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diately distributed to the 43 entItles which can be served by the Proposed Conduit, The Study provided 13 different alternatives to provide treated water, in. Ocluding a single Treatment Plant at Pueblo, or several Desalination Plants between Pueblo and Lamar. Dis- trict and Bureau Officials will meet with representa. "lives from the various entities in 1973 to agree upon QOwhich of the 13 alternatives is most feasible. The CJlStudy was made possible through funding by the CQ District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Four Corners Regional Commission - a Division of the Economic Development Administration. The Directors feel the Proposed Conduit will meet the challenges of the Congress and the Administration by providing supplemental potable water for rural communities. During the year, President McCurdy appointed a Special Committee, known as the "Fountain Valley Conduit Study Committee", chaired by Past President ]. Sid Nichols, to meet with entities which can be served by the Proposed Conduit. This Committee held many meetings with Bureau Officials and representa. tives from the Cities, to discuss alignment. sizing and projected needs. During the October Board of Direc- tors meeting the Directors authorized a contract with Black and Veatch to gather all of the data on current supply and demand, and to project water needs through the year of 2020. It is expected a formal pro- posal will be agreed upon by the Committee early in 1973, COOPERATIVE STUDIES The District has cooperated with the U.S. Geo- logical Survey, State Engineer, Colorado Water Con- servation Bl)ard and other Agencies, in Water Supply Studies in the Arkansas River Basin, and early in 1972 the Board of Directors authorized the continuation of these Studies. One of the most extensive Programs has ueen conducted in the groundwater aquifer between Pueblo and the Kansas State line. All data has been committed to Analog and Digital Computers, whereby long. range water supply and. water demand Studies can be conducted. Deta.iled groundwater characteristic studles were continued in the Wet Mountaln, Upper Arkansas and Fountain Valleys, along with Black Squirrel Creek, in order that additional data might be made available to the District and to decree holders served in those areas. The Transportation Time and Transmission Loss Study, initiated two years ago be- tween Twin Lakes and the area just below Pueblo, was also continued to identify the amount of water lost or temporarily held in bank storage during the transportation between those two points. All of these Studies are extremelv critical to the District in their long-range managenlent of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, and other Water Resource Programs in which the District will become involved. 15 ....-. l (l.' OFFICIAL WATER MEETINGS ;.. The District is necessarily involved in Local, State, Regional, Basin and National Resource Manage- ment Programs, and it is thereby necessary that rep- resentatives be active in a number of Water Resource Associations. The Board of Directors adopted a Policy several years ago encouraging individual members of the Board to attend various Meetings, Symposiums, Workshops and Tours~ to gather information and data to be used by the Board in long-range planning. As a result of this responsibility, representatives from the District have testified before the Congress of the United States and the Colorado General Assembly; actively participated in activities of the Water Re. SOllrces Congress, National Water Resources Associa- tion, Colorado River Walee Users Association, Four States Irrigation Coullcil~ Arkansas River Basin Inter- state Committee, Arkansas Basin Development Associa- tion, Colorado Water Congress, Colorado Water Con- servation Board, Fry-Ark Operating Principles Com. mittee, Colorado River Advisory Committee, Arkansas River Compact Administration, National Water Com- mission, Water Resources Council and other Special Water Resource Committees or Agencies appointed from time to time. PUBLICA nONS In 1967, the Board of Dir~ctors authorized the printing of a series of Brochures to explain the legal aspects of the District; the Operating Principles of the Fryingpan.Arkansas Project; the Contract with the United States and the District for repayment of the reimbursable portion of the Project; Water Laws and Decrees on the Arkansas River; a description of the U.S. Geological Survey Analog Computer Program; a Dictionary of Water Terms; a Brochure describing the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project; a publication on "Proposed Winter Storage Program", and Annual Reports. ]t is planned that additional historical and other publications will be added to the series, and copies can be obtained, at no cost, at the District Offices, 905 Highway 50 West, Pueblo, Colorado 81008. :"-,'. 16 ._~::.:,...~.-r '~":.'::. ...__ ~'.. .... '. .;.'.