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Show THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL. (From Colorado River into the Imperial Valley, Calif.) Part I. REPORT OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL BOARD. By Dr. Elwood Mead, W. W. Schlecht, and C. E. Grttnsky. ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL BOARD. This board has been appointed under the provisions of an agreement bearing date February 16, 1918, between the Secretary of the Interior and the Imperial irrigation district of California, of which a copy has been attached hereto. (See Appendix, p. 65.) The United States Reclamation Service has placed its records and office facilities at the disposal of the board and has submitted the designs for the proposed power plants, which, while remaining subject to any modification that may later be found necessary to adapt them to the peculiar conditions of a canal from Colorado River, have been made the basis of the cost estimate relating to the development of power. This board is required to submit "specific conclusions and recommendations as to the future policy." It is in compliance with this requirement that the following discussion of the problem of the lower Colorado River, which involves not only the construction of a canal, but also protection against a flood menace from beyond this country's boundary, is now presented. The situation deserves the best thought not only of those who may be called on to perfect a project for the better and more complete irrigation of the Imperial and Coachella Valleys, but also of those who may be charged with the planning and execution of some arrangement with Mexico whereby the United States' interests will be adequately protected. The board ventures to hope that its conclusions may be of some assistance in bringing about a satisfactory agreement between the two countries. For more complete information relating to the Colorado River and the problems relating to irrigation therefrom, to its floods and problems connected therewith, and to the possibilities of regulating its flow |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |