• T HIS YEAR WE MEET AT PHOENIX

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 2 TO 30 INCHES ffII ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 30 TO 80 INCHES

U. S. Weather Bureau

Vol. 5, No.9

• T HIS YEAR WE MEET AT ^PHOENIX

DEDICATED TO THE TASK OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE WATER FOR A PROFITABLE AND DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN AMERICA-THE CREATION OF NEW HOliES-THE STABILIZATION OF DROUGHT AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE AMERICA STRONG I

IN THE CENTER OF A 300,OOO-ACRE FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECT WASHINGTON. D. C. June 20, 1941

WESTERN TEAMltlORK CARRIES RECLA!1AT ION PROGRAM FORWARD TO ANOTHER NEW HIGH

~ Up ,in 10 Years From $9,087,000 to $93,742,000

Again the annual Interior appropriation bill has been passed by the Congress of the United States, and again the reclamation items set a new high. In 1931 the total appropriation for all reclamation items was $9,087,000. Today, this Congress has just appropriated or made available in one bill $93,742,000. Including defi- ciency appropriations for reclamation, this Congress has appropriated or made available by contractual obligations a total of $102,297,000.

You ask, how has it been done? The answer is: By a gradual process of edu- cation, getting the facts and figures in support of irrigation and reclamation and selling the program upon its own merits to the administration, the Congress, and the people as a way of making and preserving self-supporting American homes for American fami lies, as a way of conserving and putt ing to the beneficial use of the Nation the two great natural resources of the Hest -- land and water.

Careful Planning--Presistent Cooperation--Teamwork--Win For The West

Who has accomplished this Herculean task? It has been the teamwork of recla- mation leaders throughout the West -- Association officers, directors, and committee- men; senators and congresswBn; Bureau of Reclamation officials and administration leaders; farm, commercial ,and wateruser organizations; the press and radio. It has been done by men of courage; men of action -- working together -- men who believe in the future of AmericaS

Starting with the Great Falls convention, and followed by a conference in Washington with Se~ator Hayden, Congressman Taylor and Commissioner Page, together with President War~en and other rec~amation advocates ~h~s year's legislatiye pro- gram took form early. Senator Hayden and Congressman Tayior discussed'it with Secretary Ickes, the officials of the Burea.u of the Budget, and finally with the President, long before the budGet estimates were released ,to the Congress in January_

It has been followed up by officers and directors of the National Reclamation Association, by members of the legislative and resolutions committees, as well as by individual and organization members of the Association a.nd by volunteers who have come to Washington at various times for that purpose or in behalf of their own pro- jects. All of these pe rsons have contributed to the final success of obtaining the reclamation appropriations for the fiscal year 1942 as indicated on tho next page.

OFFICERS O. S. WARDEN. PRESIDENT ORA BUNDY. FIRST VICE·PRESIDENT ROBERT W. SAWYER. SECOND VICE.PRESIDENT

J. A. FORD. TREASURER

F. O. HAGlE. SECRETARY·MANAGER

HUGO B. FARMER. YUMA. ARIZONA J. R. FAUVER. EXETER. CALIFORNIA CLIFFORD H. STONE. DENVER. COLORADO N. V. SHARP. FILER. IDAHO

E. PORTER AHRENS. SCANDIA. KANSAS O. S. WARDEN. GREAT FALLS. MONTANA

DIRECTORS c. E. ALTER. ALMA. NEBRASKA A. M. SMITH. CARSON CITY. NEVADA E. W. BOWEN. TUCUMCARI. NEW MEXICO HARRY E. POLK. WILLISTON. NORTH DAKOTA FRANK RAAB. CANTON. OKLAHOMA

ROBERT W. SAWYER. BEND. OREGON W. D. BUCHHOLZ. NEWELL. SOUTH DAKOTA R. E. BASKIN. SEYMOUR. TEXAS ORA BUNDY. OGDEN. UTAH

J. A. FORD. SPOKANE. WASHINGTON

PERRY W. JENKINS. CORA. WYOMING

Bulletin No.9 - 2 JWle 20, 1941 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RECLAMATION ITD~S IN INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL

