Statement on behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan report of August, 1963 - November 1, 1963

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Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Before the California Water Commission, Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, November 1, 1963, page 3The County of Tulare respectfully presents the following recommendations concerning this report for your consideration: 1. That before the report is approved by the State of California, that it be amended to provide for additional water development facilities in Phase I to make available in the Delta the export water required by Phase I, together with the water supply necessary to maintain water quality in the Delta to at least the standard now maintained by the Central Valley Project. 2. That before the report is approved by the State of California, that a contractual agreement be negotiated and executed between the United States and California, wherein and whereby the United States agrees that any water supply developed by the United States in California, pursuant to this plan, be first used by the United States to satisfy the needs, present and future, of the State of California, before any of said water supply is exported from the State of California, directly or by exchange of water. Non-contractual assurances, even though given in sincerety and good faith, are not, in our opinion, a satisfactory substitute for a firm contractual agreement. 3. In view of the fact that the inclusion of an incremental increase in the size of the California Aqueduct, pursuant to the proposed plan, would, of necessity, delay the construction of said Aqueduct, and considering the fact that the Department of the Interior is already proposing the construction of a major water transportation facility on the East Side of the San Joaquin Valley, it would seem more practical and expedient if the conveyance facility contemplated in Phase I of the plan be built on the East Side of the Valley as contemplated in Alternative Plan 1 of the Bureau of Reclamation Appendix to the report. 4. That the State of California should not endorse the subsidization of municipal and/or industrial water in this water development plan or any other plan as municipalities have adequately demonstrated that they can solve the cost problem without assistance of this nature. -3-Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,041,578 byte

Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Before the California Water Commission, Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, November 1, 1963, page 2With this in mind, the County of Tulare looks askance at any proposal such as the Pacific Southwest Water Plan to make further inroads upon the available water supply in the Delta without the importation of additional supplies to the Delta. While the County of Tulare endorses the theory of long range planning, and commends the responsible officials of the State of California for the far-sighted, long range, comprehensive California Water Plan, it must be pointed out that comprehensive long range planning is not like a cup of instant coffee, but requires extensive brewing. The California Water Plan required years of study and research before it was even presented for approval, and a plan as comprehensive in scope as that presented by Secretary Udall is worthy of even more studious attention by those concerned and affected. In view of these basic considerations, the County of Tulare must at this time oppose the endorsement by the State of California of Secretary Udall's report as it is now constituted. However, the County of Tulare believes that this plan should be given further extensive study and examination, and that it could be so amended and revised as to satisfy the principal objections to the report and at the same time achieve its basic objectives. In this regard, the County of Tulare wholeheartedly endorses the statement made by Secretary Udall in Sacramento, California, on October 18, 1963, when he said: "Now, there is only one way in which we can eliminate serious controversy and this is the reason a meeting of this kind is so important, and that is to sit down in advance and to work out points of dispute and try to settle the legitimate arguments and try to protect rights that need to be protected . . ." Secretary Udall is absolutely right and the areas of dispute should be worked out in advance, and to the County of Tulare this means before the plan is presented to Congress. If the report were to be approved by Congress before the problems are solved, the horse would be out of the barn before we could even get the door closed, much less locked. -2-Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,008,119 byte

Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Before the California Water Commission, Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, November 1, 1963, page 45. That the Alternative Plans 4, 5, 6 and 7, as described in the Bureau of Reclamation's Appendix to the Report, be disapproved and deleted from the Report before the report is approved by the State of California. The County of Tulare urges this Commission to recommend to the Administrator of the Resources Agency and to the Governor that California disapprove the subject report as it is now proposed, and that not even qualified approval be given at this time. Respectfully submitted, COUNTY OF TULARE By: Robert E. Moock Special Counsel By: James F. Sorensen Consulting Engineer -4-Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 511,101 byte

Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Before the California Water Commission, Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, November 1, 196

Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Before the California Water Commission, Statement on Behalf of the County of Tulare, State of California, Concerning the Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, November 1, 1963, page 1BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF TULARE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST WATER PLAN REPORT OF AUGUST, 1963 November 1, 1963 It is the understanding of the County of Tulare that the Secretary of the Interior has requested that the five western states involved in his Pacific Southwest Water Plan Report of August, 1963, comment on said report by November 26, 1963, prior to the presentation of said report to Congress. It is further understood that this Commission has elicited comment at this time from interested persons and agencies and will make a recommendation to the Resources Agency of California or the Governor concerning this matter. The County of Tulare is a highly developed agricultural county in the upper San Joaquin Valley of California, and its valley lands are almost completely within the service area of the Central Valley Project. This County has a vital concern in the continued conservation and development of the water resources of California, and cannot endorse any program or plan which might delay the authorization or construction of the presently proposed additions to the Central Valley Project or the State Water Facilities. Almost from the conception of the East Side Division of the Central Valley Project, the County of Tulare has endorsed and urged its early authorization and construction, recognizing that the San Joaquin Valley has an immediate urgent need for an additional supplemental surface supply of water to maintain its existing agricultural economy. At the same time, the County of Tulare has recognized that the realization of the proposed East Side Division hinges on the full utilization of the available water supply in the Delta to supply these pressing agricultural needs in the San Joaquin Valley as well as the upstream demands. -1-Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 24 bit, 1,328,724 byte