BOARD00985

• Board Meeting Date: 2/5/1969
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. STAPLETON:

on this particular problem for many years.
The state engineer has specialists in the
field of water. Between the state engineer
and the staff of the state water board. we
have the backup support needed by any water
administrative agency.

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The further fact is that the state water
board is a representative agency which is
under the direction of.the Governor. Nine
of the people here today are appointed by
the Governor for three year terms from
specific geographic areas of the state. The
four remaining members represent state agen-
cies which are directly concerned with water
problems. The four remaining members of the
thirteen members are voting members of the
Board. On this Board we have the Attorney
General. represented by Mr. Geissinger, who
has the responsibility for all legal mat-
ters; the state engineer who has the specific
and sole responsibility for administering the
waters of this state; myself as the director
of this SOard; and Mr. Ten Eyck who is the
Governor's personal representative as the
Director of Natural Resources.

Under the general framework of this
Board. we thought then that we could create
a flexible organization which would be
responsive to the needs of any area of the
state. We have provided that this Board
shall appoint commission members subject to
the civil service regulations. Once that
is done. then the Board has complete flexi-
bility. If somebody doesn't work out we can
move him somewhere else or move him to an-
other staff position.

That's a long-winded explanation. Mr.
Chairman. but it is a complicated matter
which is somewhat difficult to explain."

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"Thank you. Larry. First of all. I don't
see many names on the list who would like to