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A Report on the feasibility of Water Supply Developmenf
STATE S DEPARTM ENT OF TH E I NTERIOR
OF RECLAMATION
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SAN LUIS^ UNIT
CENTRAL vauLEv^ PROJ^ ECT CALI FOR^ NIA
A Report on the feasibility^ of^ Water^ Supply^ Developmenf
STATE S DEPARTM ENT OF^ TH^ E^ I^ NTERIOR
OF RECLAMATION
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EXEClJITVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BUDGE'}'
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
November 9, 1956
Dear Mr. Secretary: GJi
This is in response to your letter of August 1 concerning the San Luis Unit, West San Joaquin Division, Central Valley Project of California.
The proposal that the Federal Government join with the State of California in the development of this unit is entirely in accord with the administration's overall policy of cooperative development of the Nation's water resources. We would urge you, at your earliest convenience to explore this possibility in greater detail with the State of California to see if mutually satisfactory arrangements can be made.
We would be pleased to review such plans when they have been fo:rnrulated.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Robert E. Merriam
Robert E. Merriam ASSistant Director
The Honorable
The Secretary of the Interior
w/r"~rR 000953
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The r ,-,p ort has b ::'-' n tr a nsmitt ed to offici 'l ls of t ho St nt e of CJ.liforni ·'l Cl.'ld to the, SGc r " t nr ,,. of th " Army for th " ir consider a ti on and r Q comm ~ nd J. tions 'lS requir od by th o pr ovisions of Section 1 (c ) of tho
Flood Control Act of 1944 (53 St , t. 887). It 1135 sent a lso to th o
St::.k of C~, lifornio. for th e comments of the hCld of tho ag oncy e xorcising
'l dministr:ltion ov"r thu 17ildlif., r ·-, sourc ~ s of tlnt St,"\to as r ~ quired by th e provisions of the Act of Augus t 14, 1946 (60 stnt.. 1060) o.nd to th e Dc partm c nts of Agricultur o , Comm e rc e , Labor, 'lnd Ho.qlth, Education,md " . l.f nr o , :md th e Fedor".l Po::ror Commission in 'lccordancc r!i th interag e ncy agr .;cmG nts. Comments h;we be en r ocoi vcd from 0.11 age n ci e s, a nd copi es .:l r z.; en cl os od "' i t h the r .:p ort.
Th e comments of n Il Fcd.:. r .:t l :lg c nci cs rece iv ed 2r D e ith er f '.IV or o. blc or u i thout obj e ction to th e S:m illis Unit.
Th o St :l t c of C~ lif o rni .:l , in it s comm e nts, r e conun e nd ed that th e 8eJl Luis Unit, modifi ed to fit th ,; St Cl tols pro p os ed F eq thor River Pr oj~ ct, b e 'lUthorizod f or ir:nn oJ di nt :; construction by th e Bur eG u of Re cl runa tion -Uld for oPQro.tion by th ,.) Stat" ,~s pc.rt of its Fco.thcr Riv er Proj () ct. Th e St~t8 proposed ds o th"t it:1.cquire "rod pay for elll l:mds, casements, Clnd rights of "''ly for th e S'Ul Luis Unit, contract for th o us t.; a nd r cp'lymont of Ccntr:,l Vr:llcy Proj o ct pm'!~r f,~.cilitios, repay to th e Unit e d Stntcs from proj e ct r ovunuos the rciBbursablo proj e ct costs on an inter o st-fr.c(; bClsis, :md upon completion of rop!\ymont r e c e iv e; titl e t o '111 of th e; Unit '. lOrks. JI ll of th os .: pro v isions, und er th o St fl t e IS r .;; conun t.; nd .~tio n s, ,·:ould b e- a cco mplishe d by contr!J.ct bc t'"r"o n t ho Secr e tary of t he Int e rior and th e Sk,t " of Ca lif orni 3 ","! hich ,','ould r o quir e approv a l by t he Co ngr e ss prior to construction of th e San Luis Unit.
Th e b.:lsic o bj e cti ve s of t ho: St C! t " in its propos ,:t ls to sh ar e in proj e ct co sts, !J.SSU lC.,-, pr oj e ct op or nti on, C! nd construct th e l a rg er Fcn th or Riv er Project ar ~ n ll cO !'l sist ont '..i.th the p.:lrtnorship appro n ch spons or ed by this Ad:Jinistr'ltion, '.;hich I fully support. As the COll'.nissioncr of RcclD..'!l .'1tion point s out, ho , evor, there; nr c scv or nl f .:l co ts of the Str.tc IS rocomnc ndntions tho.t Fill require det Cl il od study 'tnd nogoti"1tion bc:for" fi" ."11 agr Ge lllcmt c<:'.n be obt.~ined.
