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<br />Rio Grande D1vision <br /> <br />The ProJect WOn,l"'\" attendad the replar ~nthl1' meetlnc ot <br />the Boax'd ot Directors of the San Lu18 Valley Water Consenancy DiStrict <br />vh1eh was held in A\)oJInsa, Colorado on the ewninS ot Deeeaber ll, 19;8. <br />There was lllIlCh dillCU8s10n amon& the Directors as to present vater <br />conditions, poss1b1Uties wl11eh. II16ht 'be explore<1 in the solution ot <br />vater probleJllS, and the probable status ot Colo:re40 1n reprCls to the <br />Rio Grande Compact for the Ca.len4ar Year 1958. <br /> <br />The Directors who attended the ..t1D& of the National Recl..-- <br />t10n Association in BowIton, Texas were 1IIpresaed by tbe 1P"IF1.tu4e of <br />vater problale in the West, bow otller states are ...t1n& these p:robleJllS, <br />and the possibilities of dew1o~t on the Rio Grande vh1ch III1sht be <br />a.eh:l.eved thro\l8h lle80tiat1ons be'tween the S1&n&to17 states to the Rio <br />Grande COalpae1;. <br /> <br />Closed Basin Division <br /> <br />Prepan.t10n ot desi6nS md oos1; .st_tea tor the water <br />ulvase plan was cont:1nued. A requeat tor cladticat10n ot certain <br />aspecta of the well desips was forwarded to the Aas1stant C0mr02 euoner <br />and Ch1.et ED4J1neuts ott1ce. <br /> <br />B)" the end. 01' the IIIOnth the well round tor tlle end 01' Csle..A... <br />Year 1958 was made and dep1ih to 1t&ter ~t8 recorded tor welle <br />be1D& uaed in around water studies. <br /> <br />Cone"8 Divis10n <br /> <br />A ...t111& of the Cone.1os Water COn&en&llC7 D1strtet Board of <br />D1:rectors was beld in MaDassa, Colorado on Deeeaber 1.6, 19;8. p:resent <br />we:re all ~rs 01' the cone,os Board v1th the ucept10n ot J. A. McDaD1el. <br />Also in attelWmC8 wre: Attorue;y tor the Board Her.uo;r Bl1ckM:bP, <br />Secret&a7 Leland Bol_r-, Mr. Leon H1l.l, Re&1Onal SUpervisor of Irri..-tlon, <br />and the ProJect Mall.apr. <br /> <br />The meet.1q was cODCemed pr1lariJ.;y v1th 418C\lS81on of the <br />Amen4ato17 Contract 'between the D1strtc1< and the t1n1tecl States and the <br />eo-eaUed "Consent .AgreeMDts. II It. vaa dec1ded by the Board ot D1rectors <br />tbat anotber .et1Da would 'be beld on Jam.&azy 28, 1~9 and at ~a 1;1lIe <br />pl.anlII tor a lIlaSS meet1ng, to 'be beld on Febl'\l8X7 11, vould be oollfirme4 <br />v1th the 1atent ot :bo1fti"l lIIl election tor the appronl of the 8IIl8ndatonr <br />cOQtrac't on MlU'Ch 4. The Board also :bopes to be able to secure tbe <br />"CO!l8ent ~ntsn &*'l1laTe 1n8tructed tbelr Attol'l1~ to voris. v1th tJU,s <br />in m1n4, do1ng all poElsible to secure tbe ~ts at the earUest <br />possible 4ate. <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />r'-~:~-t~~r <br />1,! '. ....'~,~ ':.J ",J <br /> <br />On DecliQllber 15 and 16, 1958, the ProJect was V1Sited by Safet;r <br />Inspector LlOl4 Crow. Each Project employee was ;iwn a road teat tor <br />dr1~U1~ end emplQ7e8s were cautioned to 'be certain that the1r <br />~_.4~!l .!-.=...4tf~f.~1'!_1'!!!:".!!f_ on time and that Bureau l1ceQ&eEl <br />