1965

NATIONAL RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION -- 34TH ANNUAL MEETING KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

November 10, 1965 ANNUAL REPORT

of

WATER USERS COMMITTEE Meetings:

Meetings of the Committee were held on May 28, 1965, in Pierre, South Dakota, and on November

8,

1965, in Kansas City, Missouri.

At the winter meeting of the Board of Directors in Washington, D. C. February 22-26, 1965, the Committee was represented by the Chairman.

Matters Considered by the Committee

SUBJECT:--Right-of-Way for Highways and other Federal Purposes Background:

Several years ago, the Water Users Committee expressed a need for

legislation which would authorize payment of compensation to irrigation dis-tricts whenever a federal agency acquired lands which comprised a portion of the tax base of a district or which lands were, in any way, obligated for a part of district indebtedness. In addition, the Committee recognized that construction of interstate highways, with limited access, created an increase

in the operation and maintenance costs of water distributing agencies. A special committee was appointed by the N.R.A. Board of Directors to draft appropriate legislation. Several bills were prepared and introduced during the past two sessions of the Congress.

Conclusions:

Although the last bill introduced, H.R. 2858, was broadened to permit compensation to "water distributing entities" and, thereby, would have been protective to practically all water user organizations, no broad support came from the Western States.

It appears, as reported a year ago, that non-federal projects and water user organizations have not yet been sufficiently affected by federal right-of-way acquisition to fully appreciate the problems and support protective

legislation.

SUBJECT:--Cost Sharing for Recreation, Fish, and Wildlife Functions of Projects

Background:

For many years, N.R.A. and others supported the view that the costs of providing recreational or fish and wildlife features, as parts of project development, should be wholly non-reimbursable.

As demands for such features have grown tremendously in recent years, there has been increased interest in Congress and in the federal agencies and by some project sponsors for some formula under which direct users and beneficiaries would pay a reasonable share of such costs.

Conclusions:

After passage of the Water Conservation Fund Act, complimentary legislation was introduced to provide for uniform policies with respect to recreation, fish, and wildlife benefits and costs of Federal multi-purpose water resource projects.

This is the so-called "cost-sharing" bill. Actually, it is the Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965 as passed by the 1st Session of the 89th Congress. Now, all joint costs for recreation, fish, and wild-life are non-reimbursable; 50% of the separable or specific costs are

non-reimbursable; and the other 50% of such costs are to be repaid from non-federal sources.

-2-1. Recreational Demands

Water user organizations, particularly those responsible for operation and maintenance of the older reclamation projects, have been subjected to numerous pressures because of expansion of population and the accompanying demands for recreational use of water facilities.

The Water Users Committee concluded that the operators of older projects could only solve their individual problems through negotiation of appropriate operating agreements.

For the consideration of recreational aspects in the planning and construction of new projects, the N.R.A. Board created the Outdoor Recrea-tion Committee to act as an advisory group on those matters.

2. Inter-Basin Water Diversions

In the spring of 1964, following the release of the Interior Department's Southwest Water Plan, the Water Users Committee recommended that N.R.A. urge all federal agencies, in co-operation with affected States, to expedite the studies required for planning of projects which would divert water from areas of abundant supply to the areas of present or impending shortage.

The Water Users Committee recognized the complexities and potential controveries which were involved. Nevertheless, the Committee recommendation

led to the establishment of the Water Resources Regional Planning Committee of the Association and the adoption of Resolution No. 2 of 1964.

General Subjects

For many years in the past and, probably, for years in the future, water users of the Western States have been and will be concerned with recurring

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problems arising from the competition for water as its value continues to rise. Thus, the saving of water will direct attention

to:--(1.) Phreatophyte control. (2.) Evaporation reduction.

(3.) Rehabilitation and betterment programs for increase of efficiency in canal system operations.

(4.) Distribution system consolidations.

(5.) Development and use of low-cost canal linings.

(6.)

Utilization of new and more economical sterilants,

herbicides, and preservatives.

(7.) Development of effective and economical control

devices in both the mechanical and electronic fields. Problems for Immediate Future Consideration I. Broadening of Rehabilitation and Betterment Programs

The shift in pattern of project water uses from agricultural to municipal and industrial usage is requiring rehabilitation, alteration, and installation of various water delivery facilities on many existing projects.

Consideration should be given to any appropriate changes which should be made in the programs and procedures for rehabilitation and betterment in order to permit expeditious transitions to municipal and industrial uses. 2. Policy Differences Between Federal Water Resource Agencies

Perhaps, uniform policies throughout the federal departments concerned with water development cannot be completely achieved.

Currently, however, there is one primary difference in policy relating to repayment of reimbursable project costs which is worthy of consideration.

-4-the timing of commencement for repayment obligations is a most important consideration for project sponsoring agencies.

Congressional policy permits the start of repayment after full project completion by one department of government, but requires the commencement of repayment to another department as soon as water is deliverable from an initial stage of project completion.

It seems that some consideration should be given to the means of arriving at uniformity.

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On behalf of the Committee, we express appreciation for the advice and support of President, Hugh A. Shamberger, and Executive Director, Wm. E. Welsh. We also appreciate the participation of representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Soil Conservation Service, and other Committees of the Association.

Respectfully submitted, ,--;) 72

(i"---J. R. Barkley, Chairman and Committee Members Arizona R. J. McMullin Montana Oregon

0. A. Bergeson Paul L House California Nebraska

Robert F. Carter Stan Matzke Colorado

Chas. Neill

South Dakota Walter C. Taylor Nevada Texas

Norman Hall W. S. Gideon Idaho New Mexico Utah

Clifford Scoresby L. C. Strawn Leo P. Harvey Kansas

Robert V. Smrha North Dakota Washington Murray Baldwin Gale L. Sterling Oklahoma Wyoming

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appreciation for the advice and support of President_,Hugh A. Shambergeri and Executive Directo,Wm. E. Welsh. We mis also apprecia4-44 the participation of representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Soil Conservation Service,

Aezj.F.i.GEF4+ki-Fe-l-4oewsea-re+to4)epav*ge, and lumm other Committees of the Association. Respectfully submitted, J. R. Barkley, Chairman and Committee Members Arizona R. J. McMullin California Robert F. Carter Colorado Chas. Neill Montana Oregon

0. A. Bergeson Paul L. House Nebraska South Dakota

Star Matzke Walter C. Taylor Nevada Texas

Norman Hall W. S. Gideon Idaho New Mexico

Clifford Scoresby L. C. Strawn

Utah

Leo P. Harvey Kansas North Dakota Washington

Robert V. Smrha Murray Baldwin Gale L. Sterling Oklahoma Wyoming

C. T. McWhorter Karl POMV-rs e ,7

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MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS - NRA PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA

MAY 28 - 29, 1965

9:30 A. M. 1. Roll Call

2. Approval of minutes, February meeting

3.

