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TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD............................................. .i PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii LETTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii DEDIC A TION .......................................... iv I. IN THE BEGINNING D The early 30's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 D WCP A & C-BT ....................................1 D Protective Association FounderslIssues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Z. THOSE FORMATIVE TIMES D A substantive meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 D Laying the foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 D The "District" concept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3. THE EARLY YEARS D September 24,1937 - the first meeting. ..... . .. .. .. ..3 D Appointing Counsel Delaney ........................4 D Pioneering compensatory storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 D About - conservancy districts ......................5 4. TIME FOR CHANGE D The war to end all wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 D 1945 Mexican Treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 D Blue River litigation. ...............................6 5. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT DECADE D Gunnison-ArklFry-Ark schemes... . ....... .. .. ... ...6 D A worthy but difficult concept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 D Fishing values protected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 D District decrees build projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 D 1956 act - Curecanti unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 6. ADDRESSING SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES D Environmental protection pioneer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 D District expansion high priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D Water sales negotiations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~.'. .10 ~ 7. NEW ERA IN EAST-WEST RELATIONS D A satisfactory settlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (. . .11 D Recognizing an historical agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . .-: . .12 D Water Roundtable negotiations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 8. WATER AND POLITICS D Outgunned 10 to 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 D Entering the Washington scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 D President Brown and the '68 act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 D C.A.P. on line - Colorado falls short. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 9. WATER AND LITIGATION D Extensive legal activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 D Landmark supreme court victory .................. .14 D Reserved rights in wilderness areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 D Recovery program for endangered fishes. . . . . . . . . . . . .14 10. DILIGENCE & PROJECTS & COMPACTS D Filing & maintaining diligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D Fulfilling statuatory responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D The 1922/1948 compacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 11. FACING UP TO CHANGE D Financing projects with non-federal funds. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 D Fifty years of transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 D On-going litigation a must. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 12. THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS D Problems to solve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 D Water resources to develop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 D Judge again in 25 or 50 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ADDENDUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 HISTORY OF BOARD MEMBERS/STAFF... . .... . ....... .19