Board Meeting 03/15/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 3/15/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums March 15, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

• The draft letter was prepared by Mr. McDonald and trans-
mitted to Board members for review prior to the meeting. Con-
siderable discussion ensued about the contents and tone of the
letter. Mr. Johnston moved, seconded by Mr. Furneaux, that the
Board members approve the draft letter for transmittal to the
Legislative leadership. Following additional discussion,
Mr. Paddock recommended that the draft letter be revised to
include the following sentence at the end of paragraph 1 on page
2: "However, the Board does not have the financial resources for
cost-sharing, which appears to be the key to obtain federal
appropriations at the present time. " This amendment was accepted
by Messrs . Johnston and Furneaux and the amended motion was
adopted unanimously.
Agenda Item 5 - State Engineer 's Report
Due to Mr. Danielson's absence, no report was presented.
Agenda Item 6 - Attorney General 's Report
Mr. William Paddock, First Assistant Attorney General,
presented this report and discussed the following items:
1 . Vermejo Case (Colorado vs. New Mexico )
2. Riverside Case
3 . Animas - La Plata Water Conservancy District litigation
4. Sierra Club versus Block
5. Boss Lake Litigation
6. Well Permits above Blue Mesa Reservoir
7 . Huston Case
8. Reserved Rights Litigation
9. Arkansas River Compact Issues
10. Salinity Matters: Glenwood-Dotsero and Paradox Units
At this point in the proceedings, Chairman Vandemoer
declared a quorum present and advised that Agenda Item 3 -
Approval of Minutes - would be considered. Mr. McDonald stated
that the draft minutes for the November 3-4, 1983, meeting were
distributed to Board members at the February 16, 1984, special
meeting and were ready for approval. Mr. Furneaux moved,
seconded by Mr. Jackson, that the minutes for the November, 1983,
meeting be approved. Motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
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