BOARD02283

• Board Meeting Date: 12/6/1946
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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The Director. stated that he had attempted to get in touoh with
Mr. Warren to advise that he appear at.this meeting regarding this .matter but
found that Mr. Warren is now in C&liforni~ and would not return for SOme
weeks.

It was moved by Judge O'Rourke and seconded by Judge
McHendrie, that the matter be deferred until such time as the
Boardi would have the opportunity of Mr. Wsrren appear=ing before the
Board and th~t the Colorado interests interested in the matter be
given an opportunity to appear. .

Upon vote being taken a moticn ,.as carried and declared
adoE1;ed, .

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~ean S. Breitenstein then made a report on the undergroUnd water
adjudications before the Court in the Seventh Judicial Distri~t of the
State. He stated that he had gone to Grand Junction at the time of the
hearing on the motion as to whether the Court would entertain an adjudication
of the rights to underground water supplies and made a statement ~o the
Court as authorized at the last Board meeting. No decision On the motion
had as yet been made. by the Court.

Thereupon a discussion ensued with respect to the desirability of
drafting proposed legislation for an underground water code for the State vi'
Colorado. ;t was pointed out that a committee had been appointed by the
Water Section of the Colorado Bar Association in an attempt to formulate
principles for an underground water ~ode. It was suggested by Mr. Saunders
and Mr. Breitenstein that the Board Should indicate whether it approves the
action of the Water Seotion of the Colorado Bar Association in advocating
the fvrmu.':'9:ti:.:n of' an u..lldt:rgrourid wa1:er oode.

After further discussion, it was moved by Mr. Smith and seconded
~y Mr. Saund~rs, tlmt Lhe Water Se~tion of the Colorado Bar
Association should proceed in an attempt to formulate the
pr lilciplea; of an underground ",ater code.

Upon vote. being taken the motion was unanimously carried
and declare~ adopted.

Mr. Breitenstein inquired whether the Board'deslred him to follow'
up with the underground water adjudioations. at 'Grand Junction, Colorado. The
Board indioated that it so desired.

Director Stone, Commissioner for Colorado on the Upper Colorado
River Basin Compaot Commission, made a report of the status of the Upper
Colorado river compact negotiations, He stated that since the last meeting
of the Board the Commissi.on had held a series; of meetings whioh together I
constituted the third session of the Commission. These meetings were held
at Rqok Springs, w~oming, Grand Junction. Colorado, Price, Utah and
Fa~ington, New Mexico. It required a week to hold these meeting~. The
purpose of the meetings was to explain to the interested oitizens; of the four
States the reasons for negotiating a compaot at this time and to obtain
from th~m e.l1y ouggestions or cvlllr.lents. for the benefit of the Cam!nission in
negotiating a compact.