Show Water Above Average Senator Frank E E. Moss DUtah DUtah DUtah D- D Utah a member of the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate Interior Committee said saidI I today the Bureau of Reclamation tion reports generally favorable I water situations in the Colorado River Basin and the Great Salt Lake Basin THE COMPUTED flow of the Colorado River at Grand i I Canyon was approximately I feet acre for the I water year ending Sept 30 I as compared with a 1968 1923 I average of about acre j Available water stored in 1 Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam was feet acre on July July July Ju Ju- Ju- Ju ly 21 1969 a record high The water surface had dropped seven seven seven sev sev- en feet from its high point and is expected to remain near this level until the 1970 spring run runoff ff begins Senator Moss reported I ACTIVE storage in the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado River Storage Project reservoirs was acre- acre I feet on Sept 30 feet acre more than one year ago Senator Moss said that all projects in the upper Colorado Colorado Colo Color rado River Basin in Wyoming Utah and Colorado have above average over carry-over storage for forthe forthe forthe I the 1970 season except for forthe forthe forthe the Eden Project Wyoming where the water supply outlook outlook outlook out out- look is is only fairALL fair ALL IRRIGATION projects in the Great Salt Lake Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin area enjoyed an excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent water-supply water year and essentially all reservoirs have average above carry carryover carryover carryover over storage going into the 1970 water year Moon Lake and Reservoirs have low storage levels due to for irrigation use but their outlooks remain remain remain re re- re- re main good Senator Moss loss said |