Initi:ll construction of th e Unit "8 nn extc;nsion of the Ce ntr el l V " ll~y Projc.ct, l'l odifi-:od t o fit ultino.toly into the Feath er Riv er Pr o j e_ ct, and accon pani ed by c oncurr e nt negotiations Tlith th a
St a te of C·, lif o rnL'l l oo kin g t o k rr.lS of int e gr'ltion of t he Unit 1! ith •
tho Fe ath e r Rivc:r Pr oj e ct, is on e 1! 'W in v! hic h the imnc di nt c b n sic o bj e ctiv c s of th e stat e of C ~ ifo rni n co uld be a chievod. This
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Irould nvoid tho dolny thD.t 1'ould b" involved in sccuring fi= :J.greemonts '.!ith the St'1k concerning intogr'tion -.lith tho Fe2.ther River Project 1nd in obtaining the "pprov'll of thQ Congross prior to ini ti ".tion of construction. N0goti'J.tions ':Iith the St"tc could rosult in ngreel'lont prior to conpl"tion of the project. Th.J Dwpnrtment desir~s to coopernte -;rith the people of C:lliforni:J. nnd its govornment. This is in ,,-ccord nith your policy to pror.:toto to the ultil:mto dogr;co coopor'1tion 'ilith tho poople a.rfectod. The Dop'1rtnent of thu Interior is rendy to begin thosc nogotintions iEltlCdi:ttoly upon request by tho proper Stntc officinls.
Tho report is being tr·ms"littod to you 2.S an interir.\ rcport for your inforrntion in "dv:J.nco of rcCOtll;)Wndations for legislntive action. Upon rcccipt of your con"lents it, like-.-ds~, ,"till bo transnitted to th.J Congress for its inform~tion.
Sincerely yours,
(Sgd.) Fred A. Senton
Socrotnry of the Interior
The President The 17hite House '"nshington 25, D. C.
Enclosures
(^1924) Intorior.·Duplicnting sect ~Jr^ on,^ D.^ c. 000953
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.ut.~. O\l~ t. hi" 11: "t provis!.on h not. ~nt1.N. l .y c1 c ~, it "WC(I1'S, CrQ'!l tile c!.isCl4Ssio r. it! t iL St. "t. ,, '~ C:lI\W..'Ilts , to iITIel,"" J'L p~)'tDCnt by the S t il t ~ of % 7,304 , 000 of e .~p i t!.l 1. nV~$ t ln:'Tlt i n th3 Centr ,' l Volt ,;;!'
Proj oc t pm",,, ~y-skm """ r (\ '4 ~ 'onr p.:: r 1 od. In rdurn 2 CO , OClO kil O'.":ltt$
of l'O"fCr "i'Oll l d 00 ma dQ 'l'lti le ':llc t o t l1:) Sbte i n t h0 vicin i ty of Tr a cy • and ~ncrl!Y up to 8)O, OOO , COO kil (1·..~ tt ~h"urs PC I' y<O!U' -.-: o ~lc!. be Il vllilv. bl c li t 2.5 mills por ki l O';;r..t t_hol.ll". It is not ap p_-.r~ nt , ·; ~thcr or Mt !'\Ie!:!
rc~ nt of cnpi t l1 invo ~ tm c n t in t ho Cont rn l Vallo" Proj e ct perrot
e y~tCIJ ',' 0 ",1<1 bQ oxp ect ed t o Qr.titlc th o StAte to 1 continu ing r i ght to pO'ITCT f r om tho Central V;']' l oy rrojco t a lt or ~l<!li:,..,_t i Dn of th o 40 :i' ~ ar s
~nd ~pon "bat t c r=.
