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<br />dl'vl'lopnwnt plan including pstablishmpnl oj till' appar.
<br />.\lus. a financial plan for partial rlo'pannl'nL studip'<. and
<br />all other thing Ol'(,:t'SStry for projlo'n~ df:'\'t.lopnu'nt and
<br />utilization of fl;"(lt'ral \\'P:\ mon~'v. On thl' 'l'{'ond dav,
<br />according to tht, minutlo's, "( lhjl'l:tion was made to con-
<br />sideration of projects invoh-ing transmountam dj\'prsions
<br />Irom thp \\"esll.rn Slopt, to the East""n Slope through
<br />the Continental I livide. unlt'ss and until satisfactory
<br />adjustml'nts bt, providt'<i for compt'ns.Horv storagt' on
<br />well considf'red surveys. .
<br />"The committee sllt,in the day in discu<;sing this mn..;t
<br />important matter." as well as othN issues,
<br />"TtH:' committt"(, rl:'l'on\'t'nro on Saturday morning
<br />pune 151 and finally arriVI'<i at a satisfactory adjustml'nt
<br />of all matters In diffNenct' on prOJI't'ts to Iw f(-'('om-
<br />mendl>d for tht' immt'<liau.' considt'raton of the Planning
<br />Board, and thlo'rt'upon aJ,'Tf't'Ci upon and adoptl->d
<br />unanimously ninetl:'l'n resolutions ..
<br />In his rt'port 10 Barndt dalt>(J June 15. Chairman Cor-
<br />lIo'll stated.: "In conclusion, it is my pleasurlo' to ad viS('
<br />you that evpry nwml*,r of tht, commit tl"{' was prest'nt
<br />at all mt't'tings of the l'Ommittpt,; that all H>('omnwnda.
<br />tions made by the comrnitt.('(> were unanimously adopu'<f
<br />in each and even' instancl....
<br />"The plan adoptl>d for the adjustml.nt of th.. pt'rpll;:'x'
<br />ing: question of trans. mountain diwrsion, we bl'ljl'w. fur.
<br />nishes a sound. fair and ff';lsiblt, basis for th(' future
<br />adjustment of trans. mountain diversions. as oecasion
<br />may require, and the proj('Cts spt'{'ifkally rt'Commt'ndM
<br />at this titnt'. we tx'liew to 1M:' fea<;ible. 1ll'('f'S.';ill"\' and mosl
<br />desirable to and for the futun' l)l'ndit of thl' Statl' of
<br />Colorado. ..
<br />:\1ost of the resolutions Wl're hrit'f and (wnainl'd to
<br />spt'Cific projects around the state including Dell\'ers
<br />Blul' Hiver Transmountain Diwrsion and the \\'illiams
<br />Fork Diwrsion. Howt'\.('r, resolution numtM:'r I. oftt'n
<br />rt'ferrro to as the Dt'lanev Hesolution. mt'asured. a full
<br />five pages and pt'rtaim-<:t" to a concept. thl' conCt'pt of
<br />eonsideration Iwtwt"l'n basins, eompensatory storage.
<br />The resolution r('('ited the pott'ntially massivt' future
<br />impacts that transmountain din'rsions would ha\'e on
<br />\\'t'st.em Colorado. its irrigah.'(j a~'Ticuhurlo'. its t'Conomy
<br />and natural n'soun'(' dl'\'{'lopml'nt. I t also dpserihl'<i lhl'
<br />1~~2 Colorado Hiwr Compaet and the irony lhal Colo-
<br />rado did not exu:>nd to \\'pstl'rn Colorado the protl>(.tion
<br />in slow de\'elopmem that was extended to Colorado hy
<br />the other basin staWs in thl' compact. The resolution
<br />callN for detailt't1 survt'....s. comprehpnsiw plans and
<br />legal safeguards such as kf'l'ping transmountain din'r-
<br />sions subordinatl' to th.. eompl.'n<.;atory storag'(' and callt'(l
<br />for as follows:
<br />"12. That to effl'l't such a result and prot.('Ct and insUTf'
<br />tht. growth of \\'t'stern Colorado. eVNY plan for trans-
<br />mountain (liwrsion proj('(,:ts shall inenrporate and indU<il'
<br />as an intf'!-,"TaJ part of the east then'()f to llt' bomt' by
<br />the propont'nts. compt-'ITsalOry storagt. equal to thl'
<br />anlOUnl to h{' diwrtt>o. if madl' before thf' dt'taill>(i sut"\'l'\'
<br />hen'in prO\-idp<1 for is cOmpleh'lL to 1)(' u~>d not to mak't'
<br />good din'Ct appropriations now pt"rft-'(,tt>d. hut for tht,
<br />futun' needs and dewlopnwnt of Wt'stt'm Co]orado,"
<br />()n Fehruan ~j and 21-l. I9:Jt-i. another ..;tatt'",-idt' walf'r
<br />cnnft>renct' wa:' hf'ld. thb tinU' in (.rand ,Junction. I'l.:.mer
<br />allomev \taIcolm l.ind...e\' dt'~cribl'd the proclo'ss u"t."t!
