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1.46 Mr. Lohman, of USGS, said that in anticipation of approyal of the 'I.alsenburg request, some preliminary work has been done in the area by Mr.Thad IlcLaughlin, to launch the survey' which will provide data on (a) more water for irrigation, (b) mine drainage problem, and (c) stock water supplies. It was moyed by Mr. Beaty, and seconded by Mr.Pughe, that the Colorado Water Conservation Board approve the Wal- senburg area as the next area for underground water suryey in the State, under the cooperative procram of the Board and the USGS. On vote, the motion was declared carried. I On Item 7, San Luis Valley Project, Mr:Breitenstein reported that a bill is being considered in Washington to exempt lands of the San Luis Project from the excess land limitation provisions of the Federal Reclarration Law, as was done for the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. The Millikin-Johnson bill, S.1385, has been favorably reported by a subcommittee, and also endorsed by the Interior and" Insular Affairs Committee of the United States Senate, and presently is awaiting a place on the consent calendar of the Senate. . Mr. Sweet summarized developments on the four divisions of the San Luis Project as follows: Conejos--construction under way; Rio Grande division-- report being prepared, probably ready January 1, 1952; Closed Basin division-- work continuing; and Weminuche Pass division--inactive. The Director reported that the Army Engineers and the Bureau of Recla- . mation have agreed to a re-study of the flood control situation in the Rio Grande basin in Colorado, to re-examine benefit values, and perhaps readjust the sched- ule of reimbursable and non-reimbursable costs. On Item 11, Narrows Reservoir, the Director reported that local in- terests and the Water Board have raised questions as to its location, operations and capacity, as well as to its effects on water rights involyed, with the result that a further study of the project has been undertaken by the Bureau of Reclama- tion. Mr. Tipton explained that three suggested sites haye been reduced to two, the Narrows and one called the Fort Morgan site. He said the review will again compare the two sites, in yiew of the objection that the Narrows site would entail flooding.of too much valuable land. He said a dam must be built somewhere in the area for future use to arid irrigation and to control water brought to the East Slope by transmountain diversion from the Colorado River. The Director announced that the report on the Collbran Froject (No.12 on the agenda) had net with some questions by the Department of the Interior, when it was submitted to the Secretary's office. He said that a conference with the. Secretary of the Interior, arranged by Congressman Aspinall and Senators Millikin and Johnson, is scheduled to be held to discuss the matter. Mr. Tipton said the Collbran Project is a multiple-use program, for municipal water supply, electrical energy and irrigation. He said the objections raised in the Department of Interior haye not been announced, but that .they may involve a question of the municipal investment in the project. I