Board Meeting 11/03/1983

• Board Meeting Date: 11/3/1983
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

consideration by the 1984 Legislature. It was also the consensus
of the members that the request to the Attorney General for
~ clarification of the statutory language be withdrawn.

Agenda Item 12 - Approval of Stage 3, Closed Basin Project

Chairman Vandemoer called on Mr. McDonald to discuss this
item. In his remarks, Mr. McDonald called the members attention
to his October 24, 1983 memorandum which provided the background
for required Board action prior to initiation of construction of
Stage 3 of the Closed Basin Project. (See Appendix G attached.)

Following discussion, Mr. Lindell H. Elfrink, construction
engineer for the project, presented a report on the status of
construction activities underway on the project. Of special
significance mentioned in his report, Mr. Elfrink, indicated that
58 salvage wells in Stage 1-2 have been installed. Work is
underway on the laterals in Stage 1-2 and on the conveyance
channel in this reach of the project. With construction funds
appropriated as programmed, the first project water can be
delivered to the Rio Grande in the fall of 1985.

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There being no further discussion, Mr. Getz moved, seconded
by Mr. Smiht, that the Board approve the resolution giving the
Board's consent to the preparation of designs and specifications
and to the construction of the conveyance channel and laterals in
Stage 3 so long as: (1) the project proceeds in substantial
conformity with the Definite Plan Report for said project, (2)
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proceeds with diligence in the
construction of of Stages 1-2 and 3 of the project, (3)
construction of such conveyance channel and laterals is in
compliance with applicable state law and (4) the Colorado Water
Conservation Board is not, by this action, giving its consent to
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to start construction on Stages 4
and 5 of the project, except those features necessary for
pre-construction activities, such as testing and preparation of
design data, or to start production pumping of Stage 3 wells.
The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote. (See
Appendix G.)

Following this action, Mr. McDonald announced that since the
lunch hour was approaching, he suggested that Agenda Item 15 be
taken up at that time and Agenda Items 13 and 14 be deferred
until after lunch.

Agenda Item 15 - Amendments to Clean Air Act

In the discussion of this item, Mr. McDonald summarized the
legislation now before Congress for reauthorization of the Clean
Water Act and amendments being considered to the Act in the House
and Senate. These proposed amendments were summarized in his
September 6, 1983 memorandum to the Board which were reviewed at
the September 8-9, 1983 Board meeting. At that meeting Board

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