Kansas City program

4. Kansas City arrangements (Mr. Green)

5.

Executive Director position

6.

Power Comm. Report (Mr. Sorenson)

7.

Acreage Limitation (Mr. Sorenson)

8. Executive Director's Report (Mr. Welsh)

9.

Recreation Bill (Mr. Raab) 10. Committee Appointments

11. Water Users Committee Report 12. Other business •••••••". , ori 74e) of?.V. C • mt. A.• „. // .01 "_{1 e! e.; Allo} 714' .0";

NATIONAL RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION

Agenda for

Meeting of May 28,

1965

I. Status of legislation initiated through or supported by the Water Users Committee: 1. Right-of-Way legislation -- providing protection for irrigation and

reclamation districts.

H. R. 2858 (Ullman of Oregon) appears to be the currently favored proposal.

2. Control of noxious weeds on lands under jurisdiction of the Federal Government: S. 219 (Carlson, Minnesota) is worthy of discussion.

This problem has been on our agenda for a long time but, thus far, discussion has not reduced the noxious weed growth on Federal lands. 11. Status of Other Legislation

1. Amendment of the Water Pollution Control Act.

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quite radically amended in the House, provides for greater participation by the States.

Water users will likely face increasing problems in dealing with the administrators in the pollution and quality control field. 2. Water Research

S. 22 and H. R. 3606 relate to research activities and are of direct interest to the Association's Agricultural Research Committee.

However, research results are purported to be for water user benefits and we should know, at least, what is going on.

3.

Water Resources Planning Act

S. 21 and H. R. 1111 are the two current versions. While the subject is of interest to more than the water users, there may be specific water user interest in the Columbia and Colorado River Basins.

III. Other Matters

1. Subjects suggested by Committee members

The meeting notice asks for suggestions from any of you.

2. Discussion of miscellaneous legislation or subjects of water user interest As we have done previously, we will again have Executive Director,

Bill Welsh, cover such items as he deems appropriate for Committee discussion.

3.

News and Views from the Federal Departments

Our Committee has always had the cooperation of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture.

Invitations to meet and participate with us have been forwarded to: Mr. Gilbert Stamm, Assistant Commissioner

U. S. Bureau of Reclamation

Mr. Maurice Langley, Chief, Division of Irrigation and Lands U. S. Bureau of Reclamation

Mr. Lloyd Reed, Soil Conservationist

BUSINESS SESSIONS (Holiday Inn) 9-12 a.m. 1:30-5 p.m. Banquet Program — 6:30 p.m. Toastmaster: Millard Scott, Custer, S. D.

(First President, S. Dak. Reclamation Association, Former Director, National Reclamation Association)

Introduction of Guests:

Welcome: Hon. Nils Boe, Governor of South Dakota, Pierre, S. D.

Response: Hugh Shamberger, President, National Reclamation Association, Car-son City, Nevada

Remarks: L. J. Maher, President, South Dakota Reclamation and Water Devel opment Association, Huron, S. D. William Welsh, Executive Director, Na-tional Reclamation Association, Wash-ington, D.C.

Harold B. Aldrich, Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Billings, Mont. General George Walker, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Division Engineer, Omaha, Nebr.

J. W. Grimes, Executive Officer, State Water Resources Commission, Pierre, S. D.

MAY 29

7 a.m. Plane flight over portion of Oahe Pro-ject, Courtesy of National Guard 9 a.m. Business Session

1 p.m. Trip to Oahe Dam and tour of power-house (World's largest rolled earth dam—six miles north of Pierre)

OFFICERS

Hugh Shamberger, President H. H. Christy, First Vice-President M. W. Hoisveen, Second Vice-President Lorin W. Markham, Treasurer

Wm. E. Welsh, Executive Director DIRECTORS

J. A. Riggins, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona James Sorensen, Visalia, California Harold H. Christy, Pueblo, Colorado Robert T. Chuck, Honolulu, Hawaii Alex Coleman, Jerome, Idaho C. C. Green, Courtland, Kansas

Wesley A. D'Ewart, Wilsall, Montana C. Petrus Peterson, Lincoln, Nebraska Hugh A. Shamberger, Carson City, Nevada I. J. Coury, Farmington, New Mexico

Milo W. Hoisveen, Bismarck, North Dakota Frank Raab, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L. E. Coles, Prineville, Oregon

Arthur Svendby, Lemmon, South Dakota Guy C. Jackson, Jr., Anahuac, Texas Harold E. Wallace, Salt Lake City, Utah Lorin W. Markham, Spokane, Washington Marlin T. Kurtz, Cody, Wyoming

Railroad Representative L. S. MacDonald, St. Paul, Minnesota

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TO: _{BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION.} FROM: _{POWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.}

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE REPORT.

In recent months the Power Advisory Committee has considered at lanegth the past, present, and future role of hydroelectric power in the reclamation program and the best means of assuring maximum benefit from hydroelectric power operations for the primary purpose of water resource development. While we believe the importance of this matter merits continuing study and review, this constitutes the report of the committee.

GENERAL STATEMENT

It is the purpose of the National Reclamation Association to promote the maximum development, conservation and utilization of the water resources of the reclamation states. This necessarily means that every effort should be made to achieve the principal of multi-purpose water use, including the development of hydroelectric facilities where economically feasible. The entire current and pro-jected reclamation program owes its economic feasibility in large part to the revenues available from the sale of hydroelectric power. While it can be properly said that the generation of electricity is incidental to other project purposes, it is nevertheless equally true that the generation and marketing of hydroelectric power is an integral

part of the reclamation program. In addition to the necessity of reclamation power revenues to assist in project repayment, there remains the fact that the energy contained in falling water is in itself a valuable resource which should not be wasted.

The generation of power must always remain subservient to other beneficial water uses. It should be emphasized, however, that there may be isolated facilities constructed for the principal pur-pose of producing hydroelectric revenues which are a necessary

economic part of a more comprehensive project having as its primary purpose the storage or delivery of water for other beneficial pur-poses. Specific examples of this situation are the proposed Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon dams as a part of the Lower Colorado River Basin Project.