1 = tu ll3 in "c o ord ' ;1 t h tho;; s t. .:t ;: · " obj " c Ul:e o( in togr-;:ting t.~ .. 5-:n Luie lfn1t -;->tt h the f' oath'Jr Ri ver fToj cct. ard = eoni'1dc nt th~ t <ru tu a ll,y "at. ~..t 'l ctory meons c :moo f ound t o ;::ccoq.:li s h th is. I e 1'll1:l O" conel u :j.;, :'.t. t his til:lc , ha;.,ov .;: r , th'!: t t h e: F "".?""~s of th e S Mt c are on t ~ l,7 a ce cpt.able: or eo n n itu t ~ t he b es t ", c (l~ oj' obtai ni nf, t h is in t ~ er Qtion. &~G r " l a~c c t" ()f it ~ r l;cc=::nd"t.ion s involv~· pr oc ed crr't
r:ak inS poli d ' J5 i n Fodcr,l-S t::lto r ela tion s hi ps T<hioh s hou ld r ec eive
c nr~ fu l ~ t.udy ~ d con ~1dQr at1on. llost i mportant of t hC8 Q ~~ o t. ho
!ollOlli ng :
- Ac"" i "i t1on Md t" ~ t o nt 1on by t h~ State of hnd~, ",::,sUJu ~ nh , ~d r ight s of ',' ''Y up¢!! ·.. bleb F c: don l st ru ctUt"i.'9 ·...ou ld be built.. This [ould t (;(l,uir o spe c i al lq;isl1!tiol! ox e mptl nt; th e) S an luis Unit 1 1'1 t hi s :rc,~t t ra>. th ~ 0 xist i "8 T C q\ir cmc nt.~
ot Rc cl~ tio n law.
2. As sump t. i o.'l by t.he St,.1 t C or th o rol::: oJ cOll t r ·lctin g en tity f or
r :::pnymcnt or 1Jn.J. " c osts. '1h, r .;o i s no p- c c::!dcnt il\ Itc clama U o:l
expe:r i::noo f or thi s .·.rr ,'ng~l\t , ,, __ 1L"st l en: no 'Ul'\dc rtU"ing of th:1. s m"gn it u do. Ik .c:o ~ 1 !lt1ons n O": In s cop o =d o;:h 'lr o ct e r li nd QUca:npe~~i:.g n ot pl"ob l ,;", 'l (l,J. l d b e i nv o lv Qd; f or cx ,'~ l '" pro'li~ i o= t" ol., t i ng to 3.c r ca gc 1.1l:I1t.,tion end () t h"r roqll ircm¢ ntll' of Rc cl a:-.,Uon 13'.' ~!ld (J x wn!l tioo of th o cxisiiJlll a uthority .of th0 Sta t;) t o a3a ~ o th ~ oblig'l tions th:::. t ',l(Iuld bo iIll p08~d on
it includin~ t h ~ p,uRr" nt OGi ng of r ;) p ayrn~nt of Fed er al ooet s.
- Adoption of 5p<;o1 (1 1 co ndition , for fu rni s b in g p>lItIp1n~ po-,-or • fram .~ Feder ::.l to ' ." St.lte j::r Qj c ct. !i: r o· "e:tin thc.r c 1a no
pr <. ccdcnt, .,00 t ho Strow pr Qpos.~ l 0P~<IlI !I n ()": fi eld o! poli~
in F::!d.cnl-.5til tc T C ~tionah.1 P1l.
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Fa-"-",, frem th.) Trinity "iV',l" Diotisicr: is conhlnplatod
-,S tL,. r;'[.".lor- tcurc~ Jor the S,-,r, 1,,,1,; Unit pur.pin!', r~quirc·,"cr.ts, .,r.d h~nou, i" ',ddition, fin,~l ~r.~ngc",·onts for co,,~truction of Tridty pc-.:er fccilitiG~ ~,y: "Jnd,)r ncgati!1tion -"ith non-Fc.d0rnl iI'tcr,',.sts co-~ld. -,:ell 'lffcct the nClt=" )f ,")I,.r c0ntrlot t'.) sup",1y .re-,':er tc tl:" ,Sk.t,-, f~r ~" ;~ Silt! Lu1e Unlt p'J.":l~'ir,r~ l"~rpo 5 ~'s~
,-~t'l~·)t r~thcr '~xtJnsivo relic,r ?"~idllnc(, on ttJ~ ,,-b0',.~ c.nci ,,th.,r '-;.o i "ts i:'. em 'J..:.th~rizin~ lq:i ~ l"t~cn, ',hich ',-;Juld h~ ji1'fi",~lt fo r thee Gongr~ ~s to f=,,-bl', lOri"" tc ~xplcr~tian 'mct ~tudy of tr.c :C~5U~5 i:1V"lv'c-d in Ml"ir rrny ::-Cl":ific,.,ti~n9, ncg()ti"tio:1~ le·):>in " to ~n '1cc"pt,-bl'~ contr:'\ct co,ild bi" q'~it~ ti; ~,~n~'1l"ing. 'Th~ r.c'Jd for ,-. ddiUon:.l ·,'{t:tcr supply in the S,nn Iu:,s 'U'''ct i ~ urgont, the loc:Ll int~r()sts ,'lr,; ur;~i:lJ; on ~'~r1:r ~tn't of constructlJn, ~nd there -'lpJxmr to be n~ lnt.;rt"l ob5t~c1c,s to "-gTcon::;nt on thJ pl1:>'sic(', struoturos r"quircd. If o()nstructior, ·TJr.:: Bt~.rt"d in 1957, it ''Wu1d t>J ,~t loo:st 1963 bcfor, ':~t0r ',;')Uld b~ "V:lil:lbk to th8 arc:'..
