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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION <br />Nineteenth Annual Meeting <br />December 6-7, 1962 <br /> <br />Nineteenth annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association <br />was called to order: at 10 a.m" Thursday, December 6, 1962, by President E, <br />W, Yorke in the Convention Hall of Hotel Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Color guardsmen from Nellis Air Force Base performed their traditional <br />portion of the opening ceremony by presenting flags of the United States of <br />America and the State of Nevada which flanked the speaking rostrum throughout <br />the two-day meeting. Captain MacCormack, chaplain at Nellis, gave the in- <br />vocation. <br /> <br />Past CRWUA President Hugh A, Shamberger, director of Nevada's De- <br />partment of Conservation and Natural Resources, extended greetings from the <br />host state as the official representative of Governor Grant Sawyer, <br /> <br />"Colorado River with its developed power, its vast potential of undeveloped <br />power and its water for agricultural, industrial and domestic us es, is one of the <br />great resources of Nevada and the Southwest", Mr, Shamberger said in behalf of <br />Governor Sawyer, <br /> <br />"Las Vegas Valley, which has been experiencing a most phenomenal <br />growth, is fortunate in having underfoot a fine supply of excellent quality water, <br />but studies show the water level is declining", the Governor's representative <br />continued, "In the not too distant future, we will probably encounter difficulties <br />in extracting 'sufficient water to meet our rapidly expanding needs, Then we <br />must search for additional supplies and of necessity we must look to Lake Mead, <br /> <br />"This is of deep concern to me and to every person in Southern Nevada. <br />State agencies are concerned and we have encouraged the Bureau of Reclamation <br />to develop plans for a reclamation project to bring water from Lake Mead to Las <br />Vegas Valley and Boulder City. Planning for this project is on schedule and a <br />report will be ready early in 1963: <br /> <br />"As you can see, we have an intense interest in the Colorado River, as all <br />of you do, and based on this mutual interest, we Nevadans are happy to again <br />host this fine convention." <br /> <br />ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE <br /> <br />Philip P. Smith, Colorado, Chairman <br />Dallas E. Cole, California <br />1. J. Coury, New Mexico <br />A. J. Shaver, Nevada <br />Wayne Wilson, Utah <br /> <br />AUDIT COMMITTEE <br /> <br />C, A, Anderson, Arizona, Chairman <br />Ralph C, Durke, California <br />Wayne Wilson, Utah <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />