Agenda Item No. 5: Board Actions on Narrows Reservoir

• Description: Narrows Reservoir
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Agenda Item No. 5: Board Actions on Narrows Reservoir
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

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Statements were made by representatives of Region 7,. Bureau of
Reclamation, concerning the plans for the project, including its
operational plans, and supplemental surveys and investigations
on the project which had been undertaken and which were desired by
the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the locally affected
interests. Before the meeting closed, a vote disclosed that all
except two of the persons present favored the construction of the
project and the plan of operation.
On motion, it was agreed that the Director and the Consulting
Engineer prepare a report for the Board, pointing out the different
factors of the Narrows project, including its purposes and
benefits; that a meeting of the Board be held after the report
was prepared to consider its comments to Region 7 on the project
report; and that such a meeting be scheduled for three days; one
day to be devoted to a trip into the area for the purpose of
viewing the dam and reservoir site, the area which will be inundated
by storage in the reservoir, and at least a portion of the area
below the location of the dam; one day to be devoted to hearing a
limited number of proponents and opponents of the project; and a
third day to be devoted to consideration by the Board for the
formulation of its comments.
August 8, 1952
Director Stone called attention to the motion adopted at
the last meeting of the Board regarding the three day meeting to
consider the Narrows matter, and explained the reasons for delay
in scheduling this meeting. Among other things the question of
using within the State of Colorado any water imported from the