 1qR3