PROBLEM AREAS

A problem which faces the reclamation program is the method by which the use of water for the generation of power can be made compatible with other water uses, and the means through which the power itself can be integrated with other power systems.

Specific problems can be stated as follows:

A. Reclamation power must be capable of being marketed at rates which are competitive with power from other sources, and still achieve the project payout required by law. The need for financial assistance from power revenues on existing and proposed multiple-purpose projects for irrigation and

-2-other reclamation features represents a continuing problem for the reclamation program, particularly in view of increas-ing construction costs and decreasincreas-ing costs of alternate

sources of electric energy.

B. Existing utility outlets fall into two general categories, which can be generally classified as investor-owned utilities and consumer-investor-owned utilities. The two types often compete in the same area for sources and mar-kets. Administrative decisions under the preference provi-sions of reclamation law on marketing areas, power alloca-tions, and related matters pose special problems for both groups.

C. A further problem is created through the proposed transmission of reclamation energy over federal lines which would duplicate facilities owned by investor utilities.

D. These problems are compounded by the lack of effec-tive and cooperaeffec-tive liaison between and among various utility groups, water users, and official federal and state agencies and have precipitated many unnecessary controversies.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

It is self-evident that revenues derived from hydroelectric power determine the financial feasibility of most reclamation proj-ects yet to be constructed.

-3-Conflicts have developed from time to time over power

programs proposed by federal agencies, both with respect to the con-struction of generation and transmission facilities and to proposed power marketing procedures. It is readily apparent that such con-flicts have and will continue to be detrimental to the reclamation program. If the relcamation program is to continue to contribute to the economy of the West, it is essential that it have the full support of all local groups and their representatives in the Congress. Such local groups include not only the water users themselves, but also the various utility groups, whether investor-owned or consumer-owned, together with the general public and their local and state govern-mental agencies.

The Committee therefore recommends that the National Recla-mation Association undertake a program to build a better and closer liaison between the Association, federal, state, and local agencies, regional water users, and electric power groups.

To further this objective, we recommend that the National Reclamation Association establish a permanent power advisory commit-tee, including representatives of the Department of the Interior, investor-owned utilities, consumer-owned utilities and water agen-cies. This committee should be empowered to take such steps as are necessary or desirable to minimize areas of conflict and to encour-age a greater degree of cooperation among all interested groups.

-4-The Committee further recommends that the National Recla-mation Association, by appropriate resolution, recommend to the Secretary of the Interior the following:

1. That where the generation or transmission of electrical energy from a proposed reclamation project is involved, the Secretary, at the outset of the planning and con-tinuously thereafter, constitute an advisory task group from the affected area, consisting of representatives of local and state water agencies, investor-owned utilities, consumer-owned utilities, and appropriate federal agencies to provide proper liaison between local interests and the Department of the Interior in the formula-tion of the optimum plan of development of water and power resources.

2. That electric power from reclamation projects should be marketed on the basis which will make the greatest

economic contribution to water resource development, consistent with project repayment requirements and with the pricing of other power within the project market area. Federal hydroelectric facilities should be designed, con-structed and operated in the most efficient manner possible, including operation on an integrated basis with the thermal generation of the private and public power suppliers who

-5-3. That federal transmission facilities be limited to such lines as are essential to the marketing or exchange of reclamation power. A major criterion regarding the con-struction of federal facilities or the alternative

utilization of existing or planned private transmission facilities should be the production of the greatest amount of power revenues for the benefit of water resource development.

4. That the use of reclamation power for reclamation project pumping have priority over all other uses in project plans.

FELIX L. SPARKS, Denver, Colorado L. E. DONEGAN, Lincoln, Nebraska IVAN P. HEAD, Las Vegas, Nevada

B. L. BAUGH, Albuquerque, New Mexico HARVEY McPHAIL, Salt Lake City, Utah H. MAURICE ALQUIST, Touchet, Washington JAMES F. SORENSEN, Visalia, California

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remarked, that was the ve_ar Ny.1212Digents__af_.Lfiy_c_str. more ."

them with pride and "aeon-fused sense of achievement." I

By 2065, Dr. Sin i said, not only will families be smaller, but "our useless dams will have been torn out- irlavor . of "more modern" sources of i56Wer, such as nuclear

plants.

BODEGA

(But not on Bodega Head, D r. Edgar Wayburn, past president and currently vice president of the club, ex-plained later. "We think s there are places along_the_

seasnore cffi6nfljct with

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• By Ehnont Waite The greatest obstacles against preservation of America's few remaining1 wilderness areas are hy-droelectric dams and the •

marital bed. ,

These were the conclu-sions of speakers at the opening session of the Sierra chin ,three-day; ninth biennial Wilderness Conference at the San Francisco Hilton

yester-day. • •

Club president William E. Sin, University of California biophysicist and scientific di-rector of the American Mount Everest Expedition of 1963, was the ,keynoter as the conference opened.

POPULATION By the year 2065, he said, America 's population have been stabilized at 310 million. A family with two children will be the "opti-mum size," and three chil-dren will be considered "a very large • family."'

Looking back' to • 1965,.. he - See Page '4, Col. -2

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our scenic, recreatiOnal

viewpoint . .

(Pacific Gas & Electric Co., whose plans for a Bode-ga Head nuclear plant were thwarted by conservationists, already has plans for other such plants—not necessarily on the ocean shore, Dr. Way-burn said. And neither the liuclear or solar plants of ,the future, he added, would

de-velop power "more ckeap115 than the dams we,loPpose.",),

Dr. Sin i reported that :the.

Sierra Club has now attained " a membership of nearly 30,-000—growing almost ten times as fast as the popula-tion. And millions, he said, "have discovered the wilder-ness — the novelty, the con-trast, the exquisite beauty— the tranquility and corn-, 'fort . . . "

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"These signs and symp-toms should dispel any illu-sion that the conservation movement is peopled solely by long-haired nature lovers, posie pluckers, little old la-dies in tennis shoes and other eccentrics," he declared.

In 1965, he reported, "some 800 species of animals face extinction," and by Mr

rrs'eNrenty-five7i7ill have sue-cumbed; among thorn . . . th—ChTdroelectric— _----engineer."

Useless dams will have been ripped out, he predicted —although Hoover Darn will have been saved as "a his-toric monument," and Ram-part Dam on the Yukon will have been finished but never used because other power sources will have proved more economic.

