BOARD00444

• Board Meeting Date: 1/11/1961
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR, MC CANDLESS:

MR, STAPLETON:

GOVERNOR JOHNSON:

reach a level that cannot be obtained unless
the river flow changes back to the historic
flow which existed prior to the time these
original studies were made. And based upon
that impossible goal they assess us for the
deficiencies, which couldn't be made in the
first instance even without Glen Canyon on the
river.

I

We object to that. If, on the other hand,
these contracts are now renegotiated as they
specifically provide, back to the time they
were written and you now reassess the firm power
in the light of what they know they can gener-
ate, so that the firm power instead of being up
here at 4,000,000,000 KW would be down here at
3,000,000,000 ro1 plus. Instead of ~eleasing to
meet this peak (the four billion) you would
only have to release to meet this peak (the
three billion plus) which correspondingly de-
creases the demand upon Glen Canyon, and we can
get it filled. Therefore we say the criteria
is impossible for us to live with because of
that circumstance.

So in the first instance they have to make
it a realistic deficiency, and secondly, if we
are going to pay any deficiency, it must be
returned to us. That's our position. We hope
to continue negotiations so that this thing can
be mutually worked out. We ~ conclude this
matter. The wolf is almost here.

That's all I have, Mr. Chairman."

"What about the next Board meeting?"

I
"Governor Johnson, as a member of the Upper
Colorado River Commission, do you have any com-
ments you would like to make?"

I

"No. I'm in complete accord wi th .the views
and statements that have been made by Larry
Sparks, It is my opinion, and also my hope,
that our neighboring states in the Upper Colo-
rado River Basin will concur with us in this