BOARD02498

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

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to meet unusual situations. An ~usual situation arises with respect to the
La Plata Project in Soutmvestern Colorado and that, project should be approved
for authorization as one of the initial participating projects. .

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4. Colorado agrees that the Colorado River Storage Project and
Participating Projects should be constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation;
that construction and operation of the project and its various units and
participating projects should be in accord with the Federal reclamation
laws and acts amendato~ thereof or supplementary thereto, the Colorado River
Compact of 1922, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948 and the
applicable laws of the various states.

S. With respect to the storage project units, Colorado's connnents
should take the position as follows:

a. No comments on the Flaming Gorge and Navajo units
since their position in the overall Plan seems well
established.

b. With respect to the h:cho Park unit, its need for
immediate authorization and construction is well
es~blished, and the Secreta~ of the Interior is
to be connnended for his wise decision in approving
this unit even though it is located wi thin the
Dinosaur National Monument. The construction of
access roads to the Echo Park Reservoir and to
Split Mountain unit is a matter of great importance
to Colorado and such roads should be built so as to
be useful not only during construction but there-
after for recreational development in the region.
It is the firm belief of Colorado that such access
roads from Colorado points \vill satisfy all require-
ments. Colorado should request tbat before any final
decisions are made on road locations, 'full opportunity
be afforded the State to be heard on the subject.

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c. The proposed Glen Canyon unit is recognized as an
important and essential feature of the Colorado River
Storage Project plan. Colorado does not object to
its inclusion as a unit for initial authorization and
construction, but calls attention to the fact that its
location at the extreme lower end of the Upper Basin
may possibly raise questions of inter-basin relations
upon which Colorado may desire to be heard in connection
with the authorizing legislation.

d. Colorado is vitally interested in securing the develop-
ment of the Gunnison River. Colorado believes that full
study has not been givento these Gunnison River potentials.
Many local problems are presented. Colorado most respect-
fully requests that it be given opportunity at a later date