Wilderness areas will, by then, have been preserved— with buffer strips alongside to provide for "day use" by neighboring urban popula-tions, he said.

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GROWTH

Also emphasizing that a major weapon against up-spoiling Wilderness is_p_Qp tion cnntroi Asias Lincoln H. Day, research associate of the Harvard School of Public Health, who declared:

"M o s t .basic of all, we must mobilize our efforts .to halt the growth

orpoptilation,

we may as well' relinquish forever our hopes for wilderness nreservfin

TiVer the long run . . ." His suggestion: Two chil -dren per family.

Dr. Day's own family in-cludes only two children, Dr. Wayburn told The Chronicle later. And Dr. Wayburn him-self? He smiled apologetical-ly and said, ,`I'm from an'

older generation — I have four . . . "

FIGHT • --Other speakers included John B. Condliffe, senior economist of Stanford Re-search Institute, who de-clared "it is imperative that .. we fight tenaciously to' save every scrap of wilder; 'ness," and that 'we must be

prepared to. show that en• croachments are destructive not only of beauty but of eco• nomic value."

A good argument could be' made, he said that the caw-, tfy—Tv-bliTd—be better off if it quit trying to maintain higy

taxes and quoias_on—wool,1

7,Ter,--mineral$_ and Retro-"As taxpayers and as con-? sumers, we should all be bet-., ter off. The gain to the econ-omy as a whole would be far:

greater than the losses that would be sustained by do-mestic producers. Indeed, it would pay the United States! -to buy out the interests of 1. these producers an turn the laTa on which_ coy op.pratra into national_parlz."

FUTURE

James Bonner, professor of biology at California Institute of Technology, also spoke,.

taking a look at the world he foresaw 100 years hence.

"It is clear," he concluded, "that neither hydroelectric p o w e-r nor power derived : from conventional fossil fuels : (coal and oil) can satisfy the requirements . . . That nu-clear energy can and will fill the need is equally clear.

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tlat rivers must bp damped to supply power_ ."

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI November 10-11-12

1965

SUGGESTED PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY

10:00 A.M. Band or film

10:30 Opening - Mayor - Prayer

10:50 President's Message

11:15 Senator Carlson of Kansas

NOON Governors' Panel

2:15 P.M. Committee Reports 2:45 Power Panel THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. Film 9:30 Committee Reports 10:00 Congressman Asoinall

10:30 Solicitor Frank Barry

11:00 Corps of Engineers

11:30 Committee Reports

NOON Secretary Udall

2:00 P.M. Senator Symington

2:30 Western Reclamation - Eastern Money 1M, 3:00 Report of Caucus on attendance, etc.

7:00 BANQUET Vice Pres. Humphrey or speaker provided by Kansas

FRIDAY

9:30 A.M. Film

10:00 Senator Jordan

10:30 _{Reclamation and the Coal Industry}

11:00 Committee Reports

11:30 "The Big Red" - By Lawrence Mehren

NOON Floyd Dominy, Commissioner of Reclamation 1:45 P.M. Business Meeting

liou Are invited

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34th ANNUAL CONVENTION

of the

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pleasure to invite you to participate with us in the 1965 Convention and Exposition of the National Reclamation Association. As you

probably know, NRA

is an

organization of

approximately 4,000

members whose aim

and purpose is to encour-age and contribute to the scientific advance of reclamation in the Western states. Our previous

conventions have had an

average attendance of

approximately 1,000 key

officials (Boards of

Directors District

Managers, Irrigation and

Reclamation

Leaders,

Engineers, and Lawyer's)

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potentional buyers of

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fully expect this

Convention to be the best in the Association's history. u. 5. Dear Mr. Exhibitor: Men engaged in

reclamation projects are

concerned with virtually the entire spectrum of irrigation farming and engineering problems. Their interests range from intensive reSearch programs concerning sprinkler

gation efficiency and

evaporation control to multi -purpose projects involving construction of dams, reservoirs, water

distribu-tion facilities and

drainage collector systems.

In no small way

the success of

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former eXhibitors who

have indicated their desire to make the eXhibits portion of our program an annual affair. We of the

Association would like

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Kansas City will be mutually beneficial. Very truly yours, P-r'e6e1-1Z--4^r/ RE: Convention 1965 National Reclamation and Exposition OFFICERS Ruth Sharnberger, Prevsid,sopt„.,do H.

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irrigation and water resources development interests of the seventeen Western states—the Western

half of the United States. It is truly a "GRASS ROOTS" organization.

are public-spirited citizens from ever state in the West, although Western irrigation farmers

com-prise the largest single segment of the membership. Representative groups of business and

pro-fessional men, state and local government officials, Federal, state, and local public agencies,

and private organizations make up the remainder of the membership roster.

of the organization remains fundamentally the same as when

organized in 1932 — "THE DEVELOPMENT, CONTROL, CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION,

AND UTILIZATION" of the water resources of the Reclamation states.

Congress has indicated its approval of Reclamation by increased appropriations. The annual

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HOURS

Exhibit hours, subject to changes authorized by the management, are as follows:

Tuesday, November 9, 4:00 P.M. — 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 10, 11:00 A.M. — 8:00 P.M. Thursday, November 11, 8:30 A.M. — 6:00 P.M. Friday, November 12, 8:30 A.M. — 12 Noon

SPACE

The floor arrangement of space is shown by the diagram in this folder. Dimensions and location of each booth are believed to be accurate but only warranted to be approximate.

INSTALLATION OF EXHIBITS

Exhibitors may have access to booths starting at 1:00 P.M., Monday, November 8. The exhibitor must have the installation of his exhibit completed by 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 9, 1965.

DISMANTLING AND REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS

No display may be dismantled or packing started before noon, Friday, November 12. Exhibitors will have until midnight, to remove their exhibits from the Exhibit Hall.

ARRANGEMENT OF EXHIBITS

Standard booth backgrounds and side rails, decorated with bengaline curtains, and uniform two-line signs are provided without charge. Booth backgrounds are eight feet in height and divider rails are three feet in height. In the area three feet forward from the rear background of each booth, display material may be placed up to a height not exceeding eight feet from the building floor. /n any portion of the booth beyond three feet from the rear background of the booth all parts of the exhibit shall be placed not to exceed the height of the rail, which is three feet from the building floor. Exhibits not con-forming to these specifications, or which, in design, operation, or otherwise, are objectionable in the opinion of the management, will be prohibited. Management reserves the right, in the best interest of the show, to relocate selected space in areas other than that selected by Exhibitor.