en the othQr hCL."ld, i:litinl construction of th~ Unit CIS ,1n cxt0nsicn of t.bu C8ntrc.1 V~llQy FrojCJct, no(iii'ied to fit ultiD"Jkly into t:,c F~athLr Rivc,r Project, ,';ould be "~;Ily to t:cct th~ h " 'IUdi"t,, b"~iu "bjGctivc" vf til:; 3t,'ltu. D.lring con~truct.torl, !mj, -. ~ thJ pl'~ns for Uee FO'lthcr Riv~r Proj~ct Cl!ld th~' Ttinity- Rivor dQv~lClp'lcnt becc,,:.;; cryst·~lli~ed, ncgctintions CQuld be c~=icd Clut b~h:ccn tr.'~ 5ccrctnry ~f the rnt·~rior :md th~ St~,tc or
Cdif'ornla f~r inki;r:ltion of t:w S-.n Luis Unit -,lith tho FO"'th~r
Ilivor PrQj~et. .~d8q-:ld~ ti.":,,c ',Duld thus be '~"llil,Jblo to study fully· the problcml! invvlvc-d 1nj, rc~cI: "gr~""Y~nt fr~e of tho' tiEe .pressure Umt "nuld be prc ~ ~nt if f'in,~l Ilgr~:;nent ,md subscquQnt cOngI'cssior,c.l ::Ipprcv.,l ·;.'0r~ pr~r'Auisitc to initi1tion of construction. E..'Y ,'lrr,1nO':0rlCont or contract thus dcvGlop!'d II h.)uld b·~ s ubject to approval by the, Confil'.css.
;..., indicCltcd h,-,rcinbc;f"or~, the v'll"i'.J'-'s ~:,~ttcrs r,',iscd by
th·:; St"-tc 'f C"lif'~rni" pr~s,;nt =ny prClblc=. lbv'_rth::.lQ~s, the GcvJrnor c£ C2lif')rni~ in hCl.-.rings b~f~r~ bo"th thG lf~u , ~ :Jnd ScnCltu Cc"",~tt.c"s In Int~ric r "-.'1d Insul·U" iSf-.irs, indica"tcd his !xlid end into"t that til,~~~ probLl1s c<~uld b~ ',nrkcd ClUt. ,-~ "l"~ currQnt1"v exploring tJL ~ ':' prcblcms -:nUl th~ St:ct( EnginJor :md
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;!Ei'fmt:E: tr uP ACiR I GU UI'rnL ",,:,sH m:iTIJtI 25, D. G.
June ll. 1 9%
Th. Hon01' lLb le T ~ Se cr e tary of th e In te r io r
Dear Mr. S"or etary,
Thb 15 :In r ep ly to the .\ot1nc: COIln:!ss1oner of Reclama. tion l~ lett.er of Dee eooer 5. 1955, tran~mitt i n g for our u vi"" and eol'ltllent _ eopy of )'OUT pr opelle d r epo rt on th e San Lui.'! Unit, ~ ,'e ,.t San Joattu1n Di v i
:sien, Centr al. VI.lley Project. C.. illQTnia.
