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<br />that unless we could get some issues resolved that we might have to <br />abandon the project. <br /> <br />Members of the staff and I have met repeatedly during the last year <br />with both the Bureau of Reclamation and the Dolores Water Conservancy <br />District Board. I am very, very happy to report to the hoard that we <br />received a letter which was sent out earlier to you this wee]{, in which <br />the board of directors indicate that they have reached an accommodation <br />concerning the water supply. More significantly, this accorrmoda- <br />tion is agreeable to the Montezuma Valley Irrigation District. That <br />is ,'lhere the problem has been. They have asked here that we approve <br />this water supply allocation. We consider that it is their primary <br />responsibility in the first place. We don't really have anything to <br />do with the water supply allocation, per se. It is solely within the <br />province of the local boards to make that determination. But they <br />have been unable to make it up to this point and that is the reason <br />we have been trying to assist them. So we do ask that the board approve <br />the request contained in this letter that we approve the water supply <br />allocation contained in the request of the Dolores Water Conservancy <br />District under date of June 12, 1974, and that I be authorized to draw <br />up an appropriate resolution approving this request. I~. Maynes, I am <br />sure from that area, would probably like to say something on it. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Would you like to put it in the form of a motion first? <br /> <br />~tr. Mavnes: I so move, 11r. Chairman. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: May I have a second? <br /> <br />~tr. Cornelius: I second it. <br /> <br />~tr. Stapleton: Now, discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Mavnes: Let me say that I think that the Dolores Water Conservancy <br />District and the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company have taken a large <br />step towards going ahead with the Dolores project. I am delighted <br />today that we have three board members from the Dolores board, f1r. Bruce <br />11cAfee, the vice president. Bruce, will you stand up please. Mr. Ed <br />Gilliland, board member, Mr. Paul Fury, board member, and I~. George <br />Armstrong, the attorney for the Dolores Water Conservancy District, <br />as well as Mr. Walter Posey, who works in that area with the Dolores <br />Water Conservancy District. We are now looking forward to the Bureau <br />of Reclamation coming out with the definite plan report on the Dolores <br />project, so that hopefully we can be in the position of asking for <br />construction funds on the Dolores project as soon as possible. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-40- <br />