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<br /> <br />MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />JanuarY 5-6, 1944 <br />R~om 24~, State Capitol Building <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT <br /> <br />Chris Wallrioh, Alam08a, Vioe-Chairman <br />Clifford H. Stone, Direotor and Seoretary <br />Honorable Gail L. Ireland, Attorney General <br />El Roy Nelson, Direotor, State Planning. Commission <br />M. C. Hinderlider, State Engineer <br />George J. Bailey, walden <br />J. M.. Dille, Greel ey . <br />John B. O'Rourke, Durango <br />Ven~ Pointer, Pueblo <br />George A. Pughe, Craig <br />Silmon Smith, Grand Junotion <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT <br /> <br /> <br />Honorable John C. Vivian, GovernoJr", Chairman <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT <br /> <br />C. L. Patterson, Chief Engineer, Colorado Water coneervation Board <br />Jean s. Breitenstein,. Attorney, ColoradO Water Conservation Board <br />John C. Page, Consultant, Bureau of Reolamation <br /> <br />1<5 Governor John C. Vivian, Chairman of the Board, was not . <br />present, the meeting was oalled to order byVioe-C~irman Chri.-Wallrioh <br />at 10:40 A.M., Wednesday, January 5,1944. ' ., . <br /> <br />Direotor Stone stated that John' C. Page, former commissioner' <br />of the U. S. Blureau of Reolamation, is no'" living in Denver and is nOlI <br />engaged as a oonsultantof the Bure(lU . Hr. Page was called upon to disouss <br />the present 8tatus cf reolamatli!Jl. W "hat may 8eelll to be ahead in the <br />immediate future or in the 1'081;..-.1' pe:riod. Hr. Page said that hi. aotivitiea <br />at present were in oonneotion wlthpost-war planning and that there are.a lot <br />of things' in sight for Colorado. 'UDder the Boulder Canyon Projeot Aot tpe <br />Bureau is' developinge rather,oODl,llrehenslve plan for the entire Colorado River <br />Basin. ne said he weloomed the opportunity to oonfer. with the Colorado water <br />Con8ervation Board. . <br /> <br />Direotor stone; oalled upOil the memberlll of the Board to disou8lI <br />the investigational program in the state and other matterlll mentioned by <br />Mr. Page. <br /> <br />Judge John B. O'Rourke said tllat he did not oare to disous8 the <br />matter from the standpoint of 8peoific projeots but that as . oon8truotive . <br />thought he wi8hed' to point out that our experienoe has been that the progress <br />of the Bureau inve8tigationlli ms been exceedingly 81_ and that apparently <br />when projeot plan8 8eem to be oomplete, there 80 often develop8 8aMe new phase <br />of "ork whioh inours delay. Mr. Page pointed out that there are no more simple <br />