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With this proposal, water for the Initial Plan would be developed independently. However, the State Water Plan and the Federal Central Valley Project also are looking to the North Coast area for future water supplies. The opportunity, therefore, exists for joint developments to supply water from the North Coast area for all three of these programs at substantially less cost than if each pursued an independent approach. The information already available clearly indicates that the economies available to each of these three water programs through joint participation, and pooling of supplies sequentially as individual reservoir facilities are completed, are potentially so great that they must not be ignored. Such joint development and pooling needs to take into consideration all major stream systems of the North Coastal area. The most favorable initial opportunities appear to exist on the Eel River system with possible inclusion of an enlarged Monticello Reservoir; and, on the Trinity River system with consideration given to inclusion of the Mad and Van Duzen Rivers. Thus, while the Trinity Reservoirs are tentatively included in the Initial Pacific Southwest Water Plan, further detailed studies are needed to determine the most desirable plan--probably a joint development by the Federal Government and the State of California. Such investigations also should include full consideration of the water requirements and best methods of serving the local areas. These further detailed studies should be initiated immediately. East Side Division enlargement--The 1,200,000 acre-feet of water delivered from the North Coast reservoir developments are proposed to be diverted from the Sacramento River through an enlargement of the 34Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 14,260,224 byte