AZ vs. CA:24 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIV; Miscellaneous

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Appendix D. IRRIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT-UPPER BASIN. In preparing this portion of the report, many sources of information have been drawn upon. Fortunately, the different States have begun compiling information on possibilities in that portion of the Colorado Basin within the respective States. Many thanks are due to the State engineers of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico for making a large part of the preliminary information being compiled for the Colorado River Commission available in time for this report. Especial acknowledgments are due to Mr. A. J. McCune, State engineer of Colorado, and to Mr. R. I. Meeker, special deputy State engineer in direct charge of work on the Colorado River for the State of Colorado. Information on Colorado possibilities is given in considerable detail in this section of the report because of the hearty cooperation given by Mr. Meeker in the onerous task of compiling the large amount of data concerning Colorado. Reclamation Service engineers have also made extensive reconnaissance of projects in Colorado. In Wyoming possibilities were outlined in 1915 by the Wyoming cooperative report participated in by the State of Wyoming and the Federal Government through the Reclamation Service. A later recon-naisance in 1918 by an engineer of the Reclamation Service was made and these two, together with the many Carey Act segregations made in the Green River Basin, are believed to furnish very complete information on possibilities. The filing system of Wyoming is such that information on present and near future development is readily accessible. In Utah, the Uinta Basin possibilities have been well outlined by reconnaissance by Reclamation Service engineers. One detailed survey of the proposed Castle Peak project has also been made there. In the remainder of the Colorado Basin in Utah the aggregate of possible irrigation extension is not large, as compared to the other upper States, and has been rather roughly approximated for this report. In New Mexico the possibilities have been outlined by various reconnaissances made by Reclamation Service engineers. State Engineer. Gillette has also fnade studies of water supply for the projects in that State and furnished data for the Colorado commission whi6h have been used herein. In Nevada possibilities, as estimated by the State engineer, aggregate 82,000 acres, of which 50,000 acres are in the upper basin. Details of these proposed projects were not furnished in time for this report. '