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, .'>; \ c,J Durango, Colorado DURANGO HERAill February 19, 1975 RECEH/ED FEB 2.4 1975 COLO. WATER J;DNSERVAT/ON BOAR/) Dist: 140 uC-140 UC-700 Re6ional Solicitor, SLC Willard E. Lewis Grand Junction Durango Bob Tyne r, SWCD .~ Felix Sparks, CWCB.~I THIS Copy fOR "ilff '\ ',. P A /;ffi l'l' 1D'l..' ..- Vv CJ'u ~r ~@C]~j~$$ L00JG:L!$ ivG!)u@o-~$ rr@n~(1;~ ~ ' . W ST. LOUIS - The Water Re. sources Congress at its annual' meeting on February 16 endors. ed for the first time a project it considers of national urgency, the Dolores Water Reclamation Project. The national organiza- tion, which calls itself America's voice in water resources conser- vation and development, de. c1ared that the Dolores Project in southwest Colorado was a project that had a truly nation. al impact and a unique status in terms of issues of national importance. The action of the Water Re. sources Congress Board of, Di- rectors in singling out lhe Dolo- res Water Project as the first ment Of Interior and the Office projectofnationalurgencycould of Management and Budget. cause the project to receive ser. Dr, David Herrick Vice Pres. ious consideration for an early ident of the Dolores 'Water Con- construction start. servancy District stated: .\ President Ford in his recent "In light of the endorsement budget request asked that Con. and support of the Water Re. gress appropriate $207,000 to sources Congress for the Dolores complete the advance final plan. Water Reclamation Project and ning on the Dolores Project lead. the consideration by the national ing to a definite plan report in organization ofthe project being June of 1975. The delegation . of national urgency. the Water from this area that attended the Conservation District group is Water Resources Congress. in going to request tha t the Colo.- St. Louis is presently in Wash. rado congressional delegation' ington, D.C. meeting with the make every effort to secure a Colorado congressional delega- write-in request for construction lion, the Office of the Depart- funds for the Dolores Project for r .. __ fiscal 1976." Included in the delegation are . representativesfromtheDolore~1 Water Conservation District, Edgar Gilliland, Walter Posey and George Armstrong. 1"'.'1 Mancos Water Conservatier. D:,. trict is represented by Monte.' zuma 90untyCommissionerClay Bader; the San Miguel Water Conservancy District by Bill Raley; the Southern Ute Tribe by Leonard. C. Burch, Tribal Chairman; the Southwestern Water Conservation District by Paul Fury,' Bob Tyner, and! -Frank E. "Sam" May~es; and the Bureau of Indian Affairs by Mr. Raymond deKay.