BOARD01502

• Board Meeting Date: 4/22/1948
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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of the 1944 Flood Control Act on the Middle Rio Grande Project,
as recommended ~, Mr. Tipton, be approved by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board.

The motion was seconded, carried, and declared unanimously
passed.

The proposea Central Arizona project was discussed. The Director
cOll1lllented on the Colorado views and analysis of the project, and his remarks
were supplemenj;ed by Mr. Breitenstein 1tl 0 explained that under the Colorado
River Compact each State decided to own use of allotted waters, and that
Arizona's project, as long as it required only such water as is within the
terms of the Colorado River Compact, was not adverse to the interests of
C6lorado.

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Mr. Dutcher moved that the Director be authorized to submit, in
behalf of Colorado, conunents on the Central Arizona project, stating
that Colorado has no objections as the project does not adversely
affect its interests.

The motion was seconded, carried and declared passed.

Mr. li1le moved that the Director be authorized to submit
Colorado I s comments, under Section I of the Flood Control Act of
1944, on the Gooseberry Project, Utah, and the Chino Valley and
Snowflake Projects, Arizona, stating that these projects, if carried
out, would not adversely affect Colorado's interests and that
this State has no objection to them. .

The motion was seconded, carried, and declared passed.

The proposed Breen Mountain-Qak Creek REA power transmission line
came up next for consideration. Frank Prouty, consulting engineer, and
several coal mine representatives and REA spokesmen, outlined the needs in
the. area for additional power and urged endorsement of an appropriation in
connection with the Colorado-Big Thompson project be approved by the Board.
The economic justification for the line was submitted by representatives of
Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation.

Col. Craig Smyserof the U. S. Army Engineers discussed the South
Platte Flood Control Project. The Director and the Colonel both stated
their hope that the project liOuld be included in the Omnibus Appropriations
Dill pending in Congress. The Director expressed appreciation for the fine
services and cooperation extended to the State Water Board by the Denver
District Office of the Anny Engineers.

AFTERNOON SESSION
Friday, April 23, 1948.

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The Board'adjourned to convene at 1:30 p. m.

The Board was -called to order at 1:30 p. m.

The Director introduced a'delegation from Haxtun, Colorado, area,
who presented a request. that the Haxtun area be included in the schedule
of underground water surveys handled by the State and'the U. S. G. S.