43 USC § 1526 - Water salvage programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s1526"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 1526 - Water salvage programs"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1526"
section_name: "Water salvage programs"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AUTHORIZED UNITS; PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–537, title III, § 306, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 893.)"
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# § 1526. Water salvage programs

The Secretary shall undertake programs for water salvage and ground water recovery along and adjacent to the main stream of the Colorado River. Such programs shall be consistent with maintenance of a reasonable degree of undistributed habitat for fish and wildlife in the area, as determined by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–537, title III, § 306, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 893.)