BOOTH FURNITURE

All decorating and exhibit furniture will be handled on requisition to the designated official decorator. Schedule of prices will be included in the requisition form, which will be mailed to exhibitors well in advance of show time.

Orders for special lighting, wiring, water, gas, telephones or other special work must be placed with the Muehlebach Hotel, 21 days in advance of the exhibition. Special forms, showing rates or other basis of charges, will be sent in advance of show time.

STORAGE OF CRATES

The Hotel will NOT handle and store empty crates and cartons, but will provide janitor service for the entire exhibition. Crates and car-tons will be stored by the Official Drayer and returned to the booth promptly at the end of the show.

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS

(1) Exhibitors are prohibited from using amplifying equipment that is objectionable.

(2) Exhibitors must confine their activities to the space they have contracted for.

(3) Exhibitors will not be permitted to use strolling entertainment nor to distribute samples or souvenirs except from their own booths. (4) Exhibitors who use costumed girls or mannequins should be sure that their manner of appearance and dress is such as to not offend even the most critical.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The management will provide guard service throughout the official period of installation, showing and dismantling, and exercise reason-able care for the protection of the exhibitor's materials and displays. Beyond this, The National Reclamation Association, TRADE ASSOCI-ATES, INC., the Hotel or any officer or staff member thereof will not be responsible for the safety of the property of the exhibitor, his agents, or employees, from theft, damage by fire, accident or any other causes.

CONTRACT

The above are highlights of exhibit rules. For complete rules and regulations governing exhibits, see reverse side of contract form.

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS

The Official Drayer for the handling of all material for the Exposition will be designated well in advance of show time.

Shipments, whether by Freight, Railway Express, Motor Freight or Air should be PREPAID and a copy of the Bill of Lading forwarded to Official Drayer. Shipment should be scheduled to arrive not before October 25 — not later than November 4, 1965.

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LIFE BLOOD

OF PROGRESS

Why South Dakotans

are organizing to

tap a resource that's

there, but not being

fully used .

.

. YET!

Water for South Dakotans

South Dakota's future development of industry, agriculture, rural life

and municipal growth depends upon the availability of an abundant,

eco-nomical and suitable water supply. As the need for water increases, many

South Dakotans are faced with major water problems -water shortage,

poor quality water, or both.

When it comes to the natural

availability of water, South Dakota

is truly the "Land of Infinite

Varie-ty." Wide variations in water

avail-ability endanger the State's future

development. Realization of this

makes it necessary that the people

of the State work hard to develop

to the fullest, their great water

re-source potential.

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Water for Many Purposes

Water for Cities and Towns:

Cities and towns are using more water every year. Not only is population increasing, but each person is using more water. In 1954 total water use for munici-palities in the United States was 16,674 million gallons a day. Estimates place municipal use by the year 2000 at 42,543 million gallons per day.

Water for Rural Homes and Livestock:

Farm water requirements are increasing. Modern conveniences in the farm homes, the general use of labor saving devices and increased livestock production take more water. One beef animal will drink approxi-mately 10 to 12 gallons per day.

Water for Irrigation:

Agriculture is South Dakota's No. 1 industry. Irriga-tion will have a stabilizing effect on the state's economy. The state, through the development of the Oahe Unit and other areas, has a great potential for irrigation — many times greater than the acreage now irrigated.

Water for Industry:

Water is industry's most important raw material. The trend toward synthetic and more highly refined pro-ducts, as well as the expansion of industry, calls for increased water supplies. It is forecast that the use of water for industry will double by the year 2000.

Water for Recreation:

Each year, boating, fishing, and other water-based recreation are becoming more in demand. Next to agriculture, tourism is South Dakota's biggest industry, bringing about $150 million a year to the State's economy.

Water for Fish and Wildlife:

Water is essential to fish and wildlife. The develop-ment of the state's water resources will provide new and improved areas which will tend to increase the produc-tion of a great natural resource—fish and wildlife.

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Development of South Dakota's

vast water resources

Economic development through

water resource development — Oahe Unit

The desire of South Dakotans to develop their water resources has

been evidenced by a number of important acts, one of which was the

for-mation of the Oahe Conservancy Sub-District. At the 1960 general

elec-tion voters within its boundaries voted to establish the Sub-District by an

overwhelming majority in excess of 80 per cent.

The Sub-District consists of 151/2 counties in north central South

Dako-ta—Campbell, McPherson, Brown, Day, Edmunds, Walworth, Potter, Faulk,

Spink, Clark, Hand, Hyde, Sully, Hughes, Beadle and the west half of

Mar-shall.

The Sub-District has taxing power and contracting authority. It stands

ready to assume a portion of the financial responsibility in developing

water resource projects the people desire. Formed as a multiple purpose

water development and planning organization, the Sub-District interests

are varied including: county wide and municipal ground water studies,

irrigation, municipal and industrial water supplies, flood control, fish,

wildlife and recreational developments, watersheds and pollution

abate-ment.

Under local control and supervision, the Sub-District is committed to

work for the orderly development of water resource projects desired by

those within its boundaries. It provides a means whereby South Dakotans

can organize to utilize fully the important resource of water—the life blood

of progress.

SUPPLY

NOT UNLIMITED!

Thirty-four million acre feet of water will be stored within South

Da-kota's boundaries on completion of the four Missouri River main stem dams

(1 acre foot 325,850 gallons). A lot of water? Yes, but the demands for

it can grow even faster than the supply. The Senate Select Committee on

national water resources has predicted a worsening water crisis in the

60's and 70's. According to the Committee, five major river basins in the

West will require complete development by 1970 to support projected

in-creases in population and economic activity.

The West's Burgeoning Growth and Increasing Water Use

38 Million 1954 70 Million 1980 108 Million 2000

South Dakotans must continue to develop their economy through the use of a portion of the water stored by the Missouri River Re-servoirs.

(in billions of gallons) 193 1954 254 1980 355 2000

Of tremendous importance to the economic well being of the State is

the Oahe Irrigation Unit. The Oahe U nit is a part of the Missouri River Basin

Project authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1944. The

plan proposes to divert Missouri River water impounded in the Oahe

Res-ervoir to irrigate 495,000 acres in the James River Basin and the Missouri

Slope. (area includes certain lands in the counties of Brown, Marshall, Day,

Spink, Sully and Potter).

