BOARD01235

• Board Meeting Date: 2/9/1951
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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"Dear Judge Stone:

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. "At its June 16, 1950, meetine the Colorado Water Conservation Board
approved the Operating Principles for t.l1.e Fryi11Gpan-Arkansas Project as sub-
mitted by the Policy and Review Committee. Thereafter the Operating Principles
were submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation which made several objections thereto.
Also lkr. Thomas K. Younge, a Grand Junction attorney, criticized Paragraph 9
of the Operating Principles.

"The various objections vmre considred at meetings attended by representa-
tives of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the
Colorado Game and Fish Department, the Arkansas Valley interests, and the West-
ern Slope interests. To satisfy the Bureau of Reclamation ami Mr. Younge,
certain changes were informally agreed to by those in attendance at the meetings.
In addition it was agreed that a letter written by 1~. Avery Batson, Director,
llegion 7, Bureau of Reclamation, to V~. Cleland N. Feast, Director, Colorado
Game and Fish Department, and concerning Paragraph 11 of the Operating fTinciples
should be made a part of the official record of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board regarding the Opera tine Principles.

"The Operating Principles as modified have been approved by the Acting
Commissioner of Reclamation in his letter of January 23, 1951, to you as
Director of the Colorado ~ater Conservation Board.

"For the record and for the consideration of the Colorado Vlater Conserva-
tion Board, there is tran~mitted the following:

"1. Copy of Operating Principles as approved by the Acting Commis-
si9ner of Reclamation in his letter of January 23, 1951 (Exhibit A);

"2.
a copy of the
new language.

To assist in consideration of the modified OperatinG Principles,
modified paragraphs shovQng both the original language and the

"3. A copy of the above referred to letter from the Director of
Region 7 to the Director of the Colorado Depar~~ent of Game and Fish.

"4. Copy of the January 23, 1951, letter to you from the Acting
COmmissioner of Reclamation.

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"The enclosed draft of Operating Principles has been carefully checked with
Region 7 of the Bureau of Reclamation. I am advised that upon the formal
approval of the modified Operating Principles by the Colorado Water Conservation
Board, the Bureau of Reclamation will expedite the submission of its report on
th~ Rryingpan-Arkansas Project.

Very truly yours"

Jean S. Breitenstein
Chairman of Drafting Committee

JSBjis
cc - C. J. Beise
Frank Delaney
Cleland N. }east

~very A. Batson
J. R. Riter "
Harold Christy