WSP08118

• File Number: 8281.950
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations -- Upper Colorado Comprehensive Framework Study
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1968
• Title: Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study - Plan of Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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UPPER COLORADO REGION
COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK STUDY

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Summary

The Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee was assigned responsi-
bility of coordinating comprehensive studies in the four regions of the
Pacific Southwest. The Upper Colorado River Commission was subsequently
designated as chairman agency of the State-Federal Interagency Group Upper
Colorado Region to coordinate the framework study of the Upper Colorado
Region.

The Upper Colorado Region includes all of the. drainage of the Colo-
rado River above Lee Ferry, Arizona, a point on the Colorado River 1 mile
below its confluence with the Paria River, further defined by the Colorado
River Compact as the point of division of the Upper and Lower Basins of
the Colorado River. In addition, an adjacent closed basin known as the
Great Divide Basin in south-central Wyoming is included for study purposes.
The Upper Colorado Region includes portions of the States of Arizona, Colo-
rado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming and totals approximately 1l3, 612
square miles in area. This study is a cooperative effort of these five States
and many Federal agencies. This "Plan of Study" has been prepared to
(1) define the objectives of the study; (2) provide a general definition and
summary of the problems; (3) define the policies, agency responsibilities,
and required cooperation that govern the conduct of the study; (4) define
the scope, parameters, and timing of the study; and (5) proVide a document
Whereby -review personnel can determine the adequacy of the proposed study.

According to the Guidelines for Framework Studies, "The basic objec-
tive in the formulation of framework plans is to proVide a broad guide to the
best use, or combination of uses, of water and related land resources of a
region to meet foreseeable short- and long-term needs." The studies are
to be reconnaissance in nature and must rely largely on existing data and
the reasoned judgment of competent planners.

The Upper Colorado Region has been divided into three subregions
and nine areas for study, analyses, and reporting purposes. Thirty-five
counties were assigned to the Upper Colorado Region.

The report will be composed of a Main Report and sixteen appendices
to which leadership responsibility for the preparation has been assigned.

The Outline, Work Plan, and Study Elements for each appendix
and the Main Report are included in this Plan of Study. A work schedule
for the entire Plan of Study is indicated in the" Network Analysis Diagram."

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