WSP08467

• File Number: 8507
• Description: Rio Grande Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 6/6/1950
• Title: Summary Report of Clifford H. Stone/ Director Colorado Water Conservation Board
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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9. Upper Colorado River Commission. Since the last meeting of the
Colorado 1'Iater Conservation Board (December 16-17, 1949), the headquarters
of the Upper Colorado River Commission at Grand Junction, Colorado, have
been set up. The t:xecuti ve Secretary, J. G . Tlill, whose appointment was re-
ported to t~e Board at its last meeting, assumed the duties of his office
about the middle of January, 1950. The headquarters for the Commission are
located in the Grand Junction City Administration Building. The Commission
has been given two office rooms, to~ether with light, heat and janitor selV-
'rice by the Grand Junction City Council without charge.

The Commission held its last meeting at Grand Junction on 1~rch 20
and 21, 1950. The next meeting of the Commission will be held at Cheyenne,
'ilyorning, on June 20, 1950. At the Larch meeting the Commission approved
a draft of the Commission's first annual report. Copies of this report have
been made available to the Governors of the participating States and to the
President of the United States. Printed copies of the report will be ready
for distribution in a short time. This report ,~ll be highly informative of
the activities and plans of the Commission.

By-laws adopted hy the Commission have been printed and if any member
of the Water Board has "C7, ro.ceived a copy of these by-laws, they may be ob-
tained at any time bJ c,r ",'Ec.ng the Director of this Board.

At its last me'" ;.'.,'7, th8 CO>mmission approved a budget for the fiscal
year July 1, 1950 to ,'n.'e' 30, 195:, in the amount of ;;';45,700.00. The Com-
mission approved the ap>J)..'l'C;161;t of Ralph D. Goodrich as Chief Engineer at
a salary of ~10,000 a year, It also approved the appointment of an Assistant
Engineer at a salary of not exceeding J6,000 a year. The latter position has
not been filled.

lire Goodrich formerly was Dean of the Engineering School of the Univ-
ersit~r of 'J';j'oming. He also 2.cted as engineering advisor to the "'yorning mem-
ber of the Upper Colorado River Basin negotiating corrmission, He is a mAn of
outstanding engineering ability ','i th bread experience in Colorado River
mat ters.

Barney rIhatley of Colorado has been appointed Treasurer of the Com-
mission. The First ;;ational Ban], in Grand Junction has been designated de-
pository of COL~ission funds. The GOLunission adopted resolutions providing
for a bond in the sum or ",50,000 to protect the GOIl4'I1ission's deposits and
also specifying deposit of securities to carry out such protection. In the
event the Treasurer of the CO~Jission at any time has funds on deposit in
exces s of ",50,000 in addi tion to the .i5, 000 which is covered by the Federal
Deposit Insurance, then the Treasurer is directed to report the situation to
the Commission for further instructions.

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