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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Sherman: Well, it is an invitation. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Yes, that is acceptable. Why don't we make it just a <br />little later and see whether we can adopt the resolution in which case <br />the invitation ought to be much more generous: <br /> <br />(Laughter) <br /> <br />All right, all those in favor of the adoption of the Lower Yampa recla- <br />mation project resolution signify by saying "aye" - opposed, "no." It <br />is ordered adopted. (See Appendix G). <br /> <br />We will save that invitation for a little later on, but we won l,t forget <br />it. <br /> <br />Mr. Sherman: Okay, I'll wait. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: All right. Are there any other projects that would like <br />to be heard at this time? <br /> <br />Mr. Bernklau: I~. Chairman, the West Divide people would like to make <br />a few comments, if they may. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: All right. If you will take the microphone and intro- <br />duce yourself for the record. <br /> <br />Mr. Bernklau: Mr. Chairman and members of the board, I am Carl Bernklau, <br />President of the West Divide Conservancy District. <br /> <br />Since my last appearance before this board one year ago, there have been <br />quite a few changes in the West Divide District and I thought I would <br />come over here to talk to you people a little about the oil shale <br />industry. We are faced with quite an invasion of the industry in that <br />area and I come to find out you people in Denver know more about the <br />oil shale industry than we do over there right next to it. But in view <br />of this fact, we would like to more or less petition the board for their <br />support at this time to re-evaluate some of these projects and more or <br />less ask for West Divide to be put up toward the top of the list. In <br />fact, the people in that area would like to be number one in view of <br />this energy crisis, with no disrespect to the other projects, we need <br />them all. But we do have a problem over there at this point in time <br />in getting water to the municipalities mainly. And that is the problem. <br /> <br />Whether the oil shale industry develops or not at this time, we don't <br />know how quick or when. But as of today there are people moving into <br /> <br />-19- <br />