BOARD01253

• Board Meeting Date: 1/28/1946
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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Valley. He stated,

"In the San Luis Valley there lU'e two related problems l one
has to do with the Sump Drain wi th general underground water study.
It has been determined on account of the Sump Drain in relation to
the Rio Grande Compact that the San Luis Project should be studied
first. Some years ago there was a oommittee set up with one repre-
sentative fram Colorado, R. J. Tiptonl E. B. Debler, Bureau of Reola_
mation; and Mr. Tyoe, representing the United States Geologioal Survey.
The war oame along and not muoh waS done. Now with the oessation of
the war and further investigational funds, it seemed advisable to
find out whether the Sump Drain should be inoluded, as part of the San
Luis Valley projeot. The joint oommittee was revised. Mr, Lohman
represents the U.. S. Geologioal Survey. Mr. Forester represents the
Bureau of Reolamation and R. J. Tipton, Colo.rado. Mr. Lohman. Mr.
Forester and Mr. Tipton have gotten together to work out a plan to
oarry out a joint investigation of the Closed Drain area. This agree-
ment has been plaoed in the form of a oontraot, oopy of whioh I have.
It is a oontraot betv.oeen the Bureau of Reolamation, the U. S. Gee-
10gioalSurvey and the State of Colorado. Colorado must beoome a
plU'ty to that and the amount the state has to oontribute is very small."

The oontraot was read to the Board.

Thereafter S. W. Lohman, in oharge of the underground water study in
the state of Colorado. further explained this investigation,

Attorney General Hinkley stated that the oontraot was approved by him,

Thereupon it was moved by Attorney General Hinkley
and seoonded by Vena Pointer that the oontraot. whioh is
made a part of the reoords of the Board. be approved and
the Direotor be authorized to exeoute it on behalf of the
Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Upon vote being taken the motion was unanimously
oarried and deolared adopted.

S. W. Lo):unan. in oharge of the underground _ter investigation in the
State of ColoradO, then made a report of the status of this investigation.
It appeared that thus far there has been expended by the State of Colorado
for this work $3,705.17 of the $25.000 appropriated by the last Legislature.
Mr. Lohman's full report appears in the transoript .of the meeting.

Mr. Henry C. Vidal was oalled upon to report with respeot to the status
of oompaot negotiations with the State of Kansas on the Arkansas River.

He stated that the first meeting of the joint oommission had been held
in Denver. Colorado on January 7. 1946. Brig. Gen. !i$.ns Kramer, the Federal
representative. three members of the Kanllas Canmission, and the full ColoradO
Commission were present, In addition the meeting was attended by Direotor
stone and Attorney General Hinkley. This first meeting was 'devoted largely
to organization and determination of prooedure. Gen. Kramer was eleoted
Chairman of the joint o ommi ssi on, Arrangements were made for a full steno-
graphio transoript of all proceedings. For 8. time at leut. the Camnission