WSP09274

• File Number: 8210.110.60
• Description: Colorado River Water Users Association
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 5/1/1947
• Author: CRWUA
• Title: Proceedings of the 1947 Conference
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

MR. TAY:COR~

CHAIRMAN;

They possibly h",ve a pump lift there.

1600 feet.

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MR. TAYLOR: But I donUt suppose they will pump too
much water. We have a lot of water on this side.

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SECRETARY: How much water are they considering
exporting under the present Hille of thought?

MR, TAYLOR:
Uintah Basin.

MR. SNOW:

MR. TAYLOR~

MR. ROLLINS:
from the Northern Slope?

MR. TAYLOR:

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acre feet.

MR. ROLLINS;

MR. TAYLOR:

MR. ROLLINS:
the North Slope?

MR. TAYLOR:

Around 250,000 acre feet from the

259,000 acre feet all told.

50,000 from this Lower Basin.

What portion do you contemplate taking

Under present figures, around 250,000

Off of the North Slope?

South side.

Do you anticipate taking anything from

I don't know.

CHAIRMAN: What do you have to say about the
proposition you made there that power be generated on the Colorado. and
exchange for power that is generated Olll the Western StTeams liberating
them from power units and allowing them to store the water for eight
months, where now they have to let the water down to run the powerplants.
Take for example, Bear River, with ten power plants, where they pump
the water up over the hill in order to keep the power plants running.
They have pumping plants up from the lake tokeep the plants running
below. The propesition is to transfer, exchange power for water rights,
and then store. Don1t you think that's the feasible thing to do?

MR. TAYLOR: That's the only thing they can do n is
exchange because all the water has been appropriated and is being used
for power, and in that way, they will save a lot.

MR. MATTHEW: One of the difficulties about this
comprehensive report is that it contains nO details on these tran s -mountain

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