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MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION During the water year ending September 30, 1987, the Com- mission met five times as follows: Meeting No. 195 November 14, 1986 Meeting No. 196 March 16, 1987 Meeting No. 197 March 24, 1987 Meeting No. 198 June 2, 1987 Meeting No. 199 September 21, 1987 Adjourned Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah Adjourned Regular Meeting Albuquerque, New Mexico Special Meeting Denver, Colorado Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION Within the scope and limitations of Article I(a) of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, ". . . to secure the expeditious agricultural and industrial development of the Upper Basin, the storage of water . . ," and under the powers conferred upon the Commission by Article VIII(d) pertaining to making studies of water supplies of the Colorado River and its tributaries and the power to ". . . do all things necessary, proper or convenient in the performance of its duties . , ., either independently or in cooperation with any state or federal agency," the principal activities of the Commission during the 1987 water year have consisted of: (A) research and studies of an engineering and hydrologic nature of various facets of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin especially as related to operation of the Colorado River reservoirs and salinity control; (B) collection and compilation of documents for a legal library relating to the utili- zation of waters of the Colorado River System for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes, and the generation of hydro- electric power; (C) legal analyses of associated laws, court deci- sions, reports and problems; (D) analyses of environmental state- ments on water development projects of the Colorado River Storage Project and participating projects; (E) continuation of a general public relations program related to water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin; (F) cooperation with water quality l 7