th.r ln° r ^!^"^P°^"^' ^^ll^-^ typical because, if necessary, the dam 



that nov. cuts off a deep, narrow canyon could be raised and thus would provide addi- 

 tional storage area. The cost would include loss of established recreation and adinin- 

 istrative facilities, grazing land and roads. reation and actom 



The main point, however, is that planning a specified project life for critical 

 projects such as water development is questionable considering the surety of incJeasin. 

 water needs, limited project sites, high and rising costs in resources required and 

 increasing public concern over environmental stewardship. quirea, ana 



lifp "'^'■^ ^'.^ r""! ^"'P"^^^"^ consideration than preplanning effective reservoir 

 irr;ir.v.t Precisely because water projects are expensive, sites are limited, water 

 is critical, and society is concerned for the environment, that protection and control 

 of management on the critical watersheds must be obtained before! not after the dl^s 

 are built. This is vital not only to the success of the water d;velopmeit iroiecJ but 

 to the overall goals set by society for natural resource and environment pro^ec^ioA. 



The responsibility of the Forest Service to provide "post construction- assurance 



of demand'"-"' "''T ^"^'^^^^ -peciallv co' deri^g thr extent 



ot demands upon many of the critical watersheds. extent 



Crazing, a Major Problem 



.nmn,.f = ^ exceptions, on watersheds in the western mountains where high intensity 



Zn'.TtKlr^- ?i ••8-l<'8-" "-ion and subsequent sedj^e^t depo ??'.us? H 



is nor:olL°ny^:a1t"wit\''1h"''-'^ intensities of land use on watersheds 

 InternountltrKLr k "^^^ '""'^ damaging use of watersheds in much of the 



mtermountam Uest nas been overgrazing by domestic livestock. Unfortunately onr 



the sltuatiSr.T'^'"" ?^ senerations have sufficient funds for correctins 



stUl""uh"urand\;e^e'°"^' institutions of public grazing lands and subsidies are 

 IS dLa ^g '.nf Sere aglin'^th"'?: "^^y """^ ^"^^"^ " = ''^^-^ ^l^" 



ated wi?h Ltersh;d':r"e:?."o™ ™ n^gel^f^Th lllTllVln'rV^''' 



'::i^i~s^:is^^rit °^ ^>"nc"o.:r;:c:"erbrfhe 



opuon to use ^^^i^^ .l^^^-Vl^l^^ 



