Pacific Southwest Water Plan - Report August 1963

Document: Pacific Southwest Water Plan "Printed Copy" Chapter II, August 26 ,1963 page 15purposes of this study as portions of each of the above five States--each dependent to some extent on the Colorado River--it is incumbent upon the Secretary of the Interior in any plan of regional water development to preserve, protect, and promote the economy and interests of all the affected States. All water exportations from areas of surplus to areas of deficiency should protect the areas of origin within the States and the States themselves. This protection could be in the form of legislative policies recently adopted by the Congress in connection with the New Melones Project authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962 (P. L. 87-874) in which diversions of water would be subordinate to all existing and anticipated future needs. II-15Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 556,094 byte