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., . . o SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO Water Conservancy District ~ ~ N ~ MANAGER'S REPORT December 17, 1968 - January 13,.1969 December 17: Attended a meeting of the Engineering Committee of the Southeastern. Colorado Water Conservancy District, during which time they reviewed carefully the Black and Veatch, Elliot and Associates Engineering Report on the Proposed Valley Pipeline between Pueblo and Lamar. That afternoon I attended a meeting in the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Offices with Division Engineer Rudy Styduhar, Deputy State Engineer Bill Smith, Project Manager James Ogilvie, and other representatives of the two Agencies. The topic of discussion was proposed gaging stations along the Arkansas River, which would service the State of Colorado, the Bureau of Reclama- tion, and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District needs in the future. December 18: Attended a meeting at the Air Force Academy with representatives of the Academy, and the American Legion, to discuss the possibility of Colorado Legion- naires contributing a sizable sum of money to the Air Force Academy for a Memorial at the. Cemetery in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the American Legion. My participation was in my capacity as State Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Com- mittee. December 19: Attended a regular meeting of the Finance Committee of the South- eastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors. That evening I installed Officers in three of the Masonic Lodges in the -Manitou Springs - Woodland Park area, and was afforded the opportunity to discuss the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project and the Southeastern Colorado Water Con- servancy District with gentlemen who might not otherwise be aware of the workings of the two Organizations. December 30: Met with Mr. Leo Surla, Executive Director, Southern Colorado Economic Development District, to discuss the possibility of requesting funds for the construction of the Valley Pipeline under different Federal Agencies. We developed a rough outline which will be presented at the next regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southern Colorado Economic Development District. January 2: Met with Mr. L.A. Waddington, President, Oxford Farmers Ditch Com- pany, to review the Inventory Questionnaire which he and his Officers completed. I enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with Mr. Waddington as we did discuss a wide variety of water matters including proposed water Legislation, the U. S. Geological Survey Analog Program, and the Water Allocation Program being studied by the South- eastern Colorado Water Conservancy District.