BOARD01227

• Board Meeting Date: 12/16/1949
• Description: Table of Contents, Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

J.58

The Director reported the petition had been presented to him by
Harry Rosener and Millard Huey of Fort Morgan. He stated that the Board had
considered the Narrows Dam at previous meetings, including the meeting held on
April 25 and 26, 1949, as revealed in the following excel"pt from the Minutes
of that"meeting, which were read:

"The Board took up discussion of the proposed Narrows Reservoir,
a project on the South Platte River, near Fort Morgan, Colorado, a
part of the Missouri Basin plan. The Director said',the project's
purpose"was flood control, and conservation and reregulation of
water imported from the Colorado River Basin. The Narrows Reservoir
was included in the President's flood control program, but its pro-
posed location, capacity and operations are questioned by engineers
of the State Water Board and affected local interests. A further
survey and investigation are deemed by the State and local interests
as being necessary.

liThe Director reported results of a meeting of officials of the
Board and affected local interests with the Director of Region 7;
Bureau of Reclamation. He read a letter filed with the Regional
Director, outlining the views of,the State and local interests.
This approach, in general, is that full investigations be made,
and that construction go forward only after the project has had
the full approval of the Colorado ,Water Conservation Board.

"Mr. Batson said that a Bureau survey was underway, but not
complete enough for a'report. He said that the only funds expended
for construction had been for a construction camp, and that no part
of the actual project was under construction. He reported that even
the best site was still in doubt, although the Bureau's present
thought is for a location at the Narrows site.

"Motion was made by Mr. Dille that the policy regarding the
Narrows Reservoir, as outlined in the Director's correspondence
with the Regional Director, Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation, and
supported in the general discussion at the Board meeting, be ap-
proved as the policy of the Board. '

"The motion was seconded by Mr. Dutcher. On vote being taken,
the motion was declared adopted."

The Narrows matter was also before the Board at its September 16-17
1949, meeting, at which time the Minutes showed the following:

liThe Director reported that local interests and the Water Board
have raised questions as to its location, operations and capacity,
as well as to its effects on water rights involved, with the result
that a further study of the project has been undertaken by the Bureau
of Reclamation.

"Mr. Tipton explained that three suggested sites have been re-
duced to two, the Narrows and one called the Fort Morgan site. He
said the review will again compare the two sites, in view of the ob-
jection that the Narrows site would entail flooding of too much
valuable land. He said a darn must be built somewhere in the area
for future use to arid irrigation and to control water brought to
the East Slope by transmountain diversion from the Colorado River."

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