AS THEY PROGRESSED THROUGH BOTH HOUSES TO FINAL APPROVAL BY CONGRESS

State Project

Original Budget Estimate

As Passed by House

As ~ported

To Senate

As Amended By Senate

As Finally Approved By Congress Arizona

Colorado

*Gila

*Big Thompson Paonia Uncompahgre Minidoka Boise-Payette

500,000 3,000,000 000 80,000 50,000 500,000 750,000 50,000

500,000 3,000,000 000 80,000 50,000 500,000 750,000 50,000

500,000 * 3,000,000 * 600,000

80,000 50,000

1,000,000 III 4,500,000 112

600,000

1,000,000 #1 * _-SOD, ()()(>

4,500,000 112 * 1,5!)!) DOD

600 , 000 ----.t ~ 0

Idaho 80,000

50,000

1,~00,000

*Boise-Anderson Ranch

1,500,000 750,000 *

100,000

80,000 50,000 1,500,000 1,250,000 #3

100,000

1,250,000 113 * _ ^{5. 0 0}

Mont6.na SWl River

*Tucumcari

100,000 . SO, /) 0 0

2,000,000 #4 ~..s:Q DO 0

New Mexico 450,000

Carlsbad

450,000

50,000 50,000 350,000 400,000 100,000 200,000

450,000 *

100,000 350,000 *

2,000,000 114 100,000 1,500,000 #5 1,000,000

200,000 500,000 60,000

100,000 _ _ - ,5 00 0

Oklahoma Oregon

*Lugert-Altus Deschutes Owyhee Klamath-Modoc Ogden River

000 400,000 100,000 200,000

1,500,000 115 *~, ISO,j)o ^(>

1,000,000 200,000 500,000 60,000

1,000,000 ~ QO, oDe:>

200,000 J "0, 000

Ore. -Calif • Utah

500 ,000 ---.3 p (). 0 () 6

60,000 1,250,000 300,000 000 65,000 150,000 300,000 15,000 000 500,000 725,000

60,000 1,250,000 500,000 100,000 65,000 150,000 300,000 15,000

60, 000 ~ -.---

2,400,000 #6 *_ L~ J 5"0. OO{)

1,600,000 #7 *_ It..-LPO 000

Washington Wyoming

*Provo River

*Yakima-Roza Yak ima-Sunny s ide Kendrick

Shoshone-Heart Mt.

1,250,000 * 500,000 *

100,000 265,000 350,000 300,000

2,400,000 #6 1,600,000 #7

100,000 265,000 350,000 300,000

100,000 265,000 350,000 300,000

:l 00. () ()

Shoshone-Power Shoshone-Willwood

Riverton 000

500,000 725,000

57,000 100,000 500,000 575,000

57,000 100,000 500,000 575,000

57,000 100,000 500,000 575,000

J.f-:l, () 0 {)

_ _ 112^0.10DO

General Investigations Administrative Expense Arizona-Nev. Bull shead Arizona-Calif.Parker Dam California central Valley Colorado San Luis valley . Washington Grand Coulee

000 6,000,000 25,000,000 llO,ooO 8,000,000 000 695,000

5,000,000 6,000,000 34,750,000 llO,OOO 8,000,000 000 695,000

3,000,000 6,000,000 31,750,000 llO,Ooo ll,OOO,Ooo 1,000,000 845,000

3,000,000 6,000,000 41,750,000 #8

llO,ooO ll,ooo,OOO 1,000,000 845,000

4,000,000 6,000,000 34,750,000 #ll

1l0,000 ll,Ooo,OOO 1,000,000 845,000

- - 3 General Investigations

Administrative Expense

_ /.., t>O{),JjJUD _ , Sf}. oO€) Arizona-N ev. Boulder Canyon

California All-;~erican Canal Colorado River Front Work

Colorado River Devel. Fund Surveys Water Conservation & Utility Proj.

