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,,'-' able action on the part of Mr. Gumlick of the Denver Water Board registering nine additional members of his organization who were unable to attend. Mr. Stone as Colorado Director of the National Reclamation Association reported that COlorado had been able to pay its rfull quota of $1667.00 for the annual expense of the National Reclamation Association aXld in addition had paid illto the funds of the Association $210.00 to apply on ext years quota for the state which was fixed by the Board of Directors at the sum of $1667. He also oalled the attention of the Board to the oauous of Colorado delegates held on the first day of the oonvention at which time many questions of vital concern to the reclamation inter$sts of th$ state were discuss$d. He stated that the question of making an underground water study was considered by the oauous of Colorado delegates resulting in a resolution being passed str'~ngly urging that the Colorado Water Conservation Board take appropriate aotion towards initiating' suoh an investigation. This oauous also passed a resolution highly oommending Colorado' s Congressional delegation for the effioiellt work whioh had been done during'the presellt Congress towards seouring the authorization of and appro- priation for reclamation and wat$r oonservation projeots in the state. Many able papers were presented at the meeting of the National Reola:mation Assooiation all of whioh are reported in full in the "Prooeedings of the Nillth Annual Con-' vention" Great Falls, Montana, September 24, 25 ll.l1d 26, 1940. It was recommended that all members of the Board carefully review these prooeedings which contain a fund of information respecting the rocl8.mationinove:tne1lt and problems whioh concern western stat~s in the program of water oonservation and utilization. Motion was made, seconded and passed that the meeting adjourn at 5 p.m. to reconvene at 10 a.m. Friday, November 8, 1940. ------ Meeting reoonvened at 10 a.m., Friday November 8, 1940. Director Stone made the following' report respecting proposed survey ll.l1d underground water investigation for Colorado I "Due to rapid increase in pumping of uXlderground waters in Colorado and the re~lization that steps must be taken toward an adequate underground water study as a basis for proposed legislation,'the Director applied to the United States Geological Survey for the purpose of estimating the expense for adequate study. This estinate has been made by the U. S. Geological Survey, and there will be submitted to the Board at its meet- ing on November 7-8, 1940, the report of the u.s.a.s. arid estimate of the cost. "This report of the u.s.a.s. indicates that the cost of such a survey will total approximately $120,000 for the South Platte Basin, the Republican River Basin, the Arkansas Basin ll.l1d the San Luis Valley. This dqes not include quality 01' water studies for the San Luis Valley which have been initiated through cooperative arrangements between the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S.G.S., as a part of the further investigation of the San Luis Valley rpoject and the proposed Closed Basin Drain. Although no obligation has heretofore been made by the Board in connection with this quality water study, the Board is represellted by Royce J. Tipton on a board which is directing this study~ However, a request has be'en made by interested " parties, at suggestion of the U.S.G.S. that an expeXlditure of approximately $300.00 be made for the paymellt of part of the time of one man from the U.S .G.S. who is engaged on this work. The authorization of such an expend- iture 0" denial of the same must be acted upon at the next meeting of the Board.