Title |
Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework study : Main report. |
Creator |
Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-agency Group |
Subject |
Water resources development; Watershed management; Flood control; Irrigation |
OCR Text |
Show This report presents a framework program for the development and management of the water and related land resources of the Upper Colorado Region. |
Publisher |
Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-agency Group : Pacific Southwest Inter-agency Committee, Water Resources Council [1971]Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-agency Group : Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-agency Group : Pacific Southwest Inter-agency Committee, Water Resources Council [1971] |
Contributors |
Gessel, Clyde D.; Hagen, Robert H. |
Date |
1971-06 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications |
Digital images were scanned by Backstage Library Works Inc. Bitonal materials were scanned at 400ppi using a Panasonic KV-S2065W sheetfed scanner. Grayscale materials were scanned at 400ppi using an Image Access WideTEK flatbed scanner. All files were saved as TIFF and converted to JPEG for Web presentation. PDF files were also generated from the TIFF files. |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2004, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
Contributing Institution |
S.J. Quinney Law Library, University of Utah. 332 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730 |
Source Physical Dimensions |
26cm x 20cm |
Scanning Technician |
Backstage Library Works 1180 S. 800 E. Orem, UT 84097 |
Call Number |
KF5582.C6 A8 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6q81cd3 |
Setname |
wwdl_documents |
ID |
1133059 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q81cd3 |
Title |
UUM_UpperColoMain_page_102 |
OCR Text |
Show PART VII COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS plans also generally meet the regionally interpreted OBERS needs and de- mands plus additional needs associated with higher levels of development. Natural resources are available to meet all needs except for part of the water-related recreation demand imposed "by the projected heavy nonresi- dent activities and shortages resulting from localized hunting and fishing pressure. The programs of watershed management and flood control do not provide full treatment and protection due to economic considerations. Al- though ample resources have "been identified to meet the other projected needs, there are conflicting land and water uses which remain unresolved. Additional studies are needed to identify and weigh alternative develop- ments. Land use studies are needed to identify areas which should be pre- served and to designate the prime use of areas where resource availability overlaps. State water plans are under various stages of preparation along with Federal and private water development investigations. Completion of these and additional studies appear necessary to give a basis for select- ing developments which will be in the best public interest. Expenditures would have to be increased substantially, particularly by the Federal Government, to accomplish the $2.9 billion water-related programs under the framework plan. Very large expenditures would also be required by non-Federal interests to provide for installation of the $7»6 billion electric power facilities and the acquisition of lands for the $3.2 billion recreation program under the total framework plan. Legal and Institutional Legal and institutional arrangements now provide broad and complex systems for the development and administration of the land and water re- sources of the region. The arrangements provided by state and Federal laws are largely complementary and have produced a high degree of coop- eration. However, challenges and conflicts have arisen and still exist within the Upper Colorado Region and in the relationships with adjacent regions. The principal problems requiring solutions or adjustments are centered in the field of reserved water rights, interpretations of the compacts regulating the use of the water of the Colorado River system, water pollution, land use, and environmental considerations. Further legal remedies will be sought as water resources development approaches the limit of available supplies. Economic activity Economic development restraints imposed by the relatively large dis- tance to major population centers and markets, the small population base and other factors are expected to continue to restrict development of many of the region's resources. Although total gross output is expected to increase from about $0.5 billion in 1965 to about $3 billion in 2020, this merely maintains the relative position of the region in terms of the growth rate projected for the Nation. 102 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Resource Identifier |
126_UUM_UpperColoMain_page_102.jpg |
Source |
Original document: Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study: Main Report |
Setname |
wwdl_documents |
ID |
1133048 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q81cd3/1133048 |