BOARD00699

• Board Meeting Date: 1/4/1938
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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Meeting No. 3 November 16, 17, 18, 1937

Report on Soil Conservation Servioe program for Colorado
by Kenneth Chalmers. State Coordinator.
Discussion of underground waters and pumping, by R. L.
Parshall, W. E. Code. C. L. Patterson and
R. J. Tipton.
Wells A. Hutchins on So11 Conservation progr8ll1 in
relation to existing water rights.
Malcolm Lindsey on possible conflicts between soil
erosion program and utilization of surfaoe waters.
Judge A. W. McHendrie paper on law of Colorado with
respeot to utilization and development of under-
ground water.
J. B. Griffin of Federal Land Bank regarding loans on
pumping plants.
Legal study on question of proposed regulation of
pumping by Water Committee of Colorado Bar
Association suggested by Jul.ge Stone.
Discussion of Rio Grande Compact Jlegotiationa.
Resolution adopted urging U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
survey of proposed Gunnison-Arkansas Transmountain
Diversion.
Resolution adopted conoerning Cham&-San Juan Diversion.
Report and discussion on Caddoa Dem and Reservoir
Project.
Report on Western Slope Survey projects of Bureau of
Reolamation by Frank C. MerrleU.
Resolution adopted appointing A. W. HcHendrie to assist
in working out problems oonoerning Caddoa Dam
projeot.
Payment of *500.00 to Ralph L. Carr for servioes in La
Plata case approved.
Motion adopted urging attorney general to effeotuate a
settlement of the North Platte case if pcssible.
Attorney General authorized to employ additional counsel
in North Platte case.
R. J. Tipton authorized to investigate pumping in the
San Luis Valley.
Pumping possibilities in Republican Valley to be studied.
Investigation for need of additional gaging stations
authorized.
Motion to approve aotion of Attorney Stone in reference
to proposed Chama-San Juan Diversion.

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Meeting No.4 January 4. 5. 1938 19

Disoussion of matter to be presented to the Repayment
Commission with speoial referenoe to the Uncompahgre
Projeot. the Orohard Mesa Project and the GraJld
Valley Projeot. 19-20
Discussion of Manoo. Project repo~ of the Bureau Qf
Reclamation. 20
Resolution adopted ooncerning oonstruotion repayment
plans under federal recLa.at10n project.. 20-21