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Show resolution of conflicts which now prevent construc- tion of these projects should be taken. 4. Authorization and construction of the follow- ing projects: (a) modification of Grand Coulee Dam outlets for flood control; (b) the Minidoka Project Northside Pumping Division (Idaho); (c) The Dalles Irrigation Project (Oregon); the Ganby Irrigation Project (Oregon); and (d) the Mountain Home Project (Idaho) with irrigation features deferred. The first project is required to make storage space behind Grand Coulee Dam fully usable for flood control purposes and is an essential part of the plan for basin flood control. The Mountain Home power project is urgently needed to meet power loads of southern Idaho. The Dalles and Canby Projects are for new irrigated lands, and the Fed- eral investment on them will be repaid in full by beneficiaries. 5. Authorization and construction of irrigation projects needed to eliminate production losses from insufficient water supplies in presently established irrigation districts. Among the projects which should be reviewed for this purpose are seven pro- posed by the Bureau of Reclamation: Cambridge Bench( Idaho); Council (Idaho); Mann Creek (Idaho); Crooked River (Oreg.); Upper Star Valley (Wyo.); Bitterroot Valley (Mont.); and Missoula Valley (Mont.). 6. Authorization and construction of irrigation projects which can assist in the stabilization of the grazing industry, and reduce pressure on the basin range lands. 7. Development and effectuation of unified plan for river control and use through fully coordi- nated operation of storage reservoirs. 8. Construction of transmission facilities neces- sary to service the major generating installations included above, as proposed in the 6-year program of the Bonneville Power Administration (figure 4). 9. Construction of fish ladders and other facili- ties on the Columbia and Snake Rivers neces- sary to permit continuing migratory fish runs in streams of central Idaho and the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains. Rehabilitation of Willamette, Deschutes, and other lower tributaries as spawning grounds for anadromous fish. 10. Rehabilitation of watershed cover in sec- tions of tlie basin where sedimentation and soil erosion are major problems, and public assistance in critical areas where private ownership cannot afford protective measures. Prevention of possible deterioration also should be included. Establish- ment of conservational farming in the Palouse and other seriously eroding areas; provision of adequate fire control in all forested areas of the basin; re- habilitation of south Idaho and central Oregon grazing lands; and reforestation of the largest cut- over and burned-over areas should be included. 11. Commencement of a widespread program of pollution control and prevention measures. Elimination of many present pollution sources. 12. Establishment of complete service for water- yield data and forecasts. 13. Completion of a research and exploration program which will provide quantitative informa- tion and definite conclusions on: (a) Likely mineral developments possible in the area and their water requirements. (b) Prospective industrial requirements of water quality and quantity in certain sections of the basin. (c) The place of new irrigation in national and regional agricultural products supply. (d) The importance of the Columbia spawn- ing grounds to Pacific Northwest commercial fish- eries and to the men and the businesses that service the industry; the effect of power-generating instal- lations on the survival of runs, and the economic and other effects of alternative plans for physical facilities affecting fisheries in the basin. (e) The means of adapting recreational needs and business and social values, on a regional basis, to the development program, particularly where conflicts in beneficial use are likely to arise. 14. Development of flood plain zoning organi- zations and flood warning organizations for flood- susceptible areas. 15. Rehabilitation of the lands in old irrigation areas in imminent danger of serious deterioration; maintenance of present irrigated lands to forestall deterioration. 16. Completion of a full study of the integra- tion of Canadian water resources potentialities in the Columbia Basin; completion of general ar- rangements for such integrated development. 17. Expedition of resource surveys, including hydrologic data, mapping, topography, geology and soils, and expanded socio-economic studies. 18. Completion of appropriate legislation, in- cluding authorizations and appropriations, neces- sary to carry out these recommendations. 74 |