WSP08949

• File Number: 8147.100
• Description: Arkansas River-Arkansas River Basin Water Projects-Gunnison-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/15/1950
• Author: PolicyReviewCommitte
• Title: The Policy and Review Committee First Phase Gunnison-Arkansas Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Report of Policy and Review Committee
on First Stage of
Proposed Gunnison-Arkansas Project

June 14, 1950

To: The Colorado Water Conservation Board

On September 1, 194B, the Director of Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation,
transmitted to the Governor of Colorado copies of a preliminary draft of a
planning report, with accompanyinG appendices, dated June 1948, on the. first
stage of the proposed Gunnison-Arkansas Project, Colorado. The Director of
Region 7 requested the State to review the report in its preliminary draft form
and submit informal co~~ents for consideration in the preparation of a report
on such project in final form for transmittal to the Commissioner of Reclama-
tion and the Secretary of the Interior.

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of the

Such report was referred to the Office of the Colorado Nater Conser-
Board. This Board, on September 28, 1948, in respect to such request
Director of Region 7, took the following action:

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"It was moved by Mr. Beaty, and duly seconded, that the
Board authorize the creation of a Policy and Review C~~ittee
for study of the Interim Report on the first stage of the
proposed Gunnison-Arkansas Project, and that such Committee
be composed of two representatives from the Arkansas Valley,
two representatives of the area in Western Colorado affected
by the proposed diversion progr~m, two representatives of the
Colorado Nater Conservation Board designated as Director
Stone and R, J, Tipton, Consulting Engj.neer, and one repre-
sentative of the City of Colorado Spring3; and further that
John Beaty be responsible for securing the appointmc,nt of
the Arkansas River Valley representatives and Director
Stone arrange for the appointment of representatives for
.Vestern Colorado; that such commi t tee report froOl t.ime to
time to the Color~.do '.iater Conservation Board so that the
Board may formulate its final comments for submission to
the BurcRu of Hecl<lJTlation on such proposed project develop-
ment; "-nd t:;.~.t such committee from time to time meet with
reprcsentr:.t.i vos of the Bureau of Reclamation. It

The Policy and Review Committee, after appointments thereto hRd been
completed, consisted of Clifford H. Stone, Director of the Colorado Water
Conservation Board, Chairman; Royce J. Tipton, Consulting Engineer of the
Board; Frank C, Delaney Rnd Judge Hume S. ,fuite, representing Western Colorado;
Harold H. Christy and Charles J. Beise, representing the Arkansas Valley;
Fredrick T. Henry, representing Colorado Springs (previously the City Manager
of Colorado Springs served on the Co~~ittee); and Cleland Feast, Commissioner
of the Colorado Game and Fish Commission (Feast was added to the Committee
when it became evident that fish and wildlife fentureS' were inv<'llved'in the
proposed project.)

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