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<br />-8- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Judge Stone remarked that this is an important point, and it is especially im- <br />portant that a comprehensive plan be developed to conserve the natural resources <br />of the whole area. Any money spent on such a plan will be of benefit to the <br />strength of the nation. <br /> <br />Judge William Shaw said that, in his opinion, the Bureau of Reclamation gives <br />more attention to where water is used than to the arEa from which the water comes. <br />He asked more consideration for the Western Slope as a matter of equity. <br /> <br />Judge Stone stated that investigations are being made to equitably distribute. <br />the water under the prinCiple that present and prospective uses shall be protected. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lV.Lucas Woodall expressed the fear that the greatest asset of the West- <br />ern Slope was being treated as a liability, and that the Federal government would <br />in the future be tutning our rivers on and off as it saw fit. He asserted that <br />most of the talk seems to be of liabilities which were owed to other sections and <br />other states. He claimed that until the Western Slope is taken care of, the <br />Bureau of ReclamatiOn should not deprive that slope of its basic rights. A <br />thorough investigation should be made of ~estern Slope potentialities, since, in <br />his opinion, this has not been done. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Judge Stone replied that the problem of the two slopes is intra-state. Colo- <br />rado, in her interstate relations, at one time believed in the principle that all <br />water falling on Colorado belonged to that State. ~ecisions by the Supreme Court. <br />have proved this impossible. We now recognize that if we are to use our share <br />of the water of t.hi$ basin we must conform wit.h compact and law, and have a require- <br />ment to meet at Lee Ferry. We must put our resource to use, in order to make it <br />an asset. The Bure~u of Reclamation is cooperating fully with the states by sub- <br />mitting plans to the states, and by acting under state laws. Projects will be <br />operated under such,laws and according to compacts. Representatives of this Bureau <br />are here today to submit the frame work for development which will enable us to <br />meet our obligations and make possible the fuller use of our water. <br /> <br />Judge Stone, since there was no further discussion, called for a vote by the <br />meeting on the motiQn by Mr. Dyar, and it carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Mr. Hoggatt then moved that this group request the Colorado Water Conserva- <br />tion Board to make every effort to have Echo lark placed first on the list of main <br />stem reservoirs to be constructed under the Colorado River Storage Project. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Judge Stone asked whether the motion should be interpreted that Echo Park <br />should be the initial unit or one in the first group to be constructed. <br /> <br />Mr. Hoggatt stated that in his opinion Echo Park would do the local area and <br />the Uinta basin the'most good. Therefore, this group should recommend it as the <br />first unit to be constructed. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />-,i.,: <br />