Other purposes to be served by the proposed Unit are: municipal and

industrial water supplies; fish and wildlife conservation; recreation; flood

control, and pollution abatement.

The plan is the result of 16 years' study by the Bureau of Reclamation.

The engineering plan is sound and the Unit under full development will

re-turn $2.70 in benefits for every $1.00 invested. The project will be

devel-oped in stages. The first stage will consist of 190,000 irrigable acres.

The Oahe Unit is multi-purpose. Its benefits will affect everybody.

Ag-ricultural production can be stabilized, then increased. Making better use

of land, water and human resources will boost business and industry

with-in the project boundaries and extendwith-ing throughout the State, the Missouri

River Basin and the Nation. No longer will South Dakota have to put all of

its eggs in one economic basket.

OAHE UNIT A Multi Purpose Project

Irrigation

Under full development the Oahe Unit will pro-vide irrigation water to 495,000 acres within the Sub-District. Federal investment for the construc-tion of the Oahe Unit will be repaid to the Federal Government in accordance with reclamation policy established throughout the West. Irrigation from the Oahe Unit will result in increased and stabilized agricultural production from the same land.

Municipal — Industrial

As project waters become available, 23 com-munities and their associated commercial-industrial establishments can receive a new and dependable water supply. These communities are located in and adjacent to irrigable areas of the Unit, along the irrigation works and along the James River below the Unit. It is anticipated that as the proj-ect is developed many other communities will desire Missouri River water.

Fish, Wildlife, Recreation

The development of additional fish, wildlife and recreational areas assumes greater impor-tance each year as population grows and more leisure time becomes available. Twenty-eight pro-posed fish and wildlife development areas are in the Oahe Unit plans. Numerous recreational op-portunities exist in connection with the regulating reservoirs proposed as a part of the Unit features.

Water-Pollution Control

New water supplies from the Oahe Unit will improve stream sanitation by providing more stabilized stream flows for the James River and its tributaries. Pollution control on South Dakota rivers and streams is a necessary function to per-serve the health and well being of South Dakotans.

Flood Control

The flood control aspects of the Oahe Unit are confined to the James River and are incidental to the operations of the Unit for irrigation. Channel improvements are planned along the James River. The Byron Reservoir to the extent possible will be used to store the diverted spring flood flows.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE OAHE UNIT

ON SOUTH DAKOTA,

THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN AND THE NATION

Development of the multipurpose Oahe Unit will result in increased, stabilized, and diver-sified agricultural production, and will increase and stabilize retail, wholesale and industrial busi-ness throughout the area.

Total population increase from resource

development

37,000

Annual increased retail, service, wholesale

and processors trade from the Oahe Unit .$185,064,000

New retail stores

465

New service trade establishments 328

Increase job opportunities 1,590

Increased annual gross farm income $ 78,534,000

FROM CONCEPT TO FAUCET

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planning

authorization

construction

"You want me to plant oak trees?" said the gardener. "Sir, it will be years before they become trees." "In that case," said the Country Squire, "plant them today."

Lead-Time and

Delivery of Water

from a Large Project

water delivery

(average based on experience)

OAHE IRRIGATION UNIT OF

THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PROJECT The Oahe Unit illustrated on the adjoining map provides for

the diversion of water from the existing Oahe Reservoir for: (1) irrigation of 495,000 acres of land, (2) municipal and in-dustrial use in 23 towns and cities, (3) fish and wildlife develop-ments at 28 locations, and (4) recreation uses. Flood control and pollution abatement are other purposes to be served by the Unit.

The engineering plan calls for water from the Oahe Reser-voir to be diverted into the Pierre Canal by the Oahe Pumping Plant, located at the left abutment of the Oahe Dam. The water will then flow by gravity through the 37-mile Pierre Canal into the Blunt Reservoir. The Blunt Reservoir, located across a branch of Medicine Knoll Creek, will provide storage to supply the fluctuating demands for irrigation water and to permit full use of the generating capacity of the Oahe Power Plant.

Near the northern end of the Blunt Reservoir, water will be pumped through the Missouri Slope Canal a distance of 37 miles to serve the 50,000-acre Missouri Slope area. To serve irrigable lands located in the James River Valley, water from the Blunt Reservoir will continue to flow eastward by gravity 38 miles via the Highmore Canal constructed through a pass in the divide between the Missouri River Basin and the James River Valley. Water to serve the irrigable lands on the West Lake Plain will flow through the Faulkton Canal 24 miles into the Cresbard Reservoir. This reservoir, located across Cresbard Creek, will serve as a second regulating reservoir. Water will then be diverted from the Cresbard Reservoir through the 13-mile Cresbard Canal. At the end of the Cresbard Canal a structure will divide the flow into

the Redfield Canal and the West Main Canal. The 22-mile Redfield Canal and the 37-mile West Main Canal will pro-vide water service to approximately 174,000 acres west of the James River. Water to serve irrigable lands east of the James River will flow 53 miles through the Beadle Canal to the James River. A siphon constructed across the James River will connect with the 3-mile James Canal to convey Missouri River water to the Byron Reservoir. Irrigation return flows in the James River will be reclaimed as much as possible by means of the James Diversion Dam, which will provide a pumping pool satisfactory for the, operation of the James Pumping Plant. The plant will pump return flows from the River into the James Canal and into the Byron Reservoir. The Byron Reservoir, a third regulating reservoir, will be an en-largement of the existing lake. Water from .the Byron Reser-voir will be pumped into the 77-mile East Main Canal by the Byron Pumping Plant. Near the town of Conde, water will be relifted by the Conde Pumping Plant. Water from the canal will serve approximately 271,000 acres on the East Lake Plain.

Distribution works will radiate from the main supply system to serve the project lands. Drainage systems to remove excess water from the lands will be constructed as required. To ac-commodate the increased flows in the James River attributable to the project, improvements are planned for the channel of the James River.

Studies indicate that the yellow areas are the most econom-ically feasible for irrigation. The dotted grey areas have definite potential, however, and could be studied in more detail later on if land owners so desire.

