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<br />On May 20, 1976, the members of the Board
<br />elected the following Officers to serve for the ensuing
<br />year:
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<br />President - Thomas W. McCurdy - Crowley
<br />Vice President - Keith I. Webb - Otero
<br />Secretary - George E. Everett - Chaffee
<br />Treasurer - Leon C. Hook - Fremont
<br />Assistant Secretary- Treasurer-Charles L. Thom-
<br />son - Pueblo
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<br />The Board of Directors meet monthly, at the Dis.
<br />triet Offices, 905 Highway 50 West, Pueblo, Colorado,
<br />and all meetings are held on the third Thursday of
<br />each month at 10:00 a.m., unless the Board, by majori.
<br />ty vote, elects Lo change the date, or the place or both.
<br />Visitors and members of the news media are always
<br />cordially invited to attend the Board meetings, and the
<br />Director~ are pleased with the large number of such
<br />persons who attend.
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<br />TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS
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<br />The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy
<br />District i. the Legal Agency for the Fryingp.n.Ark.n-
<br />sas Project, having entered into a Contract with the
<br />United States of America on January 21, 1965, to
<br />repay, with interest, the assigned reimbursable costs
<br />of the completed Project. As such, the Board of Direc.
<br />tors of the District has a primary responsibility to see
<br />the Project completed at the earliest possible date, in
<br />order that the benefits of the Project might be enjoyed,
<br />and sizable payments be made to the United States.
<br />The members of the Board carefully review the
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<br />recommended Budgets prepared for Bureau of Recla-
<br />mation and Army Corps of Engineer Projects within
<br />the Southeastern part of Colorado, and after consul-
<br />tation with representatives of the Agencies, developed
<br />testimony to he presented before the Appropriations
<br />Subcommittees of the United States Senate and House
<br />of Representatives.
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<br />The Di!:ltrict is a member of the Arkansas Basin
<br />Development Association, and as such, submits Budget
<br />recommendations to the Arkansas River Basin Inter-
<br />state Committee which, when approved, are included
<br />in the testimony presented by the Five State Interstate
<br />Committee. The amounts are also endorsed by the 50
<br />State Water Resources Congress, and the National
<br />Water Resources Association, in testimony presented
<br />by those three Organizations before the Committees
<br />of Congress.
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<br />In his Budget message for FY 1977, President
<br />Gerald Ford recommended an appropriation of $39
<br />million, which the Board determined would be ade-
<br />quate {or continued construction during the ensuing
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<br />: year. This compares to $42,216,000 for FY 1976, which
<br />constituted a 15 month Fiscal Year, and $27,730,000
<br />lor FY 1975, and $38,515 lor FY 1974.
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<br />Representatives from the District on the Arkansas
<br />River Basin Interstate Committee include: President
<br />Thom.s W. McCurdy, Secret.ry Geo.rge E. Everett,
<br />Director Raymond D. Nixon and General Manager
<br />Charles L. Thomson, each of whom was appointed by
<br />either Governors lohn Love, lohn Vanderhoof and
<br />Richard D. Lamm. Mr. Thomson also serves as
<br />Treasurer of the Water Resources CongreS8, and a
<br />member of the Executive Committee.
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<br />The members of the Board extend their sincere
<br />gratitude to the Honorable Floyd Haskell and Gary
<br />Hart, members of the United States Senate from Colo-
<br />rado, and the Honorable Frank E. Evans and William
<br />Armstrong, members of the United States House of
<br />Representatives from Colorado, who supported the ap-
<br />propriation requests from the District, and it has been
<br />through their great support that construction has
<br />progressed so well down through the years.
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<br />The District also joined the Interstate Committee
<br />in supporting adequate funding for Trinidad Dam, Las
<br />Animas Flood Control Project and Studies above John
<br />Martin.
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<br />FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT
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<br />This multi-purpose Project was authorized by the
<br />Congress 01 the United States, under Public L.w 87.
<br />500, on August 16, 1962, and House Documents 187
<br />and 353, and the District entered into a Repayment
<br />Contract with the United States on January 21, 1965.
<br />Construction began in August 19M, when work was
<br />started on Ruedi Reservoir, a replacement Reservoir
<br />for management of Colorado River water. Construction
<br />has continued on 8 regular pace, dictated only by the
<br />amounts of money appropriated by the Congress of
<br />the United States from year to year. As was previously
<br />mentioned, the District has exerted a great deal of
<br />effort developing supporting testimony to be presented
<br />before the appropriate Subcommittees of Congress,
<br />and the Administration's recommending funding for
<br />continued construction.
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<br />Construction activities continued at a steady pace
<br />during 1976, with a number of new contracts either
<br />awarded or bids were opened. On July 8, 1976, the
<br />bids were opened for the second megawatt generator
<br />at the Mt. Elbert Power Plant, and the apparent low
<br />bidder was Hitachi America Limited of San Francisco,
<br />with a bid of 82,582,070, as compared to the Engineer's
<br />estim.te of $3,082,000. Bids were opened lor the Mt.
<br />Elbert Conduit on November 30, 1976, and the appar.
<br />ent low bidder was Kasler Corporation and L. H.
<br />Woods and Sons, Inc. of San Bernadino, California,
<br />with. bid 01 $12,294,437, compared to an Engineer's
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