BOARD01253

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

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Attorney Breitenstein reported for special committee
appointed to devise ways and means for State's
compliance with decree of Supreme Ccurt in North
Platte River cue. 270-271
Motion adopted continuing apecial oommittee on North
Plat~e River case with power to act. 271
Discussion of proposal for attempting to obtain an Act
of Congrese to eliminate land limitation provisions
of reolsmation laws with respeot to SllIl Luia Valley
proj eot. 271
Motion adopted approving effort to obtain removal of land
limitation provisions for Sill LuilS Valley project. 272
Consideration of approval of proposed Cherry Creek
Flood Control project. 272
Chief Engineer Patterson report on reinstatement of
members of engineering staff who have returned from
armed foroes. 272
Report on hearing at Lamar. Colorado on fish. wildlife
and reoreational featurelJ for John Martin (Caddoa)
Reservoir. inoluding opposition of Kansas. 272
Chief Engineer Patterson report on proposed oomments of
Colorado on Army Engineers report an Republioan
River development. 272
Director stone reported on Closed Basin investigation
, IUI part of Sm Luia Valley proj eot. 272-273
Motion adopted approving oontract with Bureau of
Reolamation and Geological Survey for oooperative
investig&tion of Closed Basin area in san Luis
Valley. 273
S. 11. Lohman. Geologio&! Survey, reported on statuI of
underground water investig&tions in Colorado. 273
Henry C. Vidal reported em statUI of oOlllpaet negotiations
with Kanlas on Arkans_ River. first meetillg held
January 7, 1946 and Brig. Gen. Hans Kramer elected
Chairman, 27300274
Direotor Stone and Chief Engineer Patterson reported OIl
meeting at Grand Junotion wi~h E. o~ Larson, Direo~or
Region 4. Bureau of Reo18lll&t1cn on Colorado projects
and imrestiga~iona. 274
S. W. Lohman reported allotlll6nt of *5000 for underground
water investigations in South Plat'te Basin by U. S.
Geologioal Survey. 274
Direo~or stone reported on status of investigations of
G1lmlison-Arkansas: Diversion !Uld _etillgs held in
Arkansu Valley and a~ Gunnhan. 274
Direotor Stone reported on status of comprehensive report
of Bureau of Reclamation on Colorado River !lasUh 275
Direotor Stone reported on oonferenoe with Governor of
Wyoming respectillg initiation of OOlJlpact negotiations
between Upper Cclore.de River !luin states. 275