BOARD00374

• Board Meeting Date: 9/30/1957
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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I might mention also that for the Curecanti Unit
of the Colorado River Storage Project the allotment for the
present fiscal year is ~69,195.

I appreciate this opportunity to appear before you
and to discuss mutual plans for the continued development of
the water and land resources in western Colorado.

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Senator Carroll asked questions of Mr. Larson re-
garding this report and a short discussion follow~d.

MR. PETERSON:

SENATOR CARROLL:

HON. ASPINALL:

MR. PETERSON:

MR. STAPLETON:

HR. PETERSON:
MR. CRAWFORD:

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HON. ASPINALL:

~.1R. CRAWFORD:

"Any of you gentlemen wish to ask
any questions or to make any statements?"

"Perhaps the Board members should put
the questions and then if you want, we
can sort of fill in."

"~tters of policy and priority are
the duty of this Board."

"Members of the Board and the group
here will have some questions to ask Mr.
Dexheimer and Mr. Larson, I am sure."

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"I would like to suggest that the
priorities we have already established be
put on the table for our guests so that
we can understand the policy of ~he Board
as it is now set up."

"Dean Crawford, could you give us this?"

"The Curecanti, depending upon a cer-
tain feasibility report has first priority,
Among the participating projects, they all
have the same priority except we have put
Paonia first. These participating projects
include Paonia, Silt, 0mith Fork, Pine
River Extension and Florida."

"You are not determining any -priority
as far as Colorado is concerned so far as
appropriations are concerned, are you?"

"No. We have taken into consideration
recommendations of the Colorado Water Con-
servancy Districts and other water agencies
throughout the State. We have given first