BOARD02498

• Board Meeting Date: 6/11/1951
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Mr. Baney first called for any additional or supplementary statements from
anyone who wished to present statements in support of, or in oppostion to, the Curecanti
unit of the proposed Colorado River Storage Project. No further statements were offered.

Glenn Saunders, Attorney for ~e Denver Water Board, submitted a written
statement, supplemented by an oral presentation in which he outlined the interests
and position of the City and County of Denver with respect to the Colorado River Stor-
age Project and Participating Projects report prepared by Region 4 of the Bureau of
Reclamation. Mr. Saunder!s statement was reproduced and a copy thereof was placed in
the hands of all members of the Colorado Water {.;onservation Board. The original
Saunder's statment, in the form of a,letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation
Board was signed by A. P. Gumlick, Chairman of the Water Committee of the Board of
Water Commissions of the City and County of Denver, is on file in the office of the
, Colorado Wjlter Conservation Board.

After hearing the statements presented concerning the proposed Colorado River
Storage Project and Participating Projects, and various phases andUlits thereof, the
Board proceeded jp agree upon imd formulate the official State Comments on the report
of the Bureau of Reclamation, submitted by the Secretary of the Interior under Section
'1 of the 1944 Flood Control Act.

The Director annoilllced that he am his staff had prepared a preliminary draft
of 'official State comments. -

It was moved by A. E. Headlee and seconded by Teller Ammons
that the Board review the preliminary draft of comments and attempt
to revise it to conform with the views of the Board and in the
light of the Board's decisions after hearing the numerous written
and oral statements which had been presented conoerning the proposed
Project.

On vote being taken, the motion was Unanimously carried and
declared adopted.

The Director read and explained the various portions of the preliminary
draft of comments.

The meeting recessed for the noon lunch hour at l2:05 p.m.

Afternoon Session
Tuesday, Jillle 12, 1951

The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Bailey,at l:)O p.m.

. The Board resumed consideration of official State comments and report of the
Bureau of Reclamation covering the proposed Colorado River Sto,-age Pro,ioct and Partici-
pating Projects.

Vice Chairman Bailey stated that the Board might be unable to resolve the
Curecanti question in a satisfactory manner ,and he inquired whether it was possible to
secure a further extension of time from the Secretary of the Interior for the submission
of official State comments on the Project Report.

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