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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... acre - feet of water from the main San Luis 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 ...
... acre - feet of water from the main San Luis 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 ...
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... Acre - feet ? Mr. BENNETT . Acre - feet . It isn't exactly that . That is what you would pump . It is just a little better than 2 . Senator ANDERSON . Their payment then will be about $ 14 million a year , and the cost to the Government ...
... Acre - feet ? Mr. BENNETT . Acre - feet . It isn't exactly that . That is what you would pump . It is just a little better than 2 . Senator ANDERSON . Their payment then will be about $ 14 million a year , and the cost to the Government ...
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... acre per year . You say they are going to use 212 acre - feet . That would give you a cost of $ 16.50 an acre - foot for water . What is the average out there $ 3 or $ 4 , is it not ? ( The figures and comment were later developed by Mr ...
... acre per year . You say they are going to use 212 acre - feet . That would give you a cost of $ 16.50 an acre - foot for water . What is the average out there $ 3 or $ 4 , is it not ? ( The figures and comment were later developed by Mr ...
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... acre - feet , and if you divide 212 into $ 56 you come out with $ 14 . Just take a fourth of it . Is that right $ 14 per acre - foot as against $ 3.50 per acre - foot ? Would the Southern Pacific take sort of a dim view of that , do you ...
... acre - feet , and if you divide 212 into $ 56 you come out with $ 14 . Just take a fourth of it . Is that right $ 14 per acre - foot as against $ 3.50 per acre - foot ? Would the Southern Pacific take sort of a dim view of that , do you ...
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... acre - feet with provision for later enlargement , we would expect a State contribution to cover the added costs of providing for later enlargement . We would not , however , expect this to entitle the State to use or control any part ...
... acre - feet with provision for later enlargement , we would expect a State contribution to cover the added costs of providing for later enlargement . We would not , however , expect this to entitle the State to use or control any part ...
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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...