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<br />828 <br /> <br />$150,000 P. W. A. funds to study transmountain diversion <br /> <br />projects, and in two years a plan was developed and reviewed <br /> <br />by the State Planning Commission, and authorized in 1937 by <br />Congress and the President. <br />The Mancos Project. <br />Approved by the Board May 20, 1938. Authorized <br /> <br />by the President, October 24, 1940. Construction began in <br /> <br />1941. <br /> <br />Priorities of project studies determined by the <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board follows: <br /> <br />1. Collbran Project. <br /> <br />Sept. 27, 1946 ~ Project studies and investigation <br />of multiple use Collbran Project <br />approved with the proviso that, "it <br />is considered to be within and a <br />part of water users comprehensive <br />plan of development of the State of <br />Colorado" . <br /> <br />2. Fryinqpan-Arkansas Project. <br /> <br />Sept. 1, 1948 - Reconnaissance report transmitted <br />from Bureau to Governor. <br /> <br />Feb. 22, 1951 - Operating principles approved. <br /> <br />3. Curecanti Project. <br /> <br />Dec. 16, 1949 - Bureau of Reclamation report on <br />Colorado River Storage Project. <br /> <br />Aug. 6, 1951 <br /> <br />~ Policy and Review Committee appointed. <br /> <br />Aug. 6, 1953 <br /> <br />- Board approves the 940,000 acre-feet <br />Curecanti. <br /> <br />Feb. 4, 1955 <br /> <br />- Board approves revised Curecanti. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />I <br />