San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project, California: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States-Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1887, a Bill to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to Enter Into an Agreement with the State of California with Respect to the Construction and Operation of Such Unit, and for Other Purposes. March 17 and 18, 1958U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - 196 pages |
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... Canal , the Pleasant Valley Canal , and necessary pumping plants and dis- tribution systems , drains , channels , levees , flood works , and related facilities . In constructing , operating , and maintaining the San Luis unit , the ...
... Canal , the Pleasant Valley Canal , and necessary pumping plants and dis- tribution systems , drains , channels , levees , flood works , and related facilities . In constructing , operating , and maintaining the San Luis unit , the ...
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... Canal plus 540,000 acre - feet from ground - water pumping would be required for unit purposes . All would be utilized for irrigation except 22,600 acre - feet and 17,400 acre - feet which would be used for , respectively , municipal ...
... Canal plus 540,000 acre - feet from ground - water pumping would be required for unit purposes . All would be utilized for irrigation except 22,600 acre - feet and 17,400 acre - feet which would be used for , respectively , municipal ...
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... Canal , Delta - Mendota Canal and Friant Dam , Friant - Kern Canal , and Madera Canal . The project was reauthorized in 1940 to include distribution systems from the main canals . In October 1949 , Congress reauthorized the project to ...
... Canal , Delta - Mendota Canal and Friant Dam , Friant - Kern Canal , and Madera Canal . The project was reauthorized in 1940 to include distribution systems from the main canals . In October 1949 , Congress reauthorized the project to ...
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... canal site plus the pumping cost to get the water to the San Luis unit . Senator KUCHEL . When you speak about increased pumping costs , what do you base that on ? Mr. BENNETT . It is increased over and above that which the water users ...
... canal site plus the pumping cost to get the water to the San Luis unit . Senator KUCHEL . When you speak about increased pumping costs , what do you base that on ? Mr. BENNETT . It is increased over and above that which the water users ...
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... canals . There is the storage reservoir . There is the distribution system . Senator ANDERSON . Could you break any one of those off if they wanted to ? Mr. AANDAHL . Yes . Senator ANDERSON . Do you have any provision in the Federal rec ...
... canals . There is the storage reservoir . There is the distribution system . Senator ANDERSON . Could you break any one of those off if they wanted to ? Mr. AANDAHL . Yes . Senator ANDERSON . Do you have any provision in the Federal rec ...
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AANDAHL acre-foot acres agreement amendments appropriate authorized BANKS BATES bill BOTTORFF Bureau of Reclamation BUTLER Cali California water plan capacity Central Valley project Chairman committee Congress construction and operation contract Dam and Reservoir Delta-Mendota Canal department of water drainage Farm Bureau Feather River project Federal Government Federal reclamation laws Federal San Luis forebay fornia Fresno Fresno County interest Interior irrigation joint use facilities joint-use jointly Kern County concept land legislation legislature Luis service area Luis unit service master drain ment million acre-feet O'NEILL problem question repayment Representative GUBSER Representative HAGEN San Joaquin Valley San Luis Dam San Luis project San Luis Reservoir San Luis service San Luis unit San Luis Water Santa Secretary Senator ANDERSON Senator KUCHEL southern California Southern Pacific State's statement storage subcommittee thing tion unit service area Water District water resources water supply
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Page 2 - Interior* under said plans shall be governed by the Federal Reclamation Laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto...
Page 47 - The provisions of the Federal reclamation laws shall not be applicable to water deliveries or to the use of drainage facilities serving lands under contract with the State to receive a water supply, outside of the Federal San Luis unit service area described in the report of the Department of the Interior, entitled "San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project,
Page 160 - Luis interceptor drain to the delta designed to meet the drainage requirements of the San Luis unit as generally outlined in the report of the Department of the Interior entitled "San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project,
Page 41 - There appear to be no irreconcilable engineering or financial problems involved in coordinating the construction of the San Luis unit and of other features of the California water plan. The long-range, multiple-purpose plan developed by the State division of water resources provides for water storage on the Feather River, flood control on that stream, power generation, and transportation of water to the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley, and southern California. As far as service to...
Page 160 - Views and Recommendations of the State of California on Proposed Report of the Secretary of the Interior entitled 'The Colorado River...
Page 153 - I am vice chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Page 119 - ... project authorized by the act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), and the other with the Kings River and Kern River projects constructed under the authority of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 887). In the Kings and Kern River opinion Mr. Barry has concluded that the Federal reclamation laws do not authorize the Secretary of the Interior...
Page 47 - In constructing, operating, and maintaining a drainage system for the San Luis unit, the Secretary is authorized to permit the use thereof by other parties under contracts conforming generally to the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws with respect to irrigation repayment or service contracts and is further authorized to enter into agreements and participate in construction and operation of drainage facilities designed to serve...
Page 5 - Construction of the San Luis unit shall not be commenced until the Secretary has (1) secured, or has satisfactory assurance of his ability to secure, all rights to the use of water which are necessary to carry out the purposes of the unit and the terms and conditions of this Act...