BOARD01943

• Board Meeting Date: 12/19/1951
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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The Director referred to a report, dated November 20, 1951, which he
had prepared and distributed to members of the Board, on the activities of
the Board's staff since the last meeting. He reviewed and offered additional
comments on various subjects discussed in the report.

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G. N. Hunter of the Colorado Game and Fjsh Commission and b~. Harry
Radliff of Vernal, Utah displayed motion rictures of a boat trip taken during
the sunnner in the Green and Yampa Canyons. The pictures displayed consider-
able portions of the Canyon area which vdll be inundated by the proposed
Echo Park Reservoir, a feature of the Colorado River Storage Project.

It was moved by W. M. Williams and seconded by John A. Cross
that the Board express its thanks and appreciation to Jillr. Hunter and
:~. Radliff for the opportunity of seeing the movies of the boat
trip in the Green and Yampa Canyons.

The motion unanimously carried and was declared adopted.

Noon recess was taken at 12:15 p.m.

Afternoon Session

Wednesday, Dece~ber 19, 1951

The afternoon session was called to order at 1:40 p.m. by Vice-Chairman
George J. Bailey.

The Director made a report on the status of the work of the Policy and
Review Committee - Gunnison River Storage (Item 4, Agenda); he explained that
the Committee was not yet in a position to make its report and recom~endations
to the Board.

After consideration of the minutes of the meeting of the Board
held on August 6-7, 1951, it was moved by John A. Cross and seconded
by Dan 3. Hunter that the minutes of the meeting of August 6-7, 1951
be approved.

The motion was unanimously carTied and declared adopted.

The Director reported on the status of the Collbran Project (Item 7 of
his report). He referred to a conference which the Director and the Attorney
of the Board had had with Congressman Aspinall on December 3 respecting this
project.

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The Director revielved Item 10 of his report - "Underground Water Investi-
gations in Colorado"-. He stated that since the report was prepared a hearing
had been held before the Joint Appropriations Committee of the Legislature on
this subject. S.W. Lohman and Thad KcLaughlin of the United States Geological
Survey, in charge of underground water surveys in the State, had appeared be-
fore the Committee. They explained the status of the underground surveys.
under the cooperative contract between the Board and the U.S.G.S.