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VIII. WESTERN RIVERS WATER INTERCHANGE DIVISION Because it is evident that water available from the Colorado River will be inadequate to serve the growing needs of the Lower Colorado River Basin and southern California, this division has been included to cover studies of possibilities for importation of water from water surplus areas to the North. These are definitely long-range but urgent studies necessary to permit continued growth of the Lower Colorado River and southern California areas. Planning Requirements The general investigations work which would be needed to firm up plans for the comprehensive basin-wide development, outlined above, would require that general investigations expenditures in Region 3 be continued at the approximate rate of $2.5 million per year over the 10 years. These expenditures would be over and above the costs for definite project planning which are normally accomplished with construction funds after specific projects or features thereof have been authorized. The current general investigations program for Region 3 totals approximately $1.8 million in the current fiscal year with larger amounts tentatively programmed for succeeding fiscal years. 8Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 14,411,776 byte