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"- >--":;..-:,>:. -, '(;;, -:::-.2'.----c~.~ / MEMORANDUM October 15, 1948 To: Members of the Colorado Water Conse~vation Board and Othe~ Interested Persons F~om: Clifford H. Stone, Director Subject: Transmittal of Upper Coloraao River Ba~in Compact Transmitted herewith is a copy of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact signed at Santa Fe, Ne~r Mexico, on'October 11, 1948, by Commissioners representing the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. This Compact vall become effective and binding upon the signatory States when ratified by their respective legislatures and a.pproved by the Congress of the United States. It will be submitted for ratification to the several iegislatures at the regular sessions vnlich convene in January, 1949. The signing of this Compact and its final effectuation through State and Federal legislation will constitute an event of historic and far-reach- ing importance to Colorado. A new era of water development will thereby be made possible. In the absence of a Compact, no appreciable development of the waters of the Upper Colorado River B~sin can beundcrtaken. On the other hnnd, a Compact will make possible a program of integrated water re- source development in the entire Upper Basin of the Colorado River, A pattern of water utilization for this and future generations will be afforded. It is of utmost importance that the citizens of Colorado under- stand the significance of this Compact and become advised of its provisions. A period of Qvcr two years has been devoted to the negotiation of this Compact. A number of meetings of the Compact CO!nmission haS taken place-- some of them of prolonged duration, The Commission was assisted by a capnble Engineering Advisory Committee made up of representatives of the Bureau of Reclamation and of the signatory States, A considerable portion of the time of the engineering staff of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, during the period of negotiation~, was devoted to this engineering study. Later, there will be maCe awlilnble to interested persons and groups in the State copies ef the report of the Engineering Advisory Committee. Colorndo's Cooonissioner ~~shes to acknowledge the outstanding services of Jean S. Breitenstein, his lecal adviser, and of Hoyce J. Tipton, his principal engineering advise~, Without their help, the results evidenced by the Compact could not have been attained. Frank C. Merriell, Engineer-S8crotary of the Colorado River Hater Con- servation District, served on the FngineeringAdvisory Committee, and attended all meetings of the Commission, His assistance was particularly - 1 -