451 



3,900 pages, and 972 witnesses were heard or permitted to file testimony, on sub- 

 jects ranging from the use of atomic explosives for the creation or improvement of 

 aquifers to dowsing as a means of locating underground water supplies. 



PHASE V — TECHNICAL STUDmS ISSUED AS COMMITTEE PRINTS 



The select committee prepared and issued 32 committee prints, com- 

 prising some 2,000 pages, and including 92 reports by Federal, State, 

 and private groups. There were three general types of report (see Table 

 for enumeration) : general background studies, projections of future 

 demands for water and water-related activities, and reports on new 

 tecliniques and means for meeting demands. 



LIST OF COMMITTEE PRINTS ISSUED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NA- 

 TIONAL WATER RESOURCES, U.S. SENATE, 195 9-60, UNDER THE TITLE 

 "water RESOURCES ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES." ®° 



1. "Water Facts and Problems," pictorial charts by U.S. Geo- 



logical Survey. 



2. "Reviews of National Water Resources During the Past 50 



Years," report by Legislative Reference Service, Library 

 of Congress. 



3. "National Water Resources and Problems," report by U.S. 



Geological Survey. 



4. "Surface Water Resources of the LTnited States," maps and 



tabulations by U.S. Geological Survey. 



5. "Population Projections and Economic Assumptions," report 



and tabulations by Census Bureau, committee staff, and 

 resources for the future staff. 



6. Views and comments of the States. State reports on their wa- 



ter resources and problems. 



Projections of Future Needs 



7. "Future Water Requirements for Municipal Use," report by 



Public Health Service. 



8. "Future Water Requirements of Principal Water-Using In- 



dustries," reports by Business and Defense Services Ad- 

 ministration and Bureau of Mines. 



9. "Pollution Abatement," report by Public Health Service. 



10. "Electric Power in Relation to the Nation's Water Resources," 



reports by Federal Power Commission, Rural Electrifica- 

 tion Administration, Edison Electric Institute, American 

 Public Power Association, and Resources for the Future. 



11. "Future Needs for Navigation," report by Corps of Engineers, 



U.S. Army. 



12. "Land and Water Potentials and Future Requirements for 



Water," report by Department of Agriculture. 



13. "Estimated Water Requirements for Agricultural Purposes 



and Their Effects on Water Supplies," report by Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



"Select Committee on National Water Resources, Report (1961), op. cit., pp. 74, 75. 



