BOARD02298

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/1938
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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":Mr. Chairman. in eonnaction with that. Governor Corlett
seemed to be under somewhat of a misapprehension as to
the statement I made here yesterday with reference to
this compact. I wish an opportunity to exsmine it
because as I view it there are certain features of that
cOIDpE\et that may very materially effect the San JUAm
River and the San Juan Basin and as a matter of fact it
may effect the mole Colcrado River System. I don't
want ycu to take the position that we are opposing the
compact at this time. I think that possibly scme place along
here there should go into tbe recorda of thi a Board the
resolution adopted by the San Juan Water Users Assooiation
in connection with possible tranemountain diversions.-

It was suggested by Mr. Corlett that a resolution presented
by him concerning the Rio Grande Compaet be put over fer
future considerati on as suoh a resolution would not be
needed until about the time the State Legisle.ture meets.
He stated that he desired that Judge O'Rourke should have
full opportunitw to study the Compact. Judge O'Rcurke suggested
that a resolution passed by the SBll Juan Water Users Association
concerning question or the Chema-Sm Juan Trmsmountain Diversion
be made a part of the record. There being no objection. said
resclution was made part of the reoord of this Board and is as
fol101Yll:

.. "WHEREAS. projects have been proposed for tbe diversion of
_ter from the San JU!!ll River and its tributaries in
Colorado across the COI1tinental Divide into the Rio Grmde
Drainage Basin}

AND WHEREAS. there res been heretofore established in the
State of Colorado a policy with respect to the diversion
of water from one srope of the Continental Divide to the
other. evidenced by the prinoiple incorporated in the
agreement between interests on the Eastern and Western Slope
of the Rocky Mountain Range. and. accepted by Federal
enactment appropriating moneys for the cons'\rwtion of the
Colorado-Big Thompson project, and

WHEREAS, luoh policy recognizes the principle of proteoting
all present and prospeotive uses or water in the basin from
which the water is taken end permits tbl f'ullelt utilitation
of' the water resouroes of the stater

NOW', THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the San Juan Water Users
Assooiation that we endorse the progrem and approve the
polioy. heretofore recognized in Colorado as aforesaid, for
the greatest utilization of the water resouroes of the State
md that diversion of water from the Sm Juan River and its
tributaries into the Rio Grande Drainage Basin may be
effected on condition that the vested rights. present uses
and future develolX'lent wi thin the San JUAm Basin be f'ull1
protected end preserved and on the fUI1her oondition that any
suoh diversion be subjeot to the Colorado Biver Compact and the
Boulder Canyon Project Act."