BOARD02106

• Board Meeting Date: 11/16/1937
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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Be it further resolved tilat the Color'odo ;;E. ter
ConservEtion Board lend its SU9port and full co-
o:?eration to the U. E. Hecle.mation Bureau to secure necessary
funds to mSKe surveys to secure d.bta concerning measures
necessary to protect the present and prospective use of
water in the San Juan Dr5inab8 LreB in connection \','i th
the ~ro)osed ChaIna-San Jue.n Tre.Dsmountain Diversion.

Be it further resolved that the Colon do ,i-ater
ConservGtion Soard not only coo~erate with ~le U. S.
i',eclEmetion Bureau with res::>ect to the above mentioned
survey project but resort to such action 5S may be
necess8.ry for the securing of funcis for the purpose
mentioneci in this resolution,

t~ter diecucsion thE above resolution WtS duly pessed, eQopted and
8}?roved by the BOGrd.

Th~reu)on the BOE-rci tooL up the question relative to tl~ CE.cicioa
DEffi 2nd E\€servoir and listened to tne prepared T8}Ort of ...Ir. Petterson, Chief
Engineer of the BOnrd, regard.ing this project. Miss lena Pointer msue a
further re:Jort EnQ E E,ener81 discussion followed. ,"r. Stone ;Jointed out
ways in "hich the Boarci could assist 8S follows:

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First, by alloting funds in the effort of the water users to determine
benefits under thE. ;Jrojects E.nd 'i.',ho "\-,-ould rEceive them. The m~nner of the
operEition of the recervoir; the question of how much the ViEter users cen pay
for the benefits; "nei finElly to Qeter:nine the manner of meeting costs of moving
utilities from the recervoir site.

Second, to e.ssist in every way possible the Colorado Contressionel
delegation in i,&shinl'ton on this )roject.

Third, to negotiate \lith J\cnscs on the question of benefits End costs.

;,lr. Stone recomended th,- t the ;Joard a;J:lrove the sugE,estion of Vena
Pointer thct ~1500 be 2110ted to E.ssist in '/Iorking out the Ce.ddoa i:eservoir
problems, iIe further sug"ebted thoct in oreier to cio this that it would be
r:ecess2ry for t;~e \'iE.ter users in the icrKansas Ve.lley to raise a considerable
sum. ;;0 doubt he s&id LEnsas \,ould be willing to f.ssist and further it was
necessary to secure the services of a person (end Judge McHendrie had been
suggested) who Viould devote his full time to this matter. Ifter consicierable
discussion the meeting was recessed until 1:30.

TH-';i-I.S.ci-,l j:.i'~l:.,b1'~OU.L~, l-lovember 18, 1937.

On c:>nvenin[ efter the noon recess, ~vlr. Fr&M tvlerriell of the
~._eclE,mctiQ:1 Bureau mad.e 8. full re_Jort on the ~,estern Slope, i::urvey ::?rojects
and the status of ebch of them. rle m2de a s)lendid statement concerning the
problems under the~e :>rojects ami his statement &p;Jears in the steno"r2?hic
re :Jort of this meeting..

Thereu~on e recorrunendetion c~d suggestion w'-s made by C. L. Patterson,
Chief Yngineer, concerning the salaries of engineers serving for the Board,