BOARD02333

• Board Meeting Date: 1/8/1945
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

It was !'loved by Direotor Stone and seconded by Silmon Sroith
that a comr~ttee of three be appointed to confer with Mr. Beise,
other members of the Bureau of Reclamation and with LJ@an Wright,
others from the San Luis Valley, and all other interested groups
for. the purpose of reviewing pr opased amendments to the Conservancy
District Act of 1937.

The motion was unanimously carried and declared adopted.

Vice-Chairman Chris Wall rich appointed Director Stone, J. M. Dille
and Judge John B. O'Rourke to serve on the committee.

The meeting recessed at 5~00 p. m., Monday, January 8, 1945, to re-
convene Tuesday at 9130 a. m.

Tuesday - January 9. 1945

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The meeting reconvened and was called to order by Vice-Chairman Chris
Wallrich at 10100 a. m., January 9, 1945.

George M. Corlett of Monte Vista, Colorado, representing water users
in the Rio Grande area, called the Board's attention to the request which had
been made by the State of New Mexico for a revision of ceI:tain schedules of
water deliveries contained in the Rio Grande Compact. He expressed the opinion
that this request of New Mexico presented serious questions of policy for the
State of Colorado. He stated that at a later date he might be called upon to
present some of the problems involved for the considerat.ion of the Board.

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Henry C. Vidal presented the comments and statements of the water
users in the Arkansas Valley wi th respect to the proposed Colorado River Basin
report of the Bureau of Reclamation. He explained that a written statement
had been fi led with the Director. He cormnented upon the fact that water users
in the Arkansas Valley had formed an associati on known as the "Southeastern
Colorado Water Users Association," and that one of the principal functions of
that organization was to promote and actively participate in the investigation
and ultimate authorization of a project to export water from the Colorado Riyer
Basin for use within the Arkansas River Basin. He emphasized that the Arkansas
Valley was wi lUng to comply with the' policy of the State of Colorado and the
Colorado Water Conservation Board with respeot to the protection of present and
potent ial uses wi thin the Colorado River Basin in working out plans for a trans-
mountain diversion project.

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Mr. Ed L. Dutcher presented the statement of the Gunnison Water Users
Association with respect to the proposed Colorado River Basin report of the
Bureau. of Reclamation. He emphasizedl (1) that the report does not fully
cover the use of water for recreational and wi IdUfe purposes; (2) that it
does not give sufficient considerati on of all potential projeots within the
Gunnis on watershed; and (3) that it does not adequately discuss nor make pro-
vision for the use of water for pasture land irrigation.

Ralph L. Carr, representing the Gunnison County Watershed Conservation
Committee, supported the statement of Mr. Dutcher and emphasized that the
Bureau report does not give sufficient information and facts to enabJe an
intelligent approval or disapproval of it. He emphasized the recognition of
recreational values in basin development. He requested. that the statement of
Colorado which is to be submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation emphasize the

prote~tion of present and potential uses of water within the Colorado River