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<br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />i~ <br /> <br />C) <br /> <br />the operation of the reservoir and their benefits. The Colorado <br /> <br />Game and Fish Commission was interested, not in a large recreation <br /> <br />pool, but in a small pool of 75 acres below the dam. The Colorado <br /> <br />commissioners did not want to jeopardize the negotiations to end <br /> <br />50 years of dispute. <br /> <br />Investiqation bv the staff of the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Local people used the reservoir for recreation during <br /> <br />times when there was water. In 1949 there was plenty and they <br /> <br />persuaded the Game and Fish Department to stock it. The fish did <br /> <br />very well, but they ran out of water in August 1952. Again in <br /> <br />1957 and 1958 the conservation pool was nearly full. In May 1958 <br /> <br />the Game and Fish Department yielded against their better judgment <br /> <br />and planted 1,000,000 Wall-Eye fingerling. After one year of <br /> <br />growth the fish were 10-16 inches long. Needless to say, the <br /> <br />sportsmen and businessmen were disappointed in September 1959 when <br /> <br />the reservoir was drained. <br /> <br />The local demands for a permanent pool sparked an inves- <br />5 <br />tigation by the staff of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />5The Colorado Water Conservation Board is created by statute "To <br />promote the conservation of the water....to secure the greatest <br />utilization of such waters and utmost prevention of floods..." <br />Its Board has nine members (who are npp compensated), from <br />various geographical areas, appointed by the Governor and four <br />ex-officio members - natural resources coordinator, attorney <br />general, state engineer and the director of the said board. It <br />appoints a director to be the chief administrator and employs a <br />staff to perform its duties. <br /> <br />-6- <br />