BOARD02144

• Board Meeting Date: 8/14/1947
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Henry C. Vidal, Chairrmn of the Colorado Commission in tha nego-
tiation of the Arkansas Compact, made a report on the progress of
negoti ations between Colorado a nd Kansas. He stated that the Legal
Affairs Commi ttee set up by the Arkansas River Canpact COlmlission had
di scussed an ou tline of a Canpa ct containing, smong other things, tre
matter of administration, recognizing that the Army Engineers has tre
control of the John Martin Dam and Reservoir for flood oontrol.. He
stated that the Comnission was still awaiting a definite statement from
the Bureau of Reclamation relating to the conservation capacity of the
Reservoi r.

Th9re upon, there ceme up for considera-tion a contraot between
tre Colorado Water Conservation Board and the U. S. :Geological Survey
fur the biennium beginning July I, 1947 for the continuenoe of the
underground water study in Colorado. The Director explained that it
was similar in all respects with the one for the previous bi9l1l1lulUm;
that it covered the period fran July 1. 1947 to June 30, 1949, and
provides for the paYID'lnt of ii25.000 to be matched by an equal amount
contributed by the U. S. Geological Survey. He explained that the
$25.000 ,"as no part of the "enera1 eppropriation made fur the oplration
of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, but was additional money
appropriated by the la st legi sl ature to the Board and earmarked to pay
the state's share of the oooperativ9 underground water study in the State.

After di scu ssion. it was moved by L. Ward Banni ateI'
Bnd seconded by J. M. Dille that the Director be authorized
to executa the contr.ct with the U. S. Geological Survey on
behal f of the Colorado Water Conservation BOBrd, such con-
tract being for the continuance of the underground water
investigation in the State, ooveri. ng the biennium July 1,
1947 to June 30,1949, end involving expenditure of $25,000
appropriated by the last legislature for this purpose.

After a vote being duly taken the motion WBS unani-
mously oarried am declared adopt ed.

The Direotor then presSl ted to the Board the matter of oonti nuing
a cont raot with the U. S. Geologi oal Survey for the expenditure 0 f
$1,500 during the fisoal year July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1948, for the
fUrpose of maintaining gaging st9tions to obtain streamflow reoords
required in connection v'ith projeot investigations.

He oalled attemtion to the fact that this was in addition to the
amount expended umer a oooperative agreement between the U. S. Geolo-
gioal Survey and the state b;ngineer for the maintename and oplration
of stream gaging stations for administration pgrposes. He said that
for the previous year the Board had expanded $8.500 for this purpose
but that the Board budget would allow the expenditure of only 167,500
for the present fisoal yael'. He recomnended that the contract with
the U. S. Geologioal Survey for this purpose be oontinued with the
expendi ture of ~7 ,500' fur the present fi soal year.

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