Board Meeting 03/17/1980

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

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There was discussion on the adequacy of the President's budget

for the Colorado Water project funding~ Any concern that there

would be gudgeting cutbacks. Mr. Tommy Thomson suggested that the

strategy is to support the level of proposed funding against poten-

tial cuts and not seek additional furlrling beyond the President's

recommendations.

There followed a general discussion on the numbers of studies

which have been undertaken for the last 23 years during Chairman

Stapleton's 10 years on the Board. Chairman Stapleton particularly

inquired about the Department of Natural Resources Water Policy

study. Mr. McDonald responded that the study staff has changed,

but that the study should be completed during this calendar year.

He indicated that the basic thrust of the study ms to describe the

several consequences likely to occurr under the existing water rights

system.

Attx the close of this presentation, Mr. Hall indicated that he

favored appljing some of the technical assistance money available

in October for work on the cache la poudre.

Chairman Stapleton then called on Mr. Bill

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Plumberl\the Upper

Colorado RegionBMEE. He reported on the - -6 L status of current

projects. First the Dallas Creek project is underway. The contractor

is on site and relocation work has been completed. The service is

considering the possibility of adding hydroelectric generating capa-

bility at Ridgeway Dam.

The Dolores project is underway. Right of way acquisition is

60% complete and road construction is underway. Bids for construc-
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tion of McPhee will be open on June 3rd withx the contract award likely