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<br />278 <br /> <br />Mr. Cory asked the Board if there should be comment <br />on the uranium situation. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams stated that he had every confidence <br />in our Board member Dan Hunter. We have a shortage <br />of power. Dan would give that story. He said that it <br />is a Colorado problem, 'and that every place possible <br />the Board should try for hold-over storage in Colorado~ <br />He said they were getting together in the Eastern and <br />Western &lopes,and trying to iron out the difficulties <br />in their own localities. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Cory then called on Frank Meeker, State Re- <br />presentative, Montrose, Colorado, who made the follow- <br />ing statement: ' <br /> <br />"You all know I represent Western Slope interests. <br />I am fighting for that interest in the Curecanti, <br />dam. Water is the largest and greatest asset <br />Colorado has to deal with today, and Colorado <br />is looking upon you, gentlemen, to render a de- <br />cision, giving favorable consideration to the <br />development of a dam on the Gunnison river, <br />which will be beneficial to tne entire state of <br />Colorado. This Board will resolve itself into <br />a jury and the entire state has eyes on this <br />jury. As representatives of the 3tate, we have <br />poured into this Board many thousands of dollars. <br />We expect that money, which was not an expense <br />account, it was an investment by this state, to <br />reap dividends, and we don't want this 'water to <br />pass to California~. <br />Basin <br />Mt. Cory said the Gunnison/River Committee worked <br />very hard to reach a conc~usion on the Gunnison Basin. <br />The Board said to settle this thing at a grass root level. <br />We did it and the result has been thrown out the window. <br />We represent very basic local interests. Now 'the Bureau <br />of Reclamation is not responsible to us. When they en- <br />couraged us to accept the 940,000 acre-feet, the Committee <br />did not have anyone to take notes at that time, so I took <br />notes myself as follows: <br /> <br />Mr. Cory: Plan E. was put out. We were told the <br />Bureau would accept - Bureau would not. <br /> <br />Bennett: Green report our first knowledge. Two <br />meetings in Denver. We agreed to adopt and re- <br />commend small Curecanti. We would put out stakes <br />on high water level. Drop Curecanti and get more <br />storage. Could not recommend 510 Crystal. We <br />will 'recommend small Curecanti. We will take <br />Whitewater out and put in another phase. It <br />would take about 4-1/2 million acre ft. storage <br />to equate the stream. <br /> <br />I <br />