Colorado River Storage Project / Glen Canyon Dam
Reclamation: Managing Water in the West
Colorado River Storage Project
In recognition of the vision of the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956 and the significant contributions the act has made to the development of the Upper Colorado River Basin states, this plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of construction of the Colorado River Storage Project. Construction of the project has been a key factor in the development and management of water and hydropower generation in the Upper Colorado River Basin through long-term regulatory storage of water.
The Colorado River Storage Project Act was passed by Congress on April 11, 1956. Within six months, construction began on both Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge Dams. Construction of the Navajo Unit followed in 1957 and the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit in 1962.
[Dedicated] October 19, 2006
Rick L. Gold
Regional Director
Upper Colorado Region
Robert W. Johnson
Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
Mark A. Limbaugh
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
U.S. Department of the Interior
Glen Canyon Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
In commemoration of 25 years of service to the American people
by fulfilling the dream of the Colorado River Storage Project.
Placed on May 7, 1988
Clifford I. Barrett
Regional Director
C. Dale Duvall
Commissioner
James W. Ziglar
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
The Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
1964
Awarded in a National Competition
Glen Canyon Dam
by the American Society of Civil Engineers
Courtesy hmdb.org
