Draft Memo to the Secretary on Colorado River Salinity Problem

Document: Draft Memo to the Secretary, January 30, 1965, page 2-2- are included in the project are brought under irrigation during the 5-year life of the proposed Minute, it very likely will make the agreement inoperative. I will explain this further later, but at this point would recommend that we investigate all alternatives without delay, the easiest one being to modify the repayment schedule in order to reduce the amount proportionately to the 12,000 acres and can/be taken out of cultivation for the time being. 2. On the question of releases from storage to make up the minimum flow required in the River without the discharges from Wellton-Mohawk during the winter, the members of the Committee who voiced an opinion object to releases as a matter of principle, whether these are releases from reservoirs or from under ground water on the Yuma area irrigation projects. We will need to be prepared to discuss this in any conversations with Governors or Members of Congress.Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 24 bit, 2,011,761 byte