Texas Valley Gravity Canal

5,000,000 2,000,000 50,000 250,000

3,500~000

& Storage Project 2,500,000

Montana Fort Peck Trans- mission Lines Protection of Project Works

500,000 000

5,000,000 2,000,000 50,000 250,000 3,500,000

2,500,000 000 000

5,000,000 2,000,000 50,000 250,000 5,000,000

2,500,000 000 50,000 TOTALS $63,100,000 $78,000,000 $81,792,000

5,000,000 2,000,000 50,000 250,000 5,000,000

2,500,000 500,000 #9

50,000

5,000,000 2,000,000 50,000 250,000 5,000,000

2,500,000 500,000 #9_

50,000

$99,742,000#10 $93,742,000 #12

* Transferred from the Recl6.ID8tion Revolving Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury b,y Senate Appropriations Committee.

#1 - Of which $500,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is autborized to incur for construction work on this project.

#2 - Of which $1,500,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to incur for construction work on this project.

#3 - Of which $500,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is author- ized to incur for construction work on this project.

#4 - Of ., .. hich $1,550,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to incur for construction work on this project.

#5 - Of which $1,150,000 represents the contractual Obligation which the Secretary of the Interior i8 authorized to incur for construction work on this project.

116 - Of which $1,150,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to incur for construction work on this project.

117 - Of which $1,100,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior i8 authorized to incur for construction work on this project.

#8 - Of which $10,000,000 represents the contractual obligation which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to incur for power transmission lines.

119 - The Bureau of Reclamation may enter into contracts for the procurement of materials and supplies and necessary interest in lands, total obligations of such contracts not to exceed $500,000.

#10- Of which $17,950,000 represents contractual obligations Which the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to incur.

1111- Restored to status as originally passed by the House.

#12- Of which $7,950,000 represents contractual obligations which the SecretarJ' of the Interior is authorized to incur.

- 1/ ,s-Oo, O(;D

Bulletin No. 9 - 3 June 20,

1941

ATTEMPT TO GIVE WPA COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY IN Ei1ERGENCY CASES TO SUPPLY SPONSORS r

SHARE IN P.EHABILITATION PROJECTS MEETING DIFFICULTY

House Joint Resolution

193,

making appropriations for Work Relief and Relief for the next fiscal year, which just recently passed the House, carried the follow- ing provisions:

"Provided, that the proVJ.slons of this subsection, requlrlng twenty-five per cent sponsors' contributions, shall not apply to projects (1) which have been certi- fied by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, as being

i~portahtfor military or naval purposes, or (2) which authorize necessary ~empor­

ary measures to avert danger to life, property, or health in event of disaster or grave emergency caused by flood, storm, fire, earthquake, drought or similar causes.

The facts constituting compliance with the requirements of this subsection shall be determined by the Commissioner, and his determination, made in conformity with rules and regulations prescribed by him, sha.ll be final and conclusive."

Great Plains sponsors of the above were trying to secure language in the WPA bill that would permit WPA to put up part or all of the necessary sponsors' share in areas where, because of drought or other emergencies, local sponsoring agencies did not have the money to advance the sponsors' share of worthwhile rehabilitation projects like water conservation and soil erosion projects and hence must resort to direct relief.

(* It is understood that an effort will be made in the Senate to eliminate the word "temporary".)

$580,000 OF CASE-WlIEELER MONEY TRANSFERRED TO FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

On May

24,

1941, a bill passed Congress and was signed by the President which transfers $580,000 of last year's Case-Wheeler appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for the use of the Far~ Security Administration to enable them to carry

out their part of the Case-Wheeler projects.

