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<br />MO!rJ.'HLY REPOnT <br />SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT. COLOll.ADO <br />JANUARY 1957 <br /> <br />nio Grande DiVision <br /> <br />'!.'he Project Manager attended the regular monthl1 meeting of <br />the Board of Directors of the San Luis Valley Water Conservanc.v Distriot <br />on Janll8:r.y 10. 1957. During the latter part of the month the Buresu of <br />. :Reclamation illfo1'll1ed Mr. :a. J. Moses, Secre~ry of the Board, that the <br />Sl.l.pplemental 1leport on tho.!lio Grande and Wem1nuehe laSIl Divlllions of <br />the Pro,jeot vas reaav to be sent to the Ilurllau of the Bndget and Congress. <br />At Mr. noses' request the tranlllll1ttal will be del81ed until the :Board of <br />Directors has an 0:pportun1t1 to express their wishes at the next board <br />meeting, :i'ebruary 14, 1957. <br /> <br />Conejos DiVis10n <br /> <br />Dur1l1€ the month release of debit water wall started i'rom <br />Platoro Reservo:!.r as requested b.r the Rio Grande Compact Commission. <br />Du.e to ice jos in the Vidnity of Ahtonito, and the danger ot damages. <br />the release vas stopped and Rio Grande Oompact Collllllisslonere were int01'llled. <br />2500 .acre-ofest of debit water was released leaVill€ 1000 acre-teet still <br />in the reservoir. <br /> <br />Closed Basm D1vie1on <br /> <br />Much interest is being shew in the possible 1'e-ouse of water <br />whiCh could be salvaged m the Clossd BalJ1n. At a meet:!.lI€ in Honte V:!.eta <br />On JanuaJ.'y 30 about 15 water USe1"S, IlIOst of whom had PJ)'erloWl17 opposed <br />inve8t1<<aUon of the water ll$l'Vagtl Plan, voted to work for the invest:!.~ <br />gaUon and to secure release of funds by ths Oovernor for parUoipatlon <br />in the wOl'll;. <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />Snow-tall in the llIOuutains is the best since 1952. Prompeotli <br />tor a good water year selllll to be excellent at this time. MuCh depends <br />on the February snow-fall to assure a good watsr yea:r. <br /> <br />002033 <br />