'i'o provide .....teI' for t h6 Slin Luis ttut. t.h'll o ff-irr !i:_ t. ion S'llu on el:Ceaa eap" e:lt.,. of the exut1n6 'i'n <:y ~1l:g i'lant ~ [lel.te· Ji"l\d ota Ce nal would btl us ed to da llver ,-ur pl l,l8 tMlt.a wder to tbft t oraN Y or
t !'le pr oposed San Luis ~1ng i'la nt. TN. t ph.a t would be U3 ed to
~ IOater f or :n-or age in t o t fle pr 090aed 1, 000, 000 aore ~f eet c. pao it
San Lulll Reser vo ir to be! or !lle d by eON t ruc tion of San Luis DeJt on
S an Lu1!I Cue t. ~"he n po ll db1e ctUTbl " tohe iTri£ a tion .... on. _ UT
WOuld 00 pW';)tld dixect ly into .. pr opou d lliI mile long San Lu1. Canal
fo r dt li ve ry to the Un it di s trib ut io n. ,.t em. At llli le 76 on the San
We Canal , the propo~ed Pl'M a:rI. Valle,. ?ulllping Plant. lIOIlld illt
14 at fl f' into thfl prQ?()I'Ie d Ple uant V.tllll1 Canal. W lIerv, b1gber. la1'.~
t1( 1) l.arld::I I. t th e IlOUth end of t he tmi t .:re.. An .lec trie al dlstrib'U
t ion 3YB1.e1!l to " erve Unit PUl'l9'. ehal'lllolb. leVMI S. f lDod wor lm to
protect pr oj ect t ..at IU"8II. E. nd n!1ift P W!fI' on boUl ,ddell ~ tt. -.in
canlll \ 1Ou1£! also be Unit w r\t:l. In IUiclit.ion to ."hea. _jor MlrD a cl14tr 1bu tion eyutec. , a drai lUi 8 ' )"lU ll , aDd ~? weu. for tp'oWldlfa tar P\I."I'ing wwld be J'<!qu1red.
The e.e ti ., t ed Fed e r..J. COIIt. of t he _ jar worD a $229 , 1t&3 , OOO ancI t.he
1t0 11-Fe4 e ra l cos t oJ other fe a t 1,lHs 1a ' 170 , 06 7. 000. total $ )99. 210. 000
*ed OD 1954 p rices. C" "" i d& r l ng pri.ary benefits onl¥, W banoIIit.
coet ratio b;u;ed Pn I. 100-~'!: a:r pe ri od of analyeill if '1. 07 to 1. 0 and
on a 50- year pil rio d :1a a. 9l.! to 1 .0. ~h ... pr o je c t "ollld be cOllp l oted in ab out s .. ven and OM-ha lf ye ar,.
The propose d project ~o uld del1v er an e stimat ed 1.126, 000 aorfl -f , et of ..,..t er IIllnually frOIl. the' main San Lulll"C8na. l.., In ad diti on. SLO , OOO aer e.! eet lI ould be obtai ned tr oll groundllat e:r p~ ~. Th is total of 1, 666 , 000 a cre _f. et annually WOu ld pr ovide « "full i rrigat i on water
supp ly fo r 44 0 , 000 acr es out "of an 1r r1li:;;ble ana of uSB , OOO aeree
aM would sup ply 22. 60:> aere "! iMt. an <:l 17 , 4 00 ,,- ere-feet , r e speet.ive.
f or J:am1e1pa.l. aDd d <mes U e t &no uses.
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2--The Secretary of the Interiqr
Of the more than -400,000 acres in the Unit nOtl developed for irriga tion only a portion (273,000 acres in 1950) are served from overdrawn
weDs. The area that can be served from ground',Tater alone is estimated t
to stabilize at 148,000 acres. An imported supply is required to main
tain the present ~1111''- Construction of the Unit Horks ,rould mal'e possible the irrigation of 292,000 acres more in the service area than ,rould be possible ,dthout the project. On the basis of this acreage, the indicated Federal and non-Federal investment cost for irrigation would be about '~ 1.576 per acre. '
Financial feasibility for the San Luis Unit is shown through its inte
gration ,Ti th other units of the Central Valley Project. TPis combina
tion of unite by 197h , hen the San Luis Unit ,Tould be 'using the planned £ul1 suppl,y of irrigation water 1 111 e xpected to be producing an annual.
net 1ncreaae in revenue of , 2, B7!i , 400 'over that expected in absence of
tlIe San Luis Uni't. PrOject revenuo .!r0ln irr:!.gati.on 10uld be increased
by 4,447 , 600 and frOM municipal and illdu.st.rial water by $l68 , !iOO with
net income from 1l0l0l1lr dec:r8l!sed by $1 , 73!i , OOO. Tbe report 1ndicatea that operation of the San Luis Unit would require the use of large amounts of electric energy for pumping 'Thich otherwise .To\1ld be sold commerCially. In evaluation of the economic effects of expanding the Central Valley Project by addition of San 'Luis Unit, t)le annu..l'equiva.- : lent value of the electric power foregone )a5 estimated to be $5,942,000.
The project is estimeted ~o increase cotton acreage from 49,200 to
132,000 acres, increase truck crops and;(ifalia from °to 88,000 acres,
increase irrigated pasture from °to 44,000 acres, increase, tree ,and
vine crops from ° to 22,000 acres, increase other field crops from
°to 66,000 acres and to decrease hay and grain crops' from 98,700 to
44,000 acres. , "
')e appreciate your courtesy in oo,king the report available to us for rev1e~T.
