Meeting on January 8, 1959 with Kenneth Chalmers and Ed McCrimmon

• Description: S.C.S. - P.L. 566 General Info and Correspondence
• State: CO
• Date: 1/9/1959
• Author: Stanley A. Miller, Fred L. Boydston, Jr.
• Title: Meeting on January 8, 1959 with Kenneth Chalmers and Ed McCrimmon
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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reports for authorization on about four projects a year. The
present rate of progress permits Colorado to expend approxi-
mately 50 ° of the construction funds appropriated for use in
the state. It was estimated that full support by the state
for four more md in effect, double the present progress
on investigations and reports of P. L. 566 projects, and there-
by permit the S. C. Districts to place under construction from
$500,000 to $1,000,000 more work on these projects than hereto-
fore.
4. Mr. Chalmers stated the state could best assist them
by providing the following personnel full time:
Pair. Ballard, S. C. S., could be Project Leader for this group,
which would make all field surveys needed and conduct hydrolo-
gic studies. Existing economists and engineers in S. C. S.
would support the group so that the production would about
double that of the present force. All activities would be
under the direct supervision of S. C. S. so that the results
would meet the standards and follow the procedures required by
S. C. S. in all phases of project formulation. Mr. Chalmers
recommended that the group work out of their office at the
Denver Federal Center so that the men could be trained by the
existing work unit. It should be explained that the group
should work full time on these studies in order to 'tee affective
and to get value received for the monies expended.
71• The S. C. S. has nether transportation or survey-
ing equipment to support the above group. The minimum needs
for transportation would be a station wagon and a sedan or
pick -up truck. These two pieces of equipment would cost ap-
proximately $6,000, and about '1,200 to operate and maintain
per year.
6. The S. C. S. has no extra surveying equipment,
thus the following equipment is needed:
1 transit and tripod 700
1 level and tripod 400
Survey rods, chains and plumb bobs 150
1 alidade and plane table; 650
190 say $2000)
Annual
Estimated
Grade
Salary
Annu41 Cost
1 Engineer G3-9
$6885
$ 7,000
1 Hydrologist GS -9
6885
7 1P 000
2 Engr. Aids GS -St.7
5000
10.000
Total
$24,000
Pair. Ballard, S. C. S., could be Project Leader for this group,
which would make all field surveys needed and conduct hydrolo-
gic studies. Existing economists and engineers in S. C. S.
would support the group so that the production would about
double that of the present force. All activities would be
under the direct supervision of S. C. S. so that the results
would meet the standards and follow the procedures required by
S. C. S. in all phases of project formulation. Mr. Chalmers
recommended that the group work out of their office at the
Denver Federal Center so that the men could be trained by the
existing work unit. It should be explained that the group
should work full time on these studies in order to 'tee affective
and to get value received for the monies expended.
71• The S. C. S. has nether transportation or survey-
ing equipment to support the above group. The minimum needs
for transportation would be a station wagon and a sedan or
pick -up truck. These two pieces of equipment would cost ap-
proximately $6,000, and about '1,200 to operate and maintain
per year.
6. The S. C. S. has no extra surveying equipment,
thus the following equipment is needed:
1 transit and tripod 700
1 level and tripod 400
Survey rods, chains and plumb bobs 150
1 alidade and plane table; 650
190 say $2000)