BOARD02181

• Board Meeting Date: 7/12/1944
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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and aske~ that the Colorado Water Conservation Board contribute the sum or
$450.00 to help finance thi~ work. It was further expleined that since such
financial help from the Board involved the payment of money for legal fees;
Attorney General Ireland hed been consulted.+

Attorney General Ireland' expla in~d that he had g one into the matter and,
had found that the 10ce1 interestso needed help in this interstate matter. He
further said that ~jr. Reese McCloskey of Durango, Colorado had been engaged in thi'
work, Bnd that he, after investigatimg the matter, had come to the conclusion that'
it was e,ppropriate and necessary for the 'Board' to make a contribution to carry
out thia, undertaking.

Thereupon it was moved; by NiBS Pointe:!' and seconded by
Mr. Bailey that the Colorado Water Conservatio~ Board
authorize expenditure of $450.00 or $150.00 a month fer
three montDs~ to assist, in the employment of legal counsel
in conneotion with the interstate problem~ involved in the
La. piata River- Basin. .

After vote the motion was unanimously carrie& and declared passed.

.The Board reverted to the coneideratiolD1 or the efforts; being made by
six: of the statea to accomplish the ratification by the United States; Senate of the
proposed treaty between th~ United: State.. and 11exioo. The Direc'tor, expls.ined' that
it would1 be necessary for these stateS' to expend a considerable: Still of money in
this work; anq that if Colorado oontributed to this expenditure, authorization
for the same shoul" be made by the Board<.

After further discussion it \'.'9.S moved by Mr. Hezmalhalo1\J,
actiftg for State Engineer M. C. Hinderlider"that Colcrado
contribute it.. proportionat$share with the other five stateS'
directly affeoted by thia proposed treaty, in an amount not
to excee~ $2,500, 'toward the work inciden~ to the effort to
obtaim ratification'or the proposed treaty between the Unitem
States; and Mexico, affecting the waters. of the ColorE\do and
Ti~ Juana river.. and the Rio Grande.

The motion was seconde& by Attorney General Ireland and upon vote,being
taken the motion was declarea unanimously ~ssed.

Judge O'Rour~ brought to the attention of the Board problem.. which are
becoming apparent respectimg the fiab, wildlif~ and reoreational ~hasee of water
development projects. He explB ined that there should be somepolicy approved by
the State of Colorado with respect to thiil' matter, and said that the former direc,
of the State Planning Commission had suggested a joint meeting of th~ State P1anni
Commission. the Colorado Game end Fiah Commission, and the Colorado Water Conserve
Board to consider this matter. He stated that Colorado would; be f aoed with a vel"
serioum: problem and that as water development' reservoir-If were being built the
reore~tional and fish and wildlife proble!ll1F were becomint more prominent. ..
Mr. Nels on stated that this was e most seriouli problem and that the Reclams:ti on
Bureau and the Forest Service wer~ interested and had given the matter
consideration. Thereupon, it was suggested by Dr. Nelsom that he would take the
matter up at the next meeting of the Colnrado State Planning Co~mission, which
convened the following day, and that it would seem appropriate for hi~ Commission
to take' the leadership in getting the three 1nt~rested Colorado boardm and
ccmmissions together. His suggestion was approved by 'the other members of the
Board.