BOARD01755

• Board Meeting Date: 3/10/1947
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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The Director explained the status of the Mancos project. He ssid
it would nov, involve the expenditure of more money then was appropriated
to complete the project. The Bureau hes demanded that a new contract be
evolved with the water users because of the increased cost. Commissioner
Streus hes proposed use of all presently-available money, and go before
Congre ss for more.

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~r. Vidal reported on progress on the compa~i(~gc-tt!l'ti-o"~?::~n the
Upper ArJl:ansa sHiver between Kansa s and Colorado. ;" ___ ". ~ -:;,
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The Director reported on pending legi sla~n in the Colora~o ~
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Legi slature, affecting the Board and the state wa~r program. One. 'e,i.11
inbmds to stagger the length of terms of appointe'it.jiiembers . of, 'the';1loard,
Another bill lifts the salary limitation from ~5,000;;.t9.$7.00g.:, -other
bills are those for the Board I s appropriation, and an~'l,Epropria~ion for
the underground water study. Judge Stone explained the'-st9'tu'li'of the bills.

Mr. stone reported that Mr. A. C. Stiefel had left the Board's
employ, and he suggested he be permi tted to employ a man, not an engineer,
to act as an executive assistant to the Director.

No objection was voiced to the Director proceeding in an
effort to employ an exec uti ve a ssi s tont.

Mr. Dille moved the approval of the minutes of the meeting
of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, he,ld September 27 end
28, 1946, and the minutes of the meeting of the Colorado Water
Conservation Board, held December 6 and 7, 1946.

The motion was secon1ed by George Pughe and upon vote being
taken was unanimously passed and declared adopted.

Mr. Merriell reported the Grand Junction office of Region 4 was
v,'Orking on a project to supply supplemental water in the Cedaredge area in
Delta County, Colorado. This would involve a reservoir on the North Fork
of the Gunnison River. The logical site for a reservoir is at Bardine, but
the Bureau of t,ines has asked such plans be set aside, as there are about
150,000,000 tons of coal to be mined in the area.

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Attorney General Hinkley reported on the Benziger case.

Mr. Bailey said that the committee on the North Platte case hes
filed a report showing the quantity of water stored and the number of
scres irrigated.

This report ~'ss filed under the diraction of tha Suprane Court.

There being no further busine ss to cOllle before the Board, the
meeting adjourned at 6:20 P.M. Tuesday, March 11, 1947.