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Show Conclusions Uniform legislation and policy are needed for all reservoirs similar to that provided by the 1944 Flood Control Act.48 Land acquisition policy should permit Federal agencies to acquire sufficient lands around reser- voirs so that adequate standards of use may be estab- lished and enforced. Also, the construction agencies should be given the authority and respon- sibility of providing basic recreation facilities, such as roads, docks, water supply, and sanitation facili- ties. Facilities necessary to protect the public health and welfare should be provided in all cases, and provision should be made for adequate opera- tion and maintenance. Sanitary and health facili- ties should be subjected to the same control and regulation as are provided for comparable public fa- cilities elsewhere in the State. This policy would give States and local agencies the opportunity to make further improvements, either directly or through leases, by establishing concessions, cabins, and other facilities and services. As a requisite to the construction of facilities by Federal agencies, contracts or agreements should be negotiated in advance with State or local agencies for adequate operation and maintenance of the fa- cilities. Where reservoirs are located on or adja- cent to federally owned lands, a responsible Federal agency should operate and maintain recreation facilities. Adequate investigation and planning should pre- cede recreation improvements at reservoir areas. When investigations demonstrate a need for basic facilities for recreation, this function should be treated as a coordinate objective among the various purposes of water resources development, and if possible, reservoirs should be operated so as to cause minimum interference with recreation needs. 8. Problems of International Coordination The Problem Need for international coordination associated with developing the water resources of the Missouri. The Situation Only a very small part of the Missouri River Basin proper is in Canada-principally a part of the Milk 48 Act of December 22, 1944, § 1, 58 Stat. 887, 33 U. S. G. 701a-l. River watershed. However^ the Souris River of North Dakota, which is an important associated element in the Missouri Basin program, has both its headwaters and mouth in Canada. International disposition of the waters of the Milk River was provided for by tlie Treaty of 1909 be- tween the United States and Great Britain. This treaty also provided a mechanism for the settlement of future problems, the International Joint Com- mission, composed of three representatives from the United States and three from Canada. Currently, four specific problems with respect to streams crossing the international boundary be- tween the Continental Divide and Red River have been referred to the Commission: Souris River reference of 1940.-The Interna- tional Joint Commission was asked to recommend an apportionment between Canada and the United States of waters of that river and tributaries that cross the boundary, methods to regulate and use those waters, and interim measures for these two purposes. The study relates to the natural flows of the Souris River and is concerned largely with uses for fish and wildlife refuges. Souris-Red River reference of 1948.-The Joint Commission was asked to investigate and report on present and future uses of all streams of common interest along, across, or in the vicinity of the inter- national boundary from the eastern boundary of the Milk River Basin to the eastern boundary of the Red River Basin; apportion as necessary those waters crossing the boundary 5 and prepare a plan of mutual advantage to the two countries on the use and control of all of the waters under the reference. Consideration is being given, to the effects of im- porting water from the Missouri into the Missouri- Souris unit of the Missouri Basin Project. Waterton-Belly River reference of 1948.-This is identical to the Souris-Red reference except that the area includes all waters from the Continental Divide to the western limit of the St. Mary River drainage basin, and that all waters crossing the boundary are to be apportioned. Drainage from the project area into the Missouri River will be sig- nificant, and perhaps 50,000 kilowatts of electrical capacity will be obtained. Sage Creek reference of 1946.-The Joint Com- mission is to determine the facts and suggest possible remedies in connection with a controversy between the residents of Canada and the United States over a small stream which rises in Canada and flows into the United States, a large part of the waters of which are diverted in Canada. 270 |