BOARD00887

• Board Meeting Date: 7/8/1966
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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of all agencies will be included in tile minutes
as though rea.d in full."

The following is the report of Region 5, Bureau of Recla-
mation, to the Board at this meeting.

"The following is offered in response to your request for
a resume of activities and status of Region 5 projects to be re-
ported at the next meeting of the Board:

The report on the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley
Project, Colorado, is still under consideration by the Bureau of the
Budget as reported in our letter of March 28, 1966.

. Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal project Recrea-
tion Act, Governor John A. Love of Colorado has \'1ritten a letter of
intent for the state to administer project land and water areas for
recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement, and to bear not less
than one-half of the Separable costs of the project allocated to
operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the recreation,
fish and wildlife facilities except when the project falls within
the normal administration of such Federal agencies as the Forest
Service or Bureau of Land Management.

The contract for construction of Azotea Tunnel and
appurtenant. structures under the San Juan-Chama Project, Colorado-
New Mexico, is about 37 percent complete. The contract for con-
struction of Blanco Tunnel, Diversion Dam and appurtenant structures
is about 28 percent complete. The contract for construction of
El vado Dam outlet works is about 56 percent complete.

Under the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Ne\', Hexico,
the contract for construction of Main Canal headworks and the 2
miles of Tunnel NO. 1 is about 73 percent complete. The contract
for construction of a part of the Main Canal and the 5 miles of
Tunnel No.2 is about 38 percent complete."

HR. SPARKS:

"Geological survey? Nr. Odell, \.Till you
give that report?"

NR. ODELL:

"r.lr. Chairman, members of the Board, and
guests, runoff was well below normal during May
and June in all except tile southwestern part of
the state where near normal conditions pre-
vailed. Near record low streamflow is expected