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.... 4 ~- 0 ~J.~ ' REGIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT During 1965-66, the Board continued its sup- port of regioml water planning studies in order to determine the best way to augmcnt the w,ner supply of Colorado River. In addition to sup- porting legislation deseribcd in the prcvious sec- tion, members of the Colorado Rivcr Board and staff participated in thc activities of the \Vestern States \Vater Council. Western StCltes WClter Council The steps leading to formation of the Western States \Vater Council were dcseribed in the 196+-65 annual report. The Council was created by the \Vcstcrn Governors Conference to pro- vide for effective cooperation among the westcrn states in planning for development of their water resources. It consists of thrce delegates from each of the cleven states: Arizona, California, Colo- rado, Idaho, j\.'lonrana, Nenda, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah. \Vashingron and \Vyoming. The governors are members ex ollicio. Section 190 of the California \Vater Code re- quires the California members of the \Vestern States \Vater Council to be appoinred by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, subject to confirmation bv the Senate. As of the end of the vear California members were: \-Villiam E. Warne, Director of \-Vater Resources, Chair- man; James A. Cobey, State Senator, 24th Dis- trict; and Ravmond R. Rummonds, Chairman of the Colorado River Board. \Vesley E. Steiner and \N. Don Maughan of the Department of Water Resolltees and Mr. Cole serve as techni- cal advisors to the California delegation. The Council meets quarterly; its first meeting was on August 3, 1965, at Stateline, Nevada, Rules of Organization were adoptcd, and Frec- man Holmcr of Oregon and Raphael Moses of Colorado were electcd Chairman and Viee- Chairman respectively. A budget was adopted by the Council at the November 13, 1965, meering in Denver, Colo- rado. Portland, Oregon was agreed upon as the site for permanent staff headquarters. The Coun- cil adopted a program for the staff which ill- cluded development of criteria, rn'iew and evaluation of state plans and suggestions for in- terbasin water transfers. Onc of the major items on the agenda of the Councilmccting of February 19, 1966, in Phoe- nix, Arizona was the revicw of water conserva- tion practices by the western statcs. The Board staff collaborated with thc Dcpartmcnt of \Vater Resources in the preparation of thc California statemcnt. An Execurive Director, Mr. \Vright Hiatt, was hired and at present the Council has a three-man professional staff plus clcrical help. ~ CClliforniCl Advisory Committee on Western States Water Planning Section 191 of the California Water Code provides that when the Governor" appoints a California mcmber to scrve on any interstate commission or council to plan for the regional developmcnt of water and relatcd resourccs thcre shall bc created a California Advisot\. Committcc, consisting of one member of thc A~- sembly appointed by the Speaker of thc Assem- bly, one mcmbcr of the Scnate appointcd by the Rules Committee of the Senate, one member of the California \Vater Commission designated by the commission, and four members of the public appointed by the Governor. At the end of 1966. the Chairman was Assemblyman Carley V. Por- ter and the Vice-Chairman, \Villiam R. Gianclli, Joscph Jenscn, member of the Colorado River Board, Gilmore Tillman and \Villiam H. Jen- nings, Technical Committee mcmbers of the Board arc on the Advisory Committee. Other members arc Senator Harold T. Sedgwick and Jerome B. Gilbert. Mr. Cole and Mr. Steiner serve as technical advisors. At the first meeting of the Committee on Feb- man' 10, 1966, Governor Brown mct with the Committee Members, the California delegates to the \V cstern States \Vater Council, and the ad- visors. The Chief Engineer briefed the Commit- tee on the negotiations and progress on the Colo- rado River Project Bill at this and subsequent meetings in April and May. 17