BOARD01003

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/1956
• Description: Meeting Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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I\:R. JVIcCANDLESS:

MR. CRAWFORD:

MR. GILDERSLEEVE:

~!R. McCANDLESS:

MR. CRAWFORD:

~iR. JERJ^'IAN:

~.:R. BELL:

MR. !,IOSES:

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priating the money, the ~75,000, says it can
be spent either by the Colorado Water Con-
servation Board or by the Bureau of Reclama-
tion or by both.

Tomichi Creek Project, as set up, makes
a poor showing and needs more study. The
Board should go ahead with this study.

I should like to report on our progress
of trying to fill the two engineering vacan-
cies on our staff. We have only one bet and
that is to hire a man about to retire. We
propose to hire on a temporary basis. It is
either that or not get the work done. We
cannot meet the pay per year offered on the
outside by $2,000. I would welcome any sug-
gestions."

"There has been some talk of the reservoirs
and dams high up. This brings to my mind the
high lakes we have in my country. Has the
Board ever considered using these natural lakes
and conserving water that way?"

"Not to my knowledge. Have we ever con-
sidered that, Mr. Gildersleeve?"

"Not that I know of."

"A number of lakes high up are presumably
old craters, such as Trappers Lake. The un-
restricted outlet has cut them down. There
are a number of other lakes that way which
I think would be something to study as natur-
al reservoirs."

"May I ask Mr. Jerman for his reaction to
this suggestion."

"I have never discussed this situation."

"]\ay I say a word in respect to these
lakes. I don't know what the situation is
in Colorado but I do know in States such as
Wyoming, etc., they make very poor reservoirs
for storage of water. They are geologically
unfit, frequently."

"Mr. Bell, would you care to give us a re-
port on the United States Geological Survey