Board Meeting 03/17/1980

• Board Meeting Date: 3/17/1980
• Description: Agenda and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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for a status report on proposed fiscal year 81 appropriations.

Mr. Joe Hall, Regional Director for the Lower Missouri Region,

discussed projects proposed for his office. He announced thatx first,

he is being transferred to Sacramento, California. The new Regional

Director will be Mr. Billy Martin.

The first project discussed is the Fryingpan-Arkansas project.

While some aspects such as the Mount Elbert power plant are behind

schedule, other progress is continuing. The narrows unit is official-

ly under construction status but is,as everyone is aware, not pro-

gressing. He described the $200,000. transferred to the Department

of Natural Resources for an evaluation of alternate means of utili-

zing Colorado's share of the South Plattex River water.

He then mentioned construction prol~cts for enlargement of

~~ Reservoir and the reservoir outlet on Soldier Canyon

in the Colorado-Big Thompson project. He mentioned cooperation

with the State of Colorado and the republican river compact admini-

stration concerning Colorado's proposal to acquire conservation

storage in Bonnie Reservoir. The windy gap environmental statement

is nearing completion concerning the transmountain diversion

project. One feasibility investigation is underway in front range,

that being Coal Creek in the communities of Louisville and Lafayette.

Study is to be completed this year with a report available in fiscal

year 81. nmong the special projects is a transfer of funds for

cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources for completion

of the Colorado Water Policy and options study. He mentioned that

Colorado is viewed as an inovative state in its water planning

activity and the service is pleased to assist in such activity.