Review of the Draft Federal Long-Term Monitoring Plan for the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam (1994) / Chapter Skim
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The Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 broadened the purposes for operation of the Dam by referring not only to storage and delivery of water, but also to water quality, outdoor recreation, and fish and wildlife; the 1968 Act again listed power production as a purpose incident to the other purposes. Even more recently, the 1992 Grand Canyon Protection Act has specifically mentioned the need to "mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the values for which Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established, including, but not limited to natural and cultural resources and visitor use." The Bureau's principles for operation of Glen Canyon Dam remained essentially unchanged from 1963 into the 19SOs, even though legislation had broadened the purposes of operation.
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In recent years, Indian tribes and a few consultants have also played a significant role in GCES. ROLE OF TlIE NRC REVIEW COMMITTEE Err In 1986 the Bureau of Reclamation requested that the National Academy of Sciences, through the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board, conduct a review of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies and provide advice on alternative operation schemes for Glen Canyon Dam.
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Even prior to the authorization of the two Draft Environmental Impact Statements, which were released in January 1994, the Bureau of Reclamation had acknowledged the need for long-term monitoring on the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead. The need for such a program was reinforced by the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, which explicitly requires knowledge and protection of the natural resources of the canyon as impacted by water supply and power production.
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