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-:. ',," o 0' W -J (J1 w ....( -,' /.:" .."., ,;. :.~, . "'. .;. ...... ,'; ',,-,';-';> ~!. ":' .">' \. . '"t.. ..', .,.:. ,', ~. .... , ' ';,' ", . ','; .'.. .,.... ..;,<>-. RECORD OF PROCEEDING J ~ : 137,000 acres be taken out of production in the Arkansas Valley to enable the state to comply with the water pollution requirements. Bell reported this suggestion was contained in a report from the Water Pollution Commission in Dallas, and the report also suggested that the State of Colorado provide the funds'for this land acquisition. ); ~ I RIVER ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Chairman Wagner reported his Committee met just prior to the convening of the Board of Directors meeting, to review material suggested by the General Manager for Brochure #5. He advised that this Brochure will describe the Fryingpan-Arkansas Pro}ect, and the Committee members feel it will be one of the most heavily used Brochures of the series. He stated the Committee recommends a 16 page Brochure with pictures to compliment the statistical and editorial material. After general discussiol1 regarding the usefulness of the Brochure series, Wagner moved~ seconded by Young. that the Board approve the printlng of 10.000 copies of Brochure #5. Motion unanimously carried. '" ADJOURN FOR LUNCH WATER ALLOCATION STUDY: .,.' At 1:30 p. m. President Nichols asked the Directors if they had researched the Water Allocation Summary submitted by the Manager following the October meeting. A number of Directors indicated they had, and Celt it provided information upon which a formal policy COll1 be developed. Attorney Beise suggested that Project Manager James Ogilvie and Manager Thomson meet with him to review the summary and to develop a preliminary draft of a water allocation policy which could be re- viewed by the Board of Directors. 'I :1 LAMAR REPORT: Four official representatives from the City of Lamar: Mayor, William M. Sunday~ City Attorney, R. G. Rogers; Water Superintendent~ W. R. Randle; and City . Administrator, .Francis L. Hiigel. then met with the Board to discuss in detail the Lamar Report. Mayor Sunday stated they were anxious to receive additional clarification of the graphs and Mr. Ogilvie explained them in minute detail. Mayor Sunday said the proposal to extend the District all the way to the Kansas line was a neW proposal. Milenski asked whether or not the figures included in the Bureau Report included the cost of the pipeline and Mr. Ogilvie advised they did not. Sunday inquired as to how the pipeline would be paid for and Ogilvie said the total cost of the pipeline. including Lamar ~ would be spread among the communities which would benefit from the pipeline. -I j, 'I Mr. Hiigel asked what the chances are for Lamar getting the amount of water it might request and President Nichols said the Board of Directors of the Conservancy District is developing a Water Allocation Policy whereby the project water would be lIequitablyll distributed by the Board of Diret:.tors on a year to year basis. Mr. Hiigel suggested it might be difficult to sell the people in Lamar on joining in the District if they could not be assured of the given amount of water. President Nichols stated all communities in the Valley are under the same program. Mr. Randle re- po["ted the figure of 1~ 200 to 1,500 acre feet of water usage is accurate, but that Lamar would be able to use more water in the future because of industrial growth. President Nichols described the program developed by the City of Colorado Springs regarding their use of Project water. He advised it will require a 40 mile pipeline pumping facilities to lift water 800 feet vertically, and treatment cost of approxi- mately $13 per acre faota He sta.ted the cost to Colorado Springs citizens would be approximately $53 per acre foot in addition to the mill levy, but the people in Colorado -5-