BOARD01477

• Board Meeting Date: 2/5/1969
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. KROEGER:

"Thank you, Tom.

I would like to call on Bob Barkley who
represents the Advisory Committee for the
State Water Board. This group consists of
attorneys, engineers, and water people in
general, and has served well. They have done
a tremendous job for the Water Board over a
period of several years. They have been
meeting in regard to water legislation. Bob
Barkley, I'd like to have you report to us
at this time."

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MR.. BARKLEY:

"Mr. Chairman, members of the Board,
ladies and gentlemen, I would first say, Mr.
Ten Eyck, that it would also be the concen-
sus of the Advisory Committee that there is
no utopian solution. There is nothing that
is absolutely perfect and that can be done
which will satisfy all water users in the
State of Colorado no matter what it is.
Nevertheless, following the last meeting of
your Board and the attempt to put together
a compromise solution to the multitude of
suggestions that have been made, the Advisory
Committee met yesterday with 33 people present,
representing all areas of the state, Si, with
the exception of people out of the White-
Yampa area. I should state for the record,
that out of that 33, Mr. Ten Eyck, the state
engineer, Mr. Kuiper, Mr. Sparks and members
of his staff comprised 8 of that number.

When we arrived at the point of deciding
what kind of recommendation should be made
to this Board, I am referring to the 25 people
other than Mr. Ten Eyck, the state engineer,
Mr. Sparks and members of his staff who were
there. So we are speaking of the concensus
of the water users and water user organiza- I
tions who were there, not influenced by or
compromising the position of those of you
who attended who are members of the state's
staff.