Glendo Project Correspondences 1950-1953

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onANDVM July 17, 1951 TO: The Colorado water conservation Board FROMs Clifford H, Stone, Director SUBJECT: Proposed Glendo Project I'lembers of the Colorado dater Conservation Board will resell reports which have been made by Jean S, Breitenstein and me Concerning the proposed Glendo Federal: reclamation project which would be located near the Wyoming ., Nebraska line on the North Platte River. It was explained to the Board that the Bureau of Reclamation had in preparation a report on this project. Recent Congressional appropriation bills provide that no moneys should be expended on this project except for investigation and the preparation of a report and that there should be noexpenditures of Federal moneys for construction until the report had been submitted to the States of Colorado, Wyoning and Nebraska. An attempt is being made to reach an agreement on project plains of construction and operation satisfactory to these states. is Director of the dater Board I asked Jean S. Breitenstein, Attor•. ney for the Board, to attend any and all meetings of representatives of the Bureau of Reclamation and of the three States to review the report and to con- sider the effect of the proposed development on the rights and interests of the states in the waters of the North Platte river. Such a meeting was held in the office of livery A. Batson, Director of Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation, on July 10, 1951. The Water Board was represented by Jean S. Breitenstein and R. M. Gildersleeve, Chief Engineer. Previously at 1.1r, Breitenstein +s sug- gestion, Mr. Gildersleeve had studied the project report with particular refer- ence to the effect of the proposed development, from review of the engineering phases, on Colorado's present and potential uses of water in North Park, Mr, Breitenstein has submitted to nos as Director of the Board, a report on this meeting, A copy of his report is enclosed. It is urged that each member of the Board carefully review the report of Mr, Breitenstein in order that the matter nay be considered at the next meet- ing of the Board. It will be observed from Page 6 of the letter that Regional Director Batson is likely to request official comments on the Bureau's project report from the State in the near future. This request, it appears, May come soon after certain technical changes in the Bureau's report have been made. It seems highly important that there be a consideration of this matter at the next meeting of the Board in advance of the request for comments, as above mentioned, by Regional Director Batson. Mr. Breitenstein has suggested that the engineering staff of the Bated ahmld make , study of certain facts to determine how Colorado night