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Memorandum Report - Lower Colorado River Project
No full textDocument: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Memorandum Report, Lower Colorado River Perfection, Region 3, A.B. West, Regional Director, Boulder City, Nevada, March 1963, page 12The results of this reanalysis are briefly summarized below as a specific example of the problems affecting the basin as a whole.
During the past decade, the population of the Central Arizona Project area has more than doubled and now exceeds 1 million residents as people have migrated West. The area has also provided a temporary respite from winter cold for many additional people. The development of ground-water pumping as a surface diversion supplement and for new land irrigation reached its zenith in the midfifties. As new land lying beyond the areas served by existing surface diversion canals was brought under pump irrigation, the ground-water supply was depleted. Farmers using ground-water pump irrigation for lands lying on the ground-water basin perimeters found that wells being deepened to pursue the falling water table struck bedrock, and the land thus developed, often at considerable expense, returned to the desert. In other areas, ever-deeper wells have reached the point where ground water is now so costly that it can only be applied to the high-revenue-producing crops, thus limiting crop diversity and economic opportunity.
The surge in urban population has created further water problems of equal or greater significance. In the metropolitan area of Phoenix, which has a population of about 700,000, those lands within existing irrigation districts that are now or will be built up as housing developments can usually depend on conversion of irrigation flows into a municipal and industrial water supply. However, many new and proposed housing developments in this area are located on desert terrain and have only ground water available for municipal purposes,
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Memorandum Report - Lower Colorado River Project
No full textDocument: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Memorandum Report, Lower Colorado River Perfection, Region 3, A.B. West, Regional Director, Boulder City, Nevada, March 1963, page 15practice a program of conserving and extending the uses of existing basin water supplies. Such a program will call for: (1) watershed management to produce the highest water yields consistent with best practices for soil conservation and range improvement; (2) watershed erosion control to extend reservoir life and decrease sediment storage requirements; (3) streambed channelization to reduce the water surface exposure to nonbeneficial evapotranspiration losses; (4) eradication of nonbeneficial plant growth within the stream channels and annual maintenance to prevent regrowth; (5) conservation of all possible floodflows; (6) storage reservoirs to be operated at the minimum storage level consistent with design functions and with full coordination with ground-water reservoirs; (7) control and reduction of evaporation losses from reservoir surface areas; (8) provision for imperviously lined canals or closed conduits for conveyance of water from diversion or pumps to the field; (9) increased farm irrigation efficiency through improved farming practices oriented toward obtaining maximum production from minimum water use; (10) drain systems, where practicable, to intercept all surplus flows for further reuse; and (11) treatment and reuse of all sewage effluent and other return flows.
Specific projects to assist in conserving and salvaging existing basin water supplies and the estimated water quantities involved are shown in table 1. These should not be considered to be an exhaustive list of all potential projects, but as an indicated beginning.
As can be seen from table 1, the water quantities involved are significant, and this series of projects is of first priority to
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Memorandum Report - Lower Colorado River Project
No full textDocument: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Memorandum Report, Lower Colorado River Perfection, Region 3, A.B. West, Regional Director, Boulder City, Nevada, March 1963, page 16Table 1
ANNUAL WATER SALVAGE POTENTIAL OF THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER, THE DEPENDENT
IRRIGATED AREAS, AND SEWAGE EFFLUENT
Acre-Feet
1. Senator Wash 285,000
2. River Channel 190,000
3. Coachella Canal 1/ 150,000
4. All-American Canal 2/ 280,000
5. Gila Gravity Canal 3/ 35,000
6. River Phreatophytes 100,000
7. Ground Water Recovery 4/ 218,000
Subtotal 1,258,000
8. Sewage Effluent 5/
Phoenix-Tucson 600,000
Southern California 2,000,000
1/ Rebuilding and concrete lining to replace existing unlined systems - assumes reduction of losses to 15% of present rate.
2/ Assumes concrete lining in reduced system of existing canal while in use with losses reduced to 15% of present rate.
3/ Assumes sealing or lining of existing section with losses reduced to 15% of present rate.
4/ Includes salvage by pumping in Yuma Valley, South Gila, North Gila, and Reservation Division.
5/ Amount available under project conditions (Year 2025).
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Resolution (San Carlos Project)
No full textDocument: Resolution, March 8, 1963, page 1RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the San Carlos Federal Irrigation Project was formed pursuant to the act of Congress, June 7, 1924, consisting of 50,000 acres of Indian lands within the Gila Indian Reservation in Pinal County, Arizona and 50,000 acres of non-Indian lands, which latter lands are embraced within the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District, Pinal County, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, the water available to the lands in the San Carlos Project has steadily declined and is grossly inadequate to meet the needs of the lands within the Project, and
WHEREAS, increasing amounts of land within the San Carlos Project are being withheld from cultivation due to a shortage of water for irrigation, and
WHEREAS, the economic welfare of the Casa Grande Valley, Pinal County, Arizona, is largely dependent upon the successful operation of the San Carlos Project, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and vital to the continued existence of the San Carlos Project that additional water for irrigation of the lands of the Project be made available, and
WHEREAS, the only source of additional irrigation water for the San Carlos Project is by the diversion and use of Colorado River water under the Central Arizona Project, and
WHEREAS, the Arizona Power Authority has applied to the Federal Power Commission to construct a power dam at the Marble Canyon site on the Colorado River, and
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Cover Letter Accompanying Resolution
No full textLetter: From C.A. Anderson, District Engineer, San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage, to Federal Power Commission, March 8, 1963 (photocopy)BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C. L. SKOUSEN. PRESIDENT
