BOARD00403

• Board Meeting Date: 9/27/1948
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MORNJllG SESSION
Tuesday, September 28, 1948 .

The Board was called to order at 10:00 0' clock, by Vice Chairman
George J. Bailey.

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Director Stone reviewed the investigational program, fiscal year
1948-1949, of the Bureau of Reclamation, for utilization' of Colorado River
water in Colorado. .

. Mr. Batson, R~gional Director, Region 7, also discussed the in-
vestigational program. He said that present investigations involved the
Upper Arkansas River Basin, South Platte diversion, Upper North Platte,
Blue River, South Platte and Gunni80n-~ri<:ansas Project. He said an
interim draft of the Gunnison-Arkansas report had been made available to
the Colorado Water Conserva,tion Board and a similar draft for the Blue-
South Platte would be ready s.oon.

Mr. Larson offered additional discussion on the availability of
investigational money, particularly for his Region 4, which involves the
Western Slope area of Colorado.
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It was suggested that a committee, representing interested state
areas and organizations, be formed to study the proposed Gunnison-Arkansas
Project report, for the purpose of making recommendations.

It. was moved by Mr. Beaty, and duly seconded, that the'
Board autl10rize the creation of a Policy and Review Committee
for study of the Interim Report on the first stage of. the proflOsed
Gunnison-Arkansas Project, and that such Committee be composed of
. two representatives from the Ari<:ansas Valley, two representatives
of the area in Western Colorado affected by the proposed diversion
program,. tWJ representatives of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board designated as Director Stone and R. J. Tipton, Consulting
. Engineez:, and one representative of the City of Colorado Springs;
and further that John Beaty be responsible for securing the
appointment of the Arkansas River Valley representatives and
Director stone. arrange for the appointment of representatives for
Western Colorado; that such committee report from time to "time
to the Colorado Water Conservation Board so that the Board ~
formulate its final comments for submission to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion on such proposed project development; and that such committee
from time to time lIIeet with representatives of the Bureau of
Reclamation.

OIl vote being taken, the motion was lUIanimously carried and
declared. adopted.

The Board recessed at noon, to meet again at 1:30 o'clock.