BOARD01448

• Board Meeting Date: 10/27/1944
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

The Director stated that he believed it desirable that any recommen-
dations should be given to the Colorado Water Conservation Board at the same
time they are submitted to the Planning Commission and other interested groups.
He felt that unanimity of action is necessary and was opposed to the Board
not having information of recomIDEndations before they became too far crystal-
lized.

WIT. Nelson stated that when the plan was formulated in tentative form
he would submit it to interested state agencies and other interested State
groups and then call them together for a joint meeting.

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It was moved by Mr., Dille and seconded by Mr, Smith that the
responsibility for the Colorado Water Conservation Board's par-
ticipation in an attempt to solve the problem of recreational and
fish and wildlife facilities in connection with water conservation
projects be left to the Director, and if his judgment dictates he
should call a meeting of the Board to consider anything which he
is not prepared to decide.

The motion was unanimously carried and declared adopted.

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, Mr. E. B. Debler of the Bureau of Reclamation brought to the attention
of the Board adjustments which were authorized by Senate Document 80 in con-
nection with the Colorado-Big Thompson Project through an expenditure of
$300,000 to install irrigation facilities in Grand County made necessary by
the diversion of water by the Colorado-Big Thompson Transmountain Project.
He stated that certain individual water users desire to accept a proportionate
share of money authorized by the Government for the installation of facilities.
He questioned whether such payments to individuals would be in accord with
the intent of Senate Document 80, A general discussion ensued and it was
the view of the members of the Board that such payments were not in the best
interest of the State of Colorado and not in accord with the intent and pro-
visions of Senate Document 80.

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Thereupon Mr. Smith offered and moved the passage of the
following resolution,

Resolution

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BE IT RESOLVED that it is the judgment of the Colorado
Water Conservation Board that the expenditure by the Bureau of
Reclamation of nct to exceed $300,000 as provided in Senate
Document No. 80 in paragraph "j" upon the subject of the "Manner
of operation of the facilities and auxiliary features of the
Colorado-Big Thompson Project," should be made in a manner calcu-
la ted to preserve the present and future beneficial use of the
waters of the river, rather than for the settlement of claims
for damage which might result, except for the expenditure of such
sum upon the river,

The motion for the adoption of the resolution was seconded
by Mr. Nelson and upon vote being taken was unanimously carried and
de c lared ad opted.

Mr. E. B. Debler was called upon to report concerning a meeting held
at Gunnison, Colorado, in September, to discuss with local interests the