CCC CAMPS SCHEDULED TO GET ANOTHER LARGE .PP PROPRIAT ION

On June

9,

H. R.

4926

(Labor-Federal Security bill) was introduced. It pro- vides appropriations for several. federal agencies, including t~e Civilian Conserva- tion Corps. The bill would provide $246,960,000 for the CCC for the fiscal year ending June

30, 1942.

The appropriation for the last year was $280,000,000.

Reduced Enrollment Cuts Number of Camps For Case-Wheeler Projects

We are advised that because of reduced enrollment, the regular Bureau of Recla- mation camps for the current year have been reduced from

48

to

34,

and the CCC camps which were to be available for Case-Wheeler projects has been reduced from

48

to 16.

This last reduction appears out of proportion. Case-Wheeler project sponsors may find it desirable to have their congressmen and senators make inquiry into the reasons, or ask for a partial restoration of the original allocation -- at least no Case-Wheeler projects should be allowed to slow up for lack of necessary

eee

^camps.

HEARINGS UNDERWAY ON ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY AND POWER PROJECTS BILL

The House Rivers and Harbors Committee has started hearings on the above bill.

They may continue for several weeks. There are strong rumors that hearings may start on the Arkansas Valley Authority bill as soon as hearings are completed on the

St. Lawrence measure.

Bulletin No.

9 - 4

^{June 20, 1941}

NORRIS BILL, S. 1539, WOULD INCLUDE CUMBERLAND RIVER AnD TRIBUTARIES IN TVA

S. 1539 would amend the TVA Act by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SEC.

32.

Hereafter, the Cumberland River, its tributaries, and the Cumber- land River Basin shull be included in the provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as heretofore amended, or as it may hereafter be amended.

The Tennessee Valley Authority shall exercise the same jurisdiction and power over the Cumberland River, its tributaries, and the Cumberland ~liver Basin as over the

Tennessee River, its tributaries, and the Tennessee River Basin, and all of the provisions of said Act that apply to the Tennessee River, its tributaries, the

Tennessee River Basin, alrl the Mississippi River Bason, shall likewise and with like force apply to the Cumberland River, its tributaries, and the Cumberland River

Basin. n

POWER AUTHORITY BILLS DUE BEFORE CONGRESS SOON

It is understood that Senator Bone of Washington will soon introduce a Columbia River power authority bill; also that on several vital points Senator Bone is not in agreement with Secretar.w Ickes and the President. In view of the above, it is be- 'lieved that the administration will probably prepare and have introduced ~bout the

same time a Central Valley (California) power authority bill which will incorporate the administration's ideas on dealing with federal power.

ANOTHER SUPREME COURT DECISION OF INTEREST TO THE WEST

On June 2 Justice Douglas delivered an opinion of the Court on the State of Oklahoma versus the Guy F. Atkinson Company, contractor on the Denison Dam, and Cleon A. Summers, U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District o~ Oklahoma, et ale Oklahoma objected to the flooding of valuable land for reservoir site, the loss of taxation therefrom for school purposes, and the possible loss of underground oil and gas, etc.

The case involved the con stitutionali ty of the 1938 Flood Control Act. In t'.p- holding the constitutione.li ty of the Flood Control Act, the Court's decision is far- reaching and of vital interest to many in the West.

PERCENTAGE-OF-NORMAL-STREAM-FLOW MAP FOR YlAY OF INTEREST TO WEST

The attac~ed map prepal'ed by the Water Resources Branch of the U. S. Geologi- cal Survey, showing the per~entage of normal stream flow throughout the nation for May, 1941, is proof of the vagaries of nature.

SECRETARY-MANAGER AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT WEST The Secretary-~anager of the National Reclamation Association will be avail- uble during the summer for a limited number of western conferences, particularly where a state director believes his services miGht be helpful.

Respectfully submitted,

F. O. Hagie, Secretary-Manager

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES BRANCH

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PERCENTAGE OF NORMAL STREAM FLOW FOR MAY, 1941 ¹⁴⁶⁸³¹