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23.9 I The Director reported on recent developments concerning the proposed Narrows Reservoir in Northeastern Colorado. He said a meeting had been held with representatives of the South Platte District (Bureau of Reclamation), George Epperson and the local committee from Ft. Morgan, R. J. Tipton, Con- sulting Engineer and R.M. Gildersleeve, Chief Engineer of the Water Board. The Bureau has concluded its study regarding the reservoir sites. The Director said that J. H. Knights of the Bureau has agreed to furnish infor- mation, on which a report would be prepared by,the Water Board, for submission to local interests. When the report is ready, the Narrows Reservoir matter Will be reviewed by the Water Board. The Director reported ontwo recent developments regarding the present status of the Colorado River Storage Project: J. G. ITill has just returned from Washington, with information that the report on the Colorado River Storage Project would be released to interested states for their final comments in January, and (2) that Senator Jatkins proposed to introduce in the Congress a bill for authorization of the Project. The Director said the Watkins bill may or may not be satisfactory in Colorado, depending on the State views expressed in the series of hearings to be held in Colorado, and the result of further studies to be made qy the Board's staff. The Director summarized a schedule of special meetings and conferences engaged in since the last meeting of the Board, by the Director and others of the staff: I December 22, 1950 - Meeting at Pueblo concerning Arkansas Valley phases of the agricultural program. 'F),der the A-Vi-R setup, basin-wide inv,!stigat~ons; --- December 28, 1950 - Conference on stream flowsiri San Juan' Bas:tn" involving New 1:exico use of'Colorado River ' water (Tipson and Gildersteeve). December 29, 1950 - Conference on Rules and Regulations for Upper Colorado River Commissi on~ (Breitenstein) . ~ December 29, 1950 - Meeting with State Agricul\,ural Planning - Committee. (Stone) ""-. January 5, 1951 - Meeting of special committee~,consider'pro- posed revisions and amendments ;f'~he'Water Conservancy District Act of 1937. (Breitenstein- Stone)' . January 6, 1951 - Further conference on revision of operating principles of proposed Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. January 9, 1951 - Meeting on engineering phases of irrigation in the Arkansas Valley, under the A-W-R program. Minutes of the December 18, 1950 meeting of the Board were approved. It was announced another meeting of the Board will be held soon, to consider the revision of operating principles for the proposed Fryingpan- Gunnison Project, but that definite date for such meeting must be decided later.