E. R. WILDERMUTH. SECRETARY
P. E. CARRON
J. L. COOPER
C. H. ETHINGTON
F. E. JONES
R. Z. MORRIS
J. A. ROBERTS
O. W. RUGG
(??)DERSON,
ICT ENGINEER
M. SOMA.
OF WORKS
REED.
NEY
SAN CARLOS IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGL
P. O. BOX 218
COOLIDGE. ARIZONA
March 8, 1963
Federal Power Commission
441 G Street
Washington, D. C.
Attention:
Mr. J. H. Gutride
Secretary
Gentlemen:
There is transmitted herewith a copy of a resolution adopted this date by the District's Board of Directors. The resolution requests of your Commission that no license be granted for development of the power site at Marble Canyon or at any other site on the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead until all studies of the most feasible means of bringing additional water and power into Arizona are completed.
We trust that your Commission will agree with our position as the same is expressed in the resolution.
Yours very truly,
SAN CARLOS IRRIGATION
AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT
By: C. A. Anderson
District Engineer
CAA: pv
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Remarks by Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, at the Annual Meeting of the Colorado River Basin Consumers Power, Inc.
No full textDocument: United States Department of the Interior news release, "Remarks by Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, at the Annual Meeting of the Colorado River Basin Consumers Power, Inc., Las Vegas Meeting, February 28, 1963," March 1, 1963, page 4Thus, there is little doubt about the place of Federal Reclamation power in the economics of development of the Colorado River Basin. Without the financial assistance from these power revenues, we could not achieve the great multipurpose benefits which mean so much to the future of the areas which you serve.
Keep in mind, too, that as economic growth continues in the Basin--growth fastered in large measure by expanding our available water resources through the Federal Reclamation program--the demand for power skyrockets.
It is clearly evident in the Basin, as elswhere, that we must combine all of our efforts to meet the power needs with maximum output from total investment and facilities. To do otherwise would be wasteful and could possibly increase the cost of energy.
That is why we have sought a middle-of-the-road course to bring all utilities into the picture in working out the best arrangements from the project standpoint. In the challenge of meeting our power needs, I believe there is a place for all of us, public and private utilities and the Federal Government. That is why I insisted on negotiating agreements with the private utilities for the interchange and transmission of CRSP power. It is why we reached an agreement with the Colorado-Ute Electric Association and the Salt River Project for interconnection and exchange of power at proposed thermal generating plants near Craig, Colorado, and Shiprock, New Mexico. This agreement, like those with the private utilities, would be mutually advantageous to all parties.
The decision of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, announced last week on February 21, enables Colorado-Ute to proceed at once with construction of the first unit of the Hayden steam plant. This will assure savings of construction costs for the Storage Project and bring to closer realization the benefits that will accrue to the Upper Colorado River Basin through coordinated operation of this plant with the hydroelectric plants of the Storage Project.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is to be congratulated in reaching a decision which will assure Colorado of development of a thermal plant ultimately to be a market for about 1-1/2 million tons annually of its huge coal reserves in western Colorado.
It is worthy to note, in bringing the Upper Colorado River development up to date, that the last Congress authorized three major projects which will make further use of the waters of the Colorado.
One is the Fryingpan-Arkansas which the people of the Arkansas River valley have sought for so long to relieve a critical situation there. It was pleasing indeed to see the people of Colorado united in support of this project. In such unity there is strength. I think we can all borrow a leaf from Colorado's book in burying our differences and working together in support of Reclamation for the common good throughout the West.
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Letter - Secretary of the Interior
No full textLetter: From Kenneth Holum, to Gillis W. Long, House of Representatives, February 18, 1963 (carbon copy)UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
H-62-2026.10
SOL. W&P
FEB 18 1963
Dear Mr. Long:
We have your letter of January 26, 1963, concerning the comments by the Louisiana Public Service Commission on this Department's proposed regulations governing grants of rights-of-way for electric transmission lines across Federal lands.
We advised Mr. Clayton W. Coleman, Secretary of the Louisiana Public Service Commission on February 1, 1963, that we had received his letter containing objections to the proposed regulations and that the objections would be carefully considered before final action was taken. He was also advised that this Department had made so decision on whether to held public hearings in the matter.
The proposed regulations are similar in nature to regulations that were in effect in the Department from 1948 to 1954. The regulations, as proposed, were publiched in the Federal Register on December 29, 1962, in order to give interested parties appropriate notice and an opportunity to present written comments. The period for submitting written comments was extended to March 15, 1963, by a subsequent notice.
