BOARD01091

• Board Meeting Date: 1/5/1944
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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and feasible projeots under the original concept ot' the reclamation law and that
the principal cause for the delaylt' is the strenuous effort being made to find
the feas ible proj eots.

Direotor Stone said that the reorgani&atlon pIan of. the Bureau which
is not yet fully developed, provides for six regicns, each headed by L director,
whioh should speed Up the program. Mr. Pag., gave an explanation of the re-
organi&ation set-up.

Mr. Patterson gave an explanation 01' reports and invutigationa; whioh
are being made in the Arkansas, River Basin. He presented a map which indicated
the major- projeot investigational areas in Colorado, and gave an explanation of
the problems and proposed remedies in each area. '

The meeting recessed at 12:~ P.M., to reconvene a1; 2:00 P.M.

The meeting reoonvened at 2:25 P.M. and was called to order by Vioe-
Chairman Ohris' USllrioh.

Direotor Stone announoed that while Mr. Page was present disoussion
of the development program. and projeot investigations should be oonoluded. Mr.
George Pughe spoke relative to the SavorY and Pothook projects. Thia'wasc followed
by a statement by Mr. Patterson relative to the situation in the Little Snake area.

Jean S. Breitenstein presented a brief outline of the statue; of the inte
s'tate li'tigs:t:ion (Colorado vs. Kansas and Nebraska vs. Wyoming and Colorado, United'
States, Intervener). He said that the deoision of the Supreme Couri; in 'the Arkansasl
Rivett' case would apparently be deoisive; on many of the iBsue&; in the North Platte
oase. He stated that there would be another hearing next week in St. Paul before
the MasteX'" appointed in the North Platte oase and that it would be impossible for
that oase to be argued in the Supreme Court before the fall of 1944'. He also added'
that the viotory in the Colorado v. Kansa8- oase is'the result of the good work of
Mr. Patterson and all the others.

It walt- moved DY Mr. Dille and seoonded by Mr. Smith that a vote of thank.
and appreoiation of the Colorado Water Conservation Board be given to Mr.
and Mr. Breitenstein for their splendidiwork iII the Arkans.s- River case.

The motion was unanimou81y oarri~d and deolared passed.

Direator Stone stated that there are two major projeat investigations
being oarried on in Oalorado by the Bureau of Realaltlll.tion; the Gunnison-Arkansa.
under Mr. Thompson and Mr. JeX', and the Blue-River_South Platte under Mr. Bunger.
He reported tha't; Mr. Thompson has about oompleted the basin_ study in the Arkansas
Valley and Hr. Jex has carried on sane Water supply and reservoir studies in the
Gunnison Basin. Sinoe. this projeot is in t"o Region. under the reorganization
plan of the Bureau of Recle.me.tion, Direotor Stone expressed the hope that the
Bureau would place one man in charge of these transmountain projeot proposals in .
order to expedite the investigation of these projeotlF and suggested that the matter'
should further be taken up with the Bureau of Reolamation.