Sincere~y' yours i. ,
(Sgd.) E. L. Petersqn
E. L. Peterson Asaistant Seuretary
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probability o£ initially including £our lanes of pa.Y","ent. Stand~-l'd ll for 8Uch construction would b.. bMed upon • de~gn speed of 50 III1les
per hour, alrl a maxiInUlll >;rade of 5 perc e nt. "Rxcept for the water
p:roject, the exilltinf; road co"ld he imnroved a8 a 6-lane divided high
way to design st~ndards for 70 mile ... per hour, at 8ubstanti.lly less
cost than the ilrlicat...d 6-lane divided hif!'MI\V on the new eleY~tioJl r e sultin.r frC<n the ..ate:r project, Hence, the State c_ont e nds that'it' is reMonable 11m e auitable to "':qlect that Federal W-Rter project funds ....ill finance the C01!t of l(I'adiIll< i'ar the ult:\1ll~te 6_lane iiaprqvflI"ent •
on the a~verSfl location r~"ultinp," frcrn the ..... ter project <md the cost of t"'O lanes of pa-vement.
J.ssuming II replacement road cnnstruct.ed above elevatiOn of 1.50 feet, prel:1!ninary- in~stil:atbM indicated that the .. ater project fUIrl, ""uld be;;or about ~3.1)(YJ,'YXl in hi~mray rdocaticm cost8 on the fore~o-'nr. basis, Tt 1s 0ur umerstan:\il'lll( thll.t thl war""r,nroje<::t financin~ contai~" this it e m. ~cc[lrdh" to the California Deparwent of Public 'lo:rks, pr e lir.tinary investil:>;ation~ ;ll1'lS i.ndic~t"d that such a replacement :road conetructed a"ove el e Vlltion 535 feet !OCuld r e quire
.."tel' proj e ct finane- "I< of ,~5,ooo.rn('J. Subsequent investi~8tions
disclose that a repl&ce~ent road at the"hi.~h~r elevation may :reQUire.
~ate:r proj e ct fin6nC'~ rll.~ing !:rem $7,000,000 to $10,000,000.
SinCe t.(,., elevati<Y· at ",hich the replacement road is to be conetructed i~ "ot cl~ro'ly she"", in the report, it i9 l'lIug"ested that field representativeB of the -Burellu of Reclamation may wi~h to dis<lus~ the propo" ed ..eloc.ti~n ...t th fieN repr ", s <" nt,:,tiv<"s .of our Bur eau cf Public Road~, II.nd .nth the California Del'ro'ment "r Public '-forks, hefcn a I"e'luest i ll made I'or I'un:ls to irJ.t'1.a te constrllCtion of -±Ie y. ter project. On til .. , bt~i~ of 8uch disc,u~~ion", all '>a:rties in inte:rest can "btain a cl ",... uri:'e:rstandin~ of' e3C~ othe:rr~ plan~, and bud<"etarv, p:rovision c.n be n,de in advaru1e I'DI' ha-ying the water proj eet adeauately, finance the hi~""'a:r reloc.Uon eo ... ts, 'l'hh Departroent h.8 ll'.ade no effort to deteI'".!ine the ~ xtent to -..hich madded 'coet of' cOll9tructln>: th~, Nllocated road above eJ,.evaticn of 535 feet )IIight Ilff ~ ct the be'neI':tt cost :r a tio of the water project.
As anindic,,-tion of Departriient of Commeroe rlewe on r1gh~ way relocat1ms made nece8Sary ,by ..ater re9,ources projects, I !II!! .. enclosinli: a co"y "f )epar1rent o£ Conmerce, Sure!lu of Public RoM ... , Policy an:\ Procedurtl 'femo:rarnum 50-4.~.
Sinc e rely yo"rs,
(s~), Paul F. Rcy-ste:r
P llul F. Royst er As~istant to Urner Seeretary
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F'="DlIRAL PC'~R CO'~'JSSJ0N Washington 25 April 5, 1956
Honorable Douglas "c',ay Secretary of the Interior 1fash;ngt0n 25, no r.
Subject: San Luis Unit, r:entral Valley Project, California
Dear Mr. Secretary:
The comments herein with rpsppct to the pronosed report of your Department on the San V~i s Unit, Cen tral Valley Projec t, California, are transmitt8d in r r sponse to the lett8r of December 5, 1955 from the !,ct'ng r:ommissi (> ner of Peclamatcon. Transmitted with that lettpr wpre canips of the Commissi,mpr of f'eclamation's proposed report of ,~Ugtlst 4, 1955, arnroved by you on Decemb"r 1, 1955 for trans!!!i ttal to Stat8s and Federal "pencies, the Regional Director's re[lort of Vay 6, 1955, and appended matprial.
