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-7- .. Mr. A. j\llen ';BrO\'ll'l, representing the \'festern Colorado Water Planning Association, sugges~ed five points of consideration regarding the interim report. (1) Cooperation in ,securing additional funds for surveys (2) A formula for dis. tribution of evapora~ion losses between the Upper and Lower Basins in proportion to the benefits to e~ch Basin (3) Completion of Section 43 Page 21 to show the projects outside of ~egion 4 which are to be included in revenue benefits (4) Pro- tection of irrigatidp, recreation, and municipal uses (5) Assurance that power would be furnished ~o Western Colorado as and when needed. He pointed out that, except for reg'ulatottf storage, the benefits of Glen Canyon reservoir would be small to the Upper ~sin, as compared with its capacity and cost. He therefore moved the adoption of the following resolution: ")3e It Resolved that the construction of the Glen Canyop unit of the proposed Colorado River Storage Proja,tt be deferred for the tiJiJe being and until such time that it becomes apparent that the Echo Park, the , Gunni~on River and other units of that Project are inade~uate to serve the needs of the Upper Colorado River; Basin. JI Tl}e motion w1s seconj:led by Mr. 0' Rourke and was carried unanimously. Mr. Larson expjl.ained that there were sufficient funds to carry on the investigatien work t~is year, and that a list of participating projects was not available at the time of preparation of the interim report, since such projects must be decided upon: by the States. Mr. Breitenste n read Section (c) of Article V of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as ass ranee that the Compact protects irrigation and municipal con- sumptive uses as aga~st regulatory storage. Mr. Moore, Citt Manager of Grand Junction, moved the adoption of the follow- ing resolutiOri'i ~Be it resolved that it is the sense of this meeting 'held $ctober 4th, 1949, at Grand Junction, Colo" to discu~s the upper Colorado River Basin Storage Prelimin- ,ary Repo:rt and correlated subjects; that the Colbran , Project which is set up as a feasible and fully repay- able project and is now in the office of the Secretary of th. Interior, should be approved for submission to Congr~ss for authorization and construction; as an indi- vidua~ project, and should not be delayed for inclusion in an overall basin development. qBe it further resQ+ve9 that the need for this P~oject is ur4ent alld we earnest+y request prompt apIlrqval." .', "r . . j 1_1 ,'~- < .- '" -'..,;~- - ~,,-'-" . ,;,.,,'--'- ,I j