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<br />irr,-a"_e!' fro::: ''lke ::a.."asu ,0 r'me a!:l or Suj'~al:le a.~'cr'.a'-;'",,,?,.
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<br />HISTORY W "dATER ~E::f)fr>-1CF nr."'~LOI-~.~;T
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<br />--:'or.5. ruc' ior: of fi ve mul f iple-puJ11Ose pro.'ec's; ".olorado: ".[:.12
<br />Arimas_T,a rla~_8.. ,lQlorcs. r.n.llas ':reek. ;';125' 'i'tHe. a. i ~a'. ..:].:"'':121: a:-,d
<br />or;e i "".'l..'1. ',:--:'12 r:i~'ar .":1'_ of ',r:e '12:' ral:t.:. Fro.:ec'. '.Jpol' cO!:'lple_
<br />'ion a",d appro','al of 11 fea.silili",.. reper' .0 0: !"ess.
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<br />~.s~,ablis~.me,,' of 1. 1.oW"er :'olorado !iv~r "e"e~op:"1e=-~ f'u~,d.
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<br />evelonrl":er::: of eri 'eria fOr. .12 ~OO!"di a'ed ..01
<br />'_io! of ~!;e rede~"ll reser.roirs. equali?':!:l" '".he stora..(:: ,
<br />Lake PQ;;e 11 .
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<br />-ral_:e Cpera-
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<br />Direc'.ed "hat: .!:e --:ecre'ar:, of '..c ,'_edor s~,al1 couduc' full
<br />1.:,11 complete reconnaissar.ce 1:-:.'125'_1(8.' 10rs fol' .e p__lI"oose of dev~lopi ;.
<br />II ,:e~,er!J.I pIar; '.,o~e. ',:.e rU".ureW"a~er ,eeds of '.e ,'.'e~..er~ .!"j'ei ";a" eo!>.
<br />except '.hat. for a period of 10 j.ears fro:!) . he da't; 0:. .. e a~~. s',udies
<br />s!.all :,0'_ be u:".der:aken of 11:-:';' plan for ~,;.e i:!;por',_'l~.ior; or "'0. -er i!jt,o ',he
<br />'olorado River Basir. !'rO!TI a~j. o'::er ',3.:ural rIver 'ir,iia.,_~e rasi~. l,;i!1;
<br />oU'side 'r-I;;" St,ates of Arizor,o.. 'a1i::.orrd'l. :olorado, :;~W ::exico. and
<br />'I:ose portior,s 01' Nevada. '~ah, a~d ;.j'.o~J~.~ ....'.1~i are ;0, 'e ;;,'l':ural
<br />drair,age 'tasi of +-_he ~olorado Rh'er.
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<br />Directed the Seere+-a,,, +:0 :rAke repor',s of ar, iU'll CO,SLUnpt1ve
<br />~se arid losses of "'a'er from ~:,e r:olorado Ri ',.er Sj.s',er.-..
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<br />D. ~ cO~omie ~O:1di tior;s
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<br />fhe prosperi ~;:I of 116ricul' re i'i . -.e ripper "'olor9.do 'Ier drair,age
<br />basi" ger.el'ally parallels '_he prosperi' of "_e .1':es'ock 1 rj'ls':rj-'. ~.'i':J,
<br />"as. areas of ;'i~,e ran~el'i':d available fOr SlL'!_~r ~-:razj ,', l1'/esT-oek pro-
<br />duc'io;. is li:ni'_ed bJ .I,e produc'ior. of --.a,:, for ;...in~_er feed.
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<br />Tr.t.e"s1ned de;"elopr.-:e~ of ~.i:_e!'a~ reSOurces Teeer,' ;"ears haz
<br />crea~,ed 'e..... e=:plo~rJ'_ Oppor'_u~i~ies, i;:cludi:.' ofr~' ;e-t'ar:n ....ork for
<br />:::arv. farmers. The r.:ost. eX'e::si';e a.:d CO!:l.~rch.ll i~,por'a: _ :-::i::.eral re~
<br />sources of' .~he 'pper Basin are coal. oil. arId '.a~.t;ra1 ,,:as. :he '.pper
<br />Bash: is also ~ :e 1eadi:;0l domes'Ie :Jo'.,rce of .,"a"'.arJil.l1r., .ra:.iu:n. radLl."::
<br />ore, ar:d :nolj-"b-jemU::.~opper. zhc, ~ead. si~\'"er. a:--,d ,:"'old 3.re also COm-
<br />mercially izpor',ar.t. T!i rece~', ~;ears mi'.il-..t of ",rons. !ias cecolIie eX'.er;_
<br />sb.e :!i 'he S',a~e of llyo::-J.r1€. :."he i.lcrease i!". populu'ior_ resultir..v f!"Om
<br />ne"... 'ol- oppor:u:.i' ies ~-.'ls C-rea~ed r,e..... :-::arke.s f'or locell:. prod:Jced a d
<br />"1:!lported produc's. :,as . axed. ::lll:.icipal faciU',ies a~:d .....a.,er suppLes ir.
<br />several areas. a"d has i::creased de:na:.ds fOr elec._rici'y. Ra.... :r.a"erials
<br />are sti:::r..llari:~ i:-.d:Js~rial ac" i.....-; "ies i: are&s ad.'oi!".ir:.:- -"_e ..;pper drai~~
<br />age baSi,:. par'icu13.rl. areas .ear :'€"':er. ?..:ei:-lo. Frovo. and .3a1<- ~ake
<br />~i" :-:.,ese ad,'oj':ir.,;.- areas all i~por- ....a..er :"ro=: ",he clorado Fi.iv-er
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