The report recom.,",enris a plan for utilizi 'g surplus flows ir the Delta area to provide sup~ler.ental irrigation water for about, 44 n,0 0O acres of land on the wr>st side of the San Joaqdn Valley and a small amount of municipal wa ter for ne!lrby con'ln1mi ties. The plan wo,ld make use of off-irrigati0n season excess capacity of the,exist ing Tracy Dumping plant and Delta-:>er,dota canal to deliver the surplus wa ter to the proposed San Luis pwnping plant. From there the .water' would be pumped into the proposed San Luis reservoir to be stor",d and later released into the proposed 104 mile long San L~is canal for delivery to the unit distrihution system. "Then Dossible during the irrigation season, water would be pumped directly from the proposed pUIT~ing plant into the proposed canal. An estimated 1,126,000 acre feet of wat,er would be delivered anr,ually from the main San Luis Canal.
The cost of the major Federal works is estimated'in the report at ~229,143,n00, based on January 1954 prices. The cost'of other features is estimated at t,170,067,000, makinOg. a total estimated cost of 1'399,210,000, exclusive of interest during construct ono The cost of the major Federal '.. "rks would be integrated into the overall Ceneral Valley Project costs for repayw,ent Durnoses. The report states that the unit would be economically justified,
As noted in the report, the State of California's proposed water plan for the lCeather River "roject includes f"cili ties which are similar to those recommen~ed for the San Luis Unit. It appears that under your Departmel\tts proDosed plan the San Luis reservoir wo'lld be constructed with an i -,itial storar;e capacity of 1,000, acre-feet, witk provisi~ns for future enlargement to a capacity of abo~t 2,~OO,000 acre-feet. It is Ul\derstond that the state's plan
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pllIlped_storag€ d"vel~nt lrOuld be increased ...-ith the <'mla rgomer.t of the San Lui~ r~~~I'V"ir to iU! ultimate storage capa.city.
On t~ bAsis of the forcgoin;:, the Commission believes it desirable th.t at suoh tim:l a~ the detailed "lan~ for tt.> San l.ui~ Ulljt aI''' prepared, incllldin;( any rnodificatinns I'p.sulting frM! inte_ gration ";ith U", State pllUlS, the possibilities for hydroelectric PO"'er developnent di~cu~sed herein should be inv~~tiga~ further,
• Sincerely your~,
(Sgd) Jerome K. K~kenda~l
-,"TO"", K. Kuykendall Chai:rrn"-n
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DE? ART1'ENT OF THE ARMY
fffice of the Chief of Engineers
Washington 25, D. c.
,. I"arch 1956
Honor a ble W. A. Dexheimer
COllul'issioner
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
'tlashington, D. C. '
:Dear 11r. Dexheimer I
Reference is made to your letter- dated 5 Dece~her 1,
to the Secretary of the Army a nd the Chief of Engineers
transmitting for review and comm e nt the proposed report of
the Department of Interior on the San Luis unit, Central
Valley Project, California.
A review of your report indic a tes that there is no
apparent conflict be t1<een the propos ed i1r;loroveme nts and
existing projects or plans of the Corps of Engine ers in the
Centrnl Valley Drain age Basin.
Although the report indicates that no part of the cost
of the San Luis Unit would be allocated to either navigation
or flood control, ~h e report contains the results of a cost
alloc a tion for the Ce ntral Vall ey? roject including the San Luis
Unit which assigns costs to both navigation and flood
control. No informat,ion is av a ilable in the report for re
viewing that cost a llocation. In vie~1 of the interest
of the Corps of Engineers in navigation and flood control,
we would appreci at e the opportunity to review these cost
allocations before they are finalized.
The op p ortunity to review your report is ap preciated.
Sincerely yours,
(Sgi.) s. D. Sturgis Jr.
S. D. STURGIS, JR.
Lieutenant General, USA
Chief of Engineers
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UNITED STATES DEPARTI'mn' OF TIlE INTERIOR
WASIIING'IDN 2'5, D_ C.
