BOARD01190

• Board Meeting Date: 12/10/1948
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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The Director reported that since the position of Chief Engineer of the,
Board's engineering staff has not been filled following the resignation of Mr. 'r:; '.
Charles Patterson, project report reviews have been handled mainly by Mr.
Tipton and Mr~ Gildersleeve, but that. extra help was desired. The Director
recommended that John C. Page, formerly.of the Bureau of Reclamation, be em-
ployed to. assist in the review of t~e Gunnison-Arkansas Project report, and
he asked Board approval for such employment.

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Mr. Beaty moved that the recommendation of the Director be approved and
that John C. Page be engaged by the Colorado Water Conservation Board as a
part-time engineering consultant. Upon being seconded, the motion was duly de-
clared passed and carried.

fhe Board took up discussion of Colorado's financial obligation for 1949-
51 for the support of the administrative agency set up by the Upper Colorado
River Basin Compact. Mr. Breitenstein.explained the administrative setup pro-
vided by the Compact, and he reviewed the expenses of a secretary and other
items, for which Colorado would be required .to contribute in proportion to the
percentage of water allotted to the State by the Compact. General discussion
followed. The Director said that an appropriation for this purpose would have
to be made to the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Mr. Dille moved that the Director be authorized to request an appropria-
tion of $40,000 for the 1949-51 biennium for Colorado's share for the adminis-
tration of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. The motion was seconded,
a vote taken carried and declared passed.

Judge A. W. McHendrie gave a report on the acti,~ties of the co~~ittee of
the Colorado Bar Association, which has been working on tile preliminary draft
of proposed legislation for a ground water code for Colorado. He announced
that in spiteof cooperative efforts in writing a proposed bill, there were still
many questions to be settled in the interests of unanimity, and that it would
he impossible to present a recommended bill to the pending legislature. He be-
lieved that increased public demal1d was desirable, and would be obtainable only
through further education, and wi th participation of more interested groups and
individuals. He suggested, also, that any bill should go before the legisla-
ture with the backing of a responsible group or organization.

Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Colorado Water Conser-
vation Board adopted an expressed appreciation to Judge UcHendrie and his
com~ttee associates for their work in studying the ground water situation and
drafting a proposed underground water code.

(The Water Board went into executive session)

The Board remained in executive session until adjournment for the day
at 4:30 P. M.