BOARD02203

• Board Meeting Date: 3/20/1975
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.

March 20, 1975

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The Colorado Water Conservation Board met, pursuant to notice, at
9:10 a.m., Benjamin F. Stapleton, Chairman, presiding.

Mr. Sta~leton: The scheduled meeting of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board w 11 come to order.

I would like to first make the request that any of you that intend to
speak please give your name, whom you represent, and so forth. to
Mrs. Martel at the table to the right, so that she and the reporter can
have the exact spelling of your name and title.

I would like to introduce to you the members of the Colorado Water Con-
servation Board at this time. I will ask them to stand so that you
can identify them for this meeting. Mr. Hugh Pickrel. Herbert Vandemoer.
Lee Ford. John Fetcher, Frederick Kroeger, the Vice-Chairman of our
Board; Mr. Sparks, the Director to my right; Mr. Quincy Cornelius,
Clarence Burr. Clarence Kuiper, State Engineer; Ray Moses, David Robbins.
Harris Sherman. Mr. John Benton is the only member of the Board absent;
we have a fine representation. I don't know at this time if any members
of the staff of the Senators and Congressmen are here. If they are.
would you identify yourselves for the record. so that we may have that.
please. .

Mr. McCabe: Mike McCabe. Senator Hart's office,

Ms. Davi<4te: Carol Davidge. Senator Hart's office.

Mr. Stasleton: Before we begin the meeting. I would like
letter ated March 17, 1975, addressed to the Cbairman of
Water Conservation Board from Governor Lamm.

to read a
the Colorado

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"I regret that I will be unable to attend the meeting of the
Colorado Water Conservation Board with our congressional Delegates and
other interested parties in Washington on March 20. It promises to be
a very significant and important meeting and 1 wish you every success
in your attempt..to define our position on Colorado's reclamation
projects.

"I am encouraged by the President's budget which appears to insure
Executive cooperation in Colorado's efforts to protect our interstate
water rights and to assist in developing our water resources. I am
particularly encouraged by recommendation of construction funds for the
Savery-Pot Hook, Fruitland Mesa and Narrows Projects which will bring
much needed agricultural benefits to the state. Additional requests
for Closed Basin advance planning and Dolores construction funds would
have my backing and support.