BOARD01253

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

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NOW, THEREFORE, BEl IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water Conser-
vation Board that, within suoh understanding of 'immediate post-
war period, t the following projeots and aotivities oonstitute the
immediate postwar water development program for the State of
Colorado, namelYI

L 'The Colorado-Big Thanpson projeot, The oontin~tion of
the oonstruotion of this projeot, being a development for the
exportation of water from the Colorado River Basin in Colorado
for the making of supplemental water supplies available to the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Distriot and for power de-
velopment, subjeot to the provisions of Senate Dooument No. 80,
75th Congress, 1st Session.

2. The Manoos projeot. The oontin~tion of the oonstruction
of this projeot in Southwestern Colorado to furnish supplemental
irrigation water supplies and for new lands near Manoos, 001 orad 0,
suoh projsot having been authorized-under the.Water Utilization
progr!\D1 (Case-Wheeler), and having been uncler".oonstruotion during
the war period with oonsoientious objeotor la'llor,

;. The Lo. Plata projeot. This is a projeot in Southwestern
Oolorado, oonsisting of two units, namely, (1) Long Hollow reser-
voir, to serve lands in Colorado, and (2) State Line reservoir,
to serve lands in New Mexioo, Suoh projeot has hot been authorized
but has been under study for many years and a final projeot report
is expeoted soon; and it is reoognized that the operation of the
La Plata Compaot between Colorado and New Mexioo and the serious
losses in orops and land values due to laok of water supplies,
make neoessary the earliest possible authorization and oonstruotion
of this projeot.

4. The Pine River Extension. This projeot provides for
oanals and improvements to make available water stored by the
presently oonstruoted Valleoito reservoir, looated in the San
Juan Basin, to lands which may be irrigated with suoh water sup-
plies. A final report is expeoted soon on this projeot and the
. canpletion of this development should be aooQllplished at the
earliest possible date in order to provide benefits for the lands
intended to be served by the Valleoito reservoir.

5. The Paonia projeot, This projeot is 100ated on the North
Fork of the Gunnison River and proposes the storage of water for
supplemental irrigation of lands near Paania, Colorado. This
projeot was authorized on March 18, 1939. An appropriation of
$300,000 for the projeot was made in 1940 and an additonal appro-
priation of $600,000 was made in 1942. No oonstruotion has taken
plaoe but further investigations and reports have been made. A
final report is ready for submission to the State for its pre-
liminary oamnents.

6, The Silt projeot, This projeot is looated near Rifle,
Colorado, .for the furnishing of supplemental water supplies for
presently irrigated lands. The final report is expected soon.
It was originally proposed to set up this projeot under the