Also, the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee has announced there will be a full Committee hearing in the matter on February 27, 1963. We believe that the Committee hearing will afford so adequate opportunity for the presentation of all views.
In anticipation of the hearings, we are preparing a report on this Department's position in the matter. We are noting our files so that a copy of the report will be sent to you as soon as possible.
You can be sure that all of the comments us receive, including those of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, will be carefully considered before any further action is taken in the matter.
Sincerely yours,
(sgd) Kenneth Holum
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Gillis W. Long
House of Representatives
Washington 25, D. C.
cc: Secretary's Reading File, DCCO, S, LM, DL, WP, Attn: Bob Nelson for appropriate followup on report to Mr. Long
BLM: Attn: Chief, Div. Lands & Recreation
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Letter Suggesting Items That Need Emphasis
No full textLetter: From Wayne M. Akin, to Hon. Harold C. Gisa, Arizona State Senate, February 14, 1963 (carbon copy), page 1To me. Beatty-(??) Vdicei(??)
ARIZONA INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION
REARD BUILDING
HHOENIK, ARIZONA
February 14, 1963
Hon. Harold C. Giso
Arizona State Senate
Phoenix, Arizona
Dear Harold:
We left the meeting the other night with the feeling that there was not a clear understanding of the problem facing Arizona and bence the Stream Commission instructed we to write this letter. In Washington Senator Hayden opened the discussion reading a statement of his position. It was handed to those present. I am enclosing a copy of this statement for your information.
Following Tuesday's meeting we felt a few ideas needed amphasis and perhaps the easiest my to give them to you is as follows:
1. We feel that action calculated to bring water into Contral Arizona is of overriding importance and should have precedonce in all decisions affecting the State's uses of the resources of the river.
2. The Commission has not opposed the effort to secure a licanse for Marble Canyon Dam.
3. We have made a concerted effort to bring about a compromise which would resolve the differences of position between the Arizona Power Authority, Senator Hayden, and the Barean of Reclamation. This has not been successful.
4. We seriously question the advisability of Arizona following a course of action that does not meet the approval of Senator Hayden or the Bureau of Reclamation.
5. We consider that no further effort on our part toward reconciliation is indicated at present.
We are aware of our responsibility to use every effort to insure the passage of a Cantral Arizona Project bill and we believe the cooperation of Senator Hayden and his colleagues is essential.
Sincerely,
Wayne N. Akin
Chairman, Interstate Strean Commission
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Memorandum to the Files on Arizona Authority and Power Program Meeting
No full textDocument: Memorandum to the Files, Arizona Authority and Power Program Meeting, Draft, 2/7/63, page 4-4-
approach is a 10 to 1 better bid than if Arizona goes it alone for a Federal Central Arizona Project. He said he thinks that with five states working together a High Bridge Dam is a better than 50-50 chance, and it is less than 50-50 if the states go it alone. He said Arizona chances of Congress will be best, "if we treat the River as a common asset of all the states".
He concluded by saying that he thought Senator Hayden's action was wise -- that he has been in Washington longer than any other one else present and that his decision to introduce S. 502 "represents the wisdom of his long years here". The Senator said, "thanks for the smoke."
At this point Mr. West began to present the map and charts which described the regional development program. Senator Goldwater objected but Senator Hayden said he and Governor Fannin had agreed this should be the next thing on the program and West's presentation was made.
During the discussion by Mr. West, both Fannin and Goldwater asked what is the incentive for California to agree to an eventual transfer of California water to Arizona. Later in this phase of the discussion it was pointed out that the bulk of the water brought down from northern California would be used in southern California with only a relatively small portion going to Arizona. Also, that perhaps none of the northern California water would actually be used in Arizona but that its use inEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 24 bit, 2,199,433 byte
Memorandum to the Files on Arizona Authority and Power Program Meeting
No full textDocument: Memorandum to the Files, Arizona Authority and Power Program Meeting, Draft, 2/7/63, page 6-6-
The Secretary referred to the chart which designated the unit which would be part of the first phase of the lower basin project and called attention to the fact that the Central Arizona Project has the lead position -- "we've taken the back seat in recent years and it is only fair that we should be in front on this".
John Smith expressed the concern as did others, including Fannin, "that it might be possible to secure authorization for Bridge and Marble Canyon Dams and then run into action which would block an appropriation of funds for the irrigation features of the Central Arizona Project." Senator Hayden assured the group that "we just aren't going to let this happen".
The Marble Canyon Dam -- Kanab Creek Tunnel project was discussed and Goldwater gave it the "snowball and Hell" treatment and the Secretary agreed that there is a big question mark on it. He said, however, that as water becomes more and more short it eventually will reach the point where we can put "people above scenery" and be able to make maximum use of resources potential. Goldwater said, "that will be a change in your thinking too wouldn't it?" -- adding quickly, "that is facetious of course," as the Secretary denied the original Goldwater statement.
Fannin said he wanted to clarify one statement, insisting that contrary to the Secretary's justification for the basin approach that "the lower basis is not Comparable to the upper basin -- that there is no history of bitter water fights between upper basin state, and that the states of the upperEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 24 bit, 2,296,993 byte