Nineteenth Annual report of the Upper Colorado River Commission

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B. LEGAL Supplying the Commission with current information for "Select- u ed Legal References" (see 17th Annual Report) was accomplished with the publication and distribution of "Supplement No. 2" covering the pertinent laws enacted by the Second Session of the 89th Congress. This program will be continued in the future. Several special comparative analyses were compiled of legislation pending before the Congress seeking the authorization of a Central Arizona Project or a Lower Colorado River Basin Project. In the 18th Annual Report of the Commission mention was made of the fact that there was pending before Congress an amendment to the Water Quality Act of 1965. Late in the Second Session of the 89th Congress, there was passed the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-735). This Act proposes to incorporate and integrate the States more fully into the national water quality control program. The Commission's staff has been active in keeping our member States informed in this vital field. The water quality control problem has been of particular concern in another area. The Water Quality Control Act of 1965 (P. L. 89-234) authorized the establishment of water quality standards for interstate streams. States were given the first opportunity to propose such standards. The States of the Colorado River Basin have been working on such standards for the Colorado River Basin. The staff of the Commission has attempted to maintain close contact with these activities which ultimately may strongly influence future Upper Basin development. The staff will continue to keep the Commission informed on these matters. The legal staff has been active in the Type I Comprehensive Framework Study of the Upper Colorado River Basin. The General Counsel is serving as chairman of one of the organizational units; namely, the "Legal and Institutional Environments Work Group." The burden of this work group will be to compile the legal and institutional guides to water development in the Upper Basin. The Commission's General Counsel and staff are continuing the collection and analyses of the ever-growing body of law known as "the law of the river." This is a continuing program which should provide the Commission with data and other information valuable for solving future legal and engineering problems involving water resources development in the Upper Colorado River Basin. 32