BOARD00284

• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1971
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. SPARKS:

MR. STAPLETON:

The state should become mOre active in
the grants for the cdhstrUdtioh bf waste
treatment facilities. The legislature did
appropriate $IOO,OOO last year to assist
financially distressed areas such as Redcliff.
Along the Eagle River and others, some sewage
systems consist of a pipeline running from the I
house to the river. Such a system is efficient,
but unhealthy for downstream USers. Many of
these problems are now being COrrected. I
believe such problems are of direct concern
and a direct responsibility of this Board in
connection with the use of the waters of this
state. "

"I think everybody is sympathetic with the
program. Most of us have known Grand, Lake for
a good number of years. What other areas are
there in Colorado? Is this an isolated area?
It seems to me that if you are going to the
legislature you ought to go on some plan that
is adaptable to more than one area if the
problems exist."

"This is a typical area. This is not an
isolated case. It pinpoints the problem that
is occurring allover the state. Fortunately,
as new reservoirs are developed more remedial
planning is taking place. For example, for
Blue Mesa and other lakes which have been
recently constructed or are under construction
a lot of planning gOes into the elimination
of pollution problems.

The Big-Thompson Project was authorized
in the days when the prOblem of phosphates was
practically unknown and the tremendous growth
of the mountain areas was not foreseen. The
situation has come upon us by a process of
evolution. It is a common responsibility of
everyone concerned."

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"Si, what are your recommendations? What
would you like this Board to do? How could we
help out?"