WATER...LIFE BLOOD OF PROGRESS

OAHE RESERVOIR (23,600,000 ACRE FEET)

The proposed pumping units within the Oahe Sub-District (shown in green along the Missouri) show promise for future irrigation development. Plans call for bringing water directly from the Missouri River. Areas include the Pollock-Herreid Unit (where land owners have already formed an irrigation district), and the Mobridge, Rousseau, Joe Creek, and Culde-sac units, CAMPBELL A MOBRIDGE UNIT POTTER BIG BEND RESE RVOIR (1,900,000 ACRE FEET)

SOUTH DAKOTA

MC PHERSON BROWN

WILDLIFE DEVELOPMENT AREA PROPOSED PUMPING UNITS 1101.11 PROPOSED CANAL SYSTEM

110 PROPOSED PUMPING PLANT PROPOSED RESERVOIRS IRRIGABLE LAND— PROPOSED OAHE CONSERVANCY SUB-DISTRICT

MARSHALL

POTENTIAL IRRIGATION

GROUND WATER (UNDERGROUND SAND & GRAVEL DEPOSITS) POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL WATER DEVELOPMENT

FORT RANDALL RESERVOIR (6,300,000 ACRE FEET) CLARK BYRON RESERVOIR

POTENTIAL BENEFITS WHICH MAY ACCRUE DOWNSTREAM FROM MULTIPLE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE OAHE CONSERVANCY SUB-DISTRICT:

• MUNICIPAL WATER USE • GROUND WATER RECHARGE -FISH & WILDLIFE BENEFITS •STABILIZED STREAM FLOW

GAVINS POINT RESERVOIR (540,000 ACRE FEET)

4111111111111.'

OAHE UNIT FEATURES

DAMS AND RESERVOIRS Blunt

Cresbard Byron

James Diversion

MAIN SUPPLY WORKS Canals Pierre Highmore Faulkton Beadle James Missouri Slope Cresbard Redfield West Main East Main Pumping Plants Oahe James Blunt Byron Conde

495,000 ACRE STAGE

Regulating Reservoir Regulating Reservoir Regulating Reservoir Diversion Dam Length 37 miles 38 miles 24 miles 53 miles 3 miles 37 miles 13 miles 22 miles 37 miles 77 miles

Additional Unit Features

Distribution Works (canals and laterals) Drains

Small pumping plants Associated Features

Water Source-Oahe Reservoir Existing Structure

Missouri Slope

West Lake Plain

East Lake Plain

Total

Total Storage Total Storage Total Storage Total Storage 631,000 acre feet* 37,600 acre feet 73,000 acre feet 4,980 acre feet Initial Capacity (c.f.s.) 3,200 3,650 2,050 1,500 3,400 1,000 3,300 1,080 2,400 4,800 Total Capacity (c.f.s.) 3,200 2,000 1,000 4,800 3,600 2,041 miles 9,953 miles 432 Total Storage 23,600,000 acre feet

IRRIGABLE LAND-BY AREA

* 1 acre foot = 325,850 gallons c.f.s. — cubic feet per second.

50,000 acres

174,000 acres

271,000 acres

495,000 acres

1st Session f 1 No. 169

WATER RESOURCES PLANNING ACT

MARCH 15, 1965.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. ROGERS of Texas, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 1111]

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was re-ferred the bill (H.R. 1111) to provide for the optimum development of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and related land resources, through the establishment of a water resources council and river basin commissions, and by provid-ing financial assistance to the States in order to increase State partici-pation in such planning, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill do pass.

The amendments are as follows:

Page 2, lines 2 to 8, inclusive, strike out all of section 2 and insert the following:

SEC. 2. In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, de-velopment, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and pri-vate enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments, individuals, corporations, business enterprises, and others concerned.

Page 2, lines 20 to 23, inclusive, strike out all of subsection (b) and insert the following:

(b) to change or otherwise affect the authority or respon-sibility of any Federal official in the discharge of the duties of his office except as required to carry out the provisions of this Act with respect to the preparation and review of com-prehensive regional or river basin plans and the formulation

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and evaluation of Federal water and related land resources projects;

Page 3, line 7, change the period to a semicolon.

Page 3, after line 7, add a new subsection to read as follows: (d) to deprive any court of the United States or of any State of jurisdiction over a matter in controversy affecting water or any water course.

Page 3, line 15, after the word "other" insert "Federal". Page 3, lines 20 to 24, inclusive, strike out all of subsection (a) and insert the following:

(a) maintain a continuing study and prepare an assessment biennially, or at such less frequent intervals as the Council may determine, of the adequacy of supplies of water neces-sary to meet the water requirements in each water resource region in the United States and the national interest therein; and

Page 4, line 10, after "establish," insert "after public notice and hearing, and".

Page 4, line 21, strike out "204(a) (3)" and insert "204(3)".

Page 7, line 12, strike out "SEc. 201. (e)" and insert "SEC. 201. (a)". Page 7, line 23, to Page 8, line 2, inclusive, strike

out-or, in the event the Upper Colorado River Basin is involved, by at least three of the four States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

and insert the following:

and, in the event the Upper Colorado River Basin is involved, by at least three of the four States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming or, in the event the Columbia River Basin is involved, by at least three of the four States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

Page 8, line 7, strike out "and local" and insert "local and non-governmental".

Page 8, line 12, strike out "and local" and insert "local and non-governmental".

Page 10, lines 22 and 23, strike out "agreement" and insert "deci-sion".

Page 11, line 4, strike out "resource" and insert "resources". Page 18, line 22, strike out "State" and insert "State,".

Page 21, line 8, after "agencies" insert ", and nongovernmental entities".

Page 21, line 13, after "1954," insert "or under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965,".

Page 23, between lines 23 and 24, insert the heading "RECORDS". Page 24, lines 17 through 19, strike out all of section 402 and insert lin lieu thereof:

SEC. 401. There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $150,000 annually to carry out the provisions of title

I of this Act, $6,000,000 annually to carry out the provisions of title II, and $400,000 annually for the administration of

$750,000 annually shall be available for any single river basin commission.

PURPOSE

The purpose of H.R. 1111, introduced by Chairman Aspinall, is to encourage and make possible the prudent development of the Nation's water and related land resources through sound, compre-hensive, and coordinated planning. To accomplish this purpose, H.R. 1111 establishes a Cabinet-level Water Resources Council in the executive branch; authorizes the President to establish river basin planning commissions when and where they are needed; and provides for financial assistance to the States for water resources planning.

The Water Resources Council will be composed of the Secretaries of the Interior, the Army, Agriculture, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. It will have the responsibility for guiding the Nation's planning effort in the water resources field and keeping the President and the Congress informed on the water needs of the Nation.