Dill 17 1956
My dear MT. Spea.";er:
My report on the San Luis Unit, '..-est San Joaquin Division, Central Valley Project, is trsnsn:itted herertth purau;!It to the pro V1S10ns of section 9(a) o£ th e Reclamation Project Act of 1939
(53 stat. 1187). The report is being transmitted as an interim
report for the information of the Congress in a.<ivance of recom "",ndations for l e gislative action. lIegotiations -with the state of California concerning possible means of integrstins the San Luis Unit -with the proposed Feather Rive r Project of th e State are proceeding o.t the prenent time and their outcome will b<> in~tnx mental in shaping the recomnendations that this Department -will make when authorizing legislation for the S~ Luis Unit is con_ sidered by the Congress.
Copies of this Departllmet ' s proposed report "ere trMsmttteli to the st"te of C.u1fornis and to the agencies repre sented on the Intcragcncy Committe e on water Resources for comment.
COImlcnts have been received. 1'= all to which the report was sent,
and copies ere encloBed.
The report and copies of all comnents were translll1tted to the Prcs:dent. Enclosed is a copy of the letter of comments
of }bvenber 9, 1956, from ASSistant :Budget Director Bobe rt E.
Merriam.
Sincerely yours,
(sgO ) Fred A. Seaton
SecJ" ~ t.,,-ry ()f the Interior
Eon. Sam Ra;jrburn Speaker of tho Eouse of Representa.tives Washington 25, D. c.
Ehclosures
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CCt.G~C;lITSJN SA,' LFIS u::ur, Clli:mAI, VALillY PH'JJ"::~, CALIl'ORn:u. (Bure a.u of Imclamat~o!], Lepartment of the Interior)
Proj e ct ~~3cription
~e San Luis unit b located in tl1e "We ~ t",r" part af the
Sar:: Jaaq'~in 'laU",.-. ::t con~isb of a ~trip approximately sixty-fiv",
miles in len r th and thirtcI!!n mile~ "ide, the central part being abcut thirty mil e s 500tl.,.wcst cf "the city of Fresno. The "nit i~ primarily il1t~nded to pl'eserve and eXpand irri g aiion in th., uP.i t area by mean~
of iJLporling water from the 3<\cramentc-San Joaquin lAJlta. The e s ti
mated ~otal unit co ~ t is 'i399,2l0,00J. The e.otimat ed total benef'it cost ratio based on a fift.:"-y<:lIr period cf ana1y~is "ould be 2.2 to 1.
CCITL1lents
The report takes into :o ccount too necessary prior1.ty of dOlT)e3tic ... ater supply and provides fer tr.c dellY,-"y of lIIUlli"ipal and domestic wat ~ r a~ recommendw: by oUr field staff wh" n the r"'f'C'rt Was in draft ferm. At the ~ ..'ne time, field office CO~lIl"nts were provided "1\ vector '"!K'. vent()r-borne riJsClas e prcblen-.s. P_lthough the fo r mat of the firal ,Jr~ft 'Of thG su'o"taIltiatin ~ re::m'i doe~ n')t allow for in".r poration of the~e comment.s, it is '~nderst()od thal they >'d.ll be c')n sidered at the tillle of proje"t constr'12cti.o".
:"he maJor mosquito-:>"-"oducing areas as,ociat"d with the proposed p:!'o,ject are likely tc be t;'o~ e , " lated to H.e applicati ·.,n of water to :he land and the removal of eJ[c~~ ~ w~,t r frem th" land. ,.o,'ql1ito pro~ction on irrigat·ed fields has been found to occur " ..o~t Qft.cn '-''1 pastu['(;s HYlrl othe.r field ~ ,,-~ed for clo5e-r,rowing fora!; e crop~. Con Faratively few mosquitoe~ are producer!. on fielrl.s plant e d to rOI'!" croF'> sinoe these crops cannot 3urvive :'lo0('ng long emugh for th" larvae to cQmplete tllilir <1 e v"lo;:ment.
Pas~ e"'Perienc e in the San Joaq1lin '!alley has shmm that tremendous numbors of pes mo"qllitoes arc pro,!,uc e d in the temporary pool~ that (}cc',11' 01' irri g s.ted fora,':e CJ'op~ a."d pa~tur3~. 'It i~ tmti ci?"ted that the proposed incT""s " ir:: a~rcag8 of irrigated close grOl'rinp forl.l;:e crops lfill result :in c()r:.'lidcr~ble ",o,>quito production unl" ~ ~ good irris~.ti.·", Fl,actiee~ ar~ emplc:r ~ d. All pos s ible "eM'lll'eS should be employed for minimizing mesquite- breed'.ng in 1l.ccOl'dance
'l'ri.th tt" attacr.ed reoo Jml endati~"8.
Attacment, (RecoImlendations for llc~~l1itc Cuntrol ""'allur€s)
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