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<br />SAN LUIS VALLEY PIlOJECT <br />Monthly Report <br />liovetnber 1961 <br /> <br />Rio Grl'l.nde Divilion <br />---- - <br /> <br />'~lring the month. oonsiderable progress ..8 ~ad. on the forth~ <br />Gamin" report on this Division. Hydrologic studie. were e.sentially <br />oompleteli and _re roviewed in the projeot offiOt't by projeot personnel. <br />Auistent Re!!ional Hydrologist E. W. Rowland, !lnd lIlr. H. P. Dugan of the <br />office of the Chief. Hydrology BranCh. Denver, Colorado. An effort we. <br />r~de to cheek several questions that ero.e during the :iiscu'aiona of the <br />study, and contenta of the hydrology appendix which 11'111 be prepared in <br />the ne.r future were di.ou8sed. <br /> <br />During the lIlOnth. conferenoe. -..re held with officials of the <br />F'ish Elnd Wildlife Service to dhou'B their evaluation of the present pl. <br />of developl'llflnt of the Rie Grende Divialon. which inolude. W.~.n Wheel <br />GllpD/IIln Ilnd Reservoir with Il po_r pl8.\'1t 8.\'1d a small llf1lerbay or regulat1qg <br />reservolr te be located at the Coller site for the purpose of smoothing <br />''''1'' releaso. when the plant Is uied for pee.kln€!: purposes. Work on the <br />report _. aided by the detal1 of two engineers from the office of the <br />Chier' Engineer IInd of one dreftsrnan frOlll the Rer,ional Office. <br /> <br />On !'1evember 15, the Projeot Engineer attended a meeting of the <br />San Luis Valley Weter Conservll!lcy Distriot BellM of Directors, whioh .... <br />held in AlalllOsa. Colorado. Tho Project Enginoer explained to the B.ard <br />of DlrectQrs the present plan of development, tentative result, that are <br />indle.ted frOI/l .. projeotof thi. type. Md the benefits to be derived <br />therefrom. It was decided that 'the attorney for the Board, of Directors. <br />-the Pre51dent. and the Project Ingineer would requeet an appc1ntlllflnt with <br />Judge Clifford li. Stone, Direo'tor. CoIora1o Water Conservation Board, t. <br />dillouss tl'II' pIIll'J sf d.evelop.",rt. and to con81der future requirements aJld <br />lIJ8thods i'or Illeetinf!; them,. which will involve dealings with tho Ststo. of <br />Now Mexioo lItnd '1'O"$S "1\01 other iailor..ted .gond.s. <br /> <br />Conej08 Uivi.ion <br /> <br />The Project Engineer oonferred with Reglonal orficiall in <br />ARrUIo. 1exas, on November a Ill3d 9 about the plan of operation for the <br />Conejes Divi010n. whioh hed been discussed previously with the U1T.e~. <br />Colorado Water Con.ervation aoard, r.pre.ent.tl.v., of the Con.jo. water <br />Con..rvenoy District, find Bureau .1' ReollLlllftion o1'f101& 1.. The plan w.. <br />dr&tted in final form for .ubmi..al to the Commi..ioner'. office in <br />Washington !lod pllloed in the mail prior to the writer's 1epe.rlure 1'1'olll <br />AB,.rill" . <br /> <br />During the month. the b1.lttorfly valves were received fl'om the <br />manufacturer, tranlported to PJ.fltoro. and inatlJllled on the outlet work. <br />of the dam, Inatanation wee ude posa1ble by the deuil of' II. welder <br />frolll. the Chief Engineer's or1'i08 in Denver. <br /> <br />r.'" '" ~ n <br />1,--, :.. ...... '..# .' V <br /> <br />1 <br />