The river basin commissions will be established upon the basis of need and at the request of the States involved or of the Council. They will prepare and keep up-to-date comprehensive, integrated joint plans for Federal, State, interstate, local, and nongovernmental development of water and related land resources.

The financial assistance to the States for which H.R. 1111 provides would be on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis, and would enable them to play a more effective role in planning the development and conservation of their water and related land resources.

The pfesent responsibilities of the Federal Government or of the States relative to the development, control, or use of water will be neither expanded nor diminished by enactment of H.R. 1111. Exist-ing laws will not be modified or superseded by this legislation, and commissions will not be established where adequate planning is already being accomphshed by some other means. The preparation of detailed plans and specifications for individual projects and the construction and operation of works of improvement will continue to be the responsibility of appropriate Federal agencies, States,

municipalities, local groups, or nongovernmental entities. NEED

This Nation has been blessed thus far with a bountiful supply of water. However, when we consider the water needs of our increasing population and our expanding industry and agriculture, we cannot regard the situation with complacency. Our present water use of around 300 billion gallons a day is expected to be more than doubled in the next 20 years. Until a few years ago, in most parts of our country, water was generally sufficiently plentiful to be taken for granted. Today, we are beginning to recognize its value and necessity and cost, and to understand how essential it is not only to meet our domestic needs but to agriculture, commerce, industry, and recrea-tion. An ample supply of good quality water is essential if the United States is to continue to grow and prosper.

Our supply of water is not always consistent with our needs of time and place. While the overall national water supply is abundant, it is not distributed equally. Shortages in some sections of the country

are becoming critical. At the same time, in areas with adequate quantities of water, problems arise because of floods and pollution. Also, it is not uncommon to have floods and droughts in the same part of the country within a period of a few months.

To meet needs of our cities and our industries as available uncom-mitted supplies dwindle will require the movement of water over long distances. The pollution of our rivers and streams is of grave importance and of particularly deep concern because of the impact of water quality on all water uses. Increasing concentration of population makes treatment of sewage more important, and greater use of water by industry intensifies the problem of pollution by in-dustrial waste. In addition, water resources planning must now give consideration to the demand of the American people for outdoor recreation opportunities and recognize that water-oriented recreation is one of the Nation's fastest growina

'' industries.

Thus, we must plan the use of ourNation's available water supplies to provide maximum benefits to all purposes—controlling floods and preventing pollution, providing water for domestic, municipal and industrial use, and for irrigation, assisting navigation, providing hydroelectric power and energy, and providing outdoor recreation opportunities and fish and wildlife conservation and enhancement. Comprehensive planning as contemplated by H.R. 1111 is a key element in resolution of the problems of water supplies and various water use requirements which face this Nation in the years ahead. It will permit this Nation to develop, manage, and utilize its basic water supply to best meet demands as they arise, both in terms of quantity and in terms of quality.

BACKGROUND

Neither the proposal that planning be conducted on a comprehen-sive, coordinated basis 'my the general approach for providing more effective Federal-State compehensive river basin planning which is em-bodied in H.R. 1111 is new. They have been continously urged at least since the 1951 Report of the Water Resources Policy Commission, appointed by President Truman and the 1955 Report of the Presi-dential Advisory Committee on Water Resources Policy appointed by President Eisenhower.

The specific legislative proposal embodied in H.R. 1111 is the prod-uct of a concerted effort during the last 6 years. The forerunner of this legislation was H.R. 3704 of the 86th Congress, which was de-veloped by the committee and introduced by Chairman Aspinall in 1959. A similar bill in the 87th Congress (H.R. 2202) was also intro-duced by Mr. Aspinall.

In July 1961, President Kennedy requested Congress to enact legis-lation authorizing comprehensive and coordinated planning by Federal and State agencies. This request was accompanied by a draft of a bill which was introduced as H.R. 8177 and S. 2246 in the 87th Con-gress. H.R. 3620, introduced by Mr. O'Brien of New York, and S. 1111 of the 88th Congress were revised versions of those bills, reflect-ing particularly the suggestions made by representatives of the States that the river basin commissions be truly Federal-State in character. S. 1111 passed the Senate on December 4, 1963. The committee held 4 days of hearings on it in March and April of 1964 and reported it to the House in September after several days of executive consideration

in subcommittee and full committee. However, Congress was nearing adjournment and the legislation was not given a rule and was not called up in the House.

With minor changes, H.R. 1111, as introduced, is the same as the bill approved by the committee last year.

DISCUSSION

Conservation and wise use of this Nation's natural resources is necessary to an expanding economy, to lasting progress, and to a continuing improvement of our way of life. In recent years, we have become increasingly aware of the interrelated problems in the broad fields of conservation and the need for greater effort in resolving them. This particularly applies to the problems affecting the Nation's water resources. No other major responsibility of the Federal Government is so divided as that relating to the conservation, development, and utilization of the Nation's water and related land resources. As our limited water supplies dwindle in relation to our national needs, choices among alternative uses will have to be made. It is therefore becoming increasingly important that an effective means be established for water resources management which will achieve maximum bene-ficial use of our limited water resources. The statement of policy in H.R. 1111 is directed to this objective.

WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL

Title I of H.R. 1111 will establish a Federal Water Resources Council to coordinate river basin plans and maintain a continuing study of water supply requirements and management. This group, composed of the Secretaries of the Interior, the Army, Agriculture, Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, in addition to guiding the Nation's water planning effort, will keep the President and the Congress advised on our national water situation.

The Water Resources Council will be empowered, with the approval of the President and after public notice and hearings, to establish "principles, standards, and procedures for Federal participants in the preparation of comprehensive regional or river basin plans and for the formulation and evaluation of Federal water and related land resources projects." It will also review plans submitted to it by river basin commissions, recommend such changes in the plans as it deems appro-priate and desirable in the national interest, and transmit them to the President with comments of other Federal and State officials concerned. The President, in turn, will review the plans and transmit them to Congress with his recommendations regarding the authorization of Federal projects.

The committee believes that the Water Resources Council, with the authority and responsibilities given to it in H.R. 1111, will provide an effective mechanism not only for guiding our national water planning effort but also for bringing the agency heads together on a regular basis for coordinated planning of their respective program respon-sibilities and for resolving interagency conflicts. Statutory authority for this Council will, it is believed, strengthen the present collaboration in water resources matters that is being accomplished by Presidential direction. If this legislation is enacted, the committee expects the