<br />Ilt'fore; -"First. a dt'l'larati~1O of policy wa... prt'pan>(1 for
<br />tht' statt' in fl'gard to thl' vt'xatiou-- ..;ubjt'(.t of tran...-
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<br />mountillfl watNS. This wa..; dont' b\" lTlt'aflS of tht'
<br />I )t'lant.y rl'~,oluti~1O Irt'''lllutioll no. I I ...h'it'h providl'(lthat
<br />in thl' ('onstrul'lion of any major tranSl1lllufltam projt.('t
<br />mnstruction should nllt 1)(.I*~'1Jn until after a l'Omplt'tt'
<br /><;urn'v had !w"t'n made to inc1udl' alll1('Cessarv data [0
<br />show 'lht' dft'Ct upon t~xisting Western Slopt' rights and
<br />probahJt, future dl'\"('loprnt'nt of thf' ""t'stt'rn Slopl-' and
<br />a cornprt'ht'nsi\"l' plan had lM:ot'n prepart'(J to indudlo' com-
<br />pensatory storagl' in lht. amount shown hy such sun't'Y
<br />to t)(' sufficient. This was a ~'Teat step forward in that
<br />it was an a~rrl't-nll'nt by tht' st<Ht' as a ......hole upon a
<br />sound policy as to lran<;mountain dt'n'lopment:'
<br />:\11 rnt'm1M:'rs of thl' ori}.,rinal rornmitlt"l' of ]7 present
<br />plus n'plan'ments for thosl' absent wt're appointl,<j to
<br />a nt'W resolutions eommitl.("t' with Lindsev as chairman.
<br />In the {'wning session. ":\Ir. Paul P. l'ro~sl'r, Attorney
<br />(;I'neral. discussed lht' nPl'l.! for abandoning 'slopl' con-
<br />seiousness.' Ill' conwatulatffi thl' Ilt-,(lplt' who Wt'f{' aiding
<br />in doing awa\' with st'l.tionalh~m in Colorado and
<br />t'xprt'sst'll the lx'lief that tht, state can makt' no progress
<br />as long as one part is arrayt'<i against anothl'r."
<br />":\lr. TI'lIer :\mmons, City Attornl'Y of Denver [and
<br />]att'r go\"(:-rnor of Coloradol, brought ,.,rrt"l.tings from
<br />\layor StaplNGn_ I Raders of thought in Iwnwr. he said.
<br />rt'alizt' lhat nt'n\"t'r cannot ,.,'TOW and prospt'r except as
<br />tht' statl' ~rrows and proSpNS. lIt'r own watN nl"l>ds for
<br />the prt~'nt and imnll'diat.t' futun> are CU11:>(! for, and thp~'
<br />It'~dl'rs are anxious to aid in thp developnwnt of thp rest
<br />of th{' state." Othl'rs spokt'. tht'n Lindst'y, a~ chairman
<br />of tht' commitu't', f{'ad 11 n's(llutions. t'ach was read. and
<br />each was adoptpti. including no. 11: "\\'HEHEAS, the'
<br />\rater HI'sourct'S ,\d\-isorv Committ"l' on ,June 15. 19:J5.
<br />passptJ a r('solution. kno~'n a~ the nl'lant'y I{('~olution
<br />IHpsolution :\0. I I adopting a dt'Claration of prim:iplt':-<
<br />U!-I to trans mountain diw'rsions.
<br />"BE IT HESOLn.:n. that this Confpf('nct' dtM:'s
<br />ht'reb.v approvro said Ht'solution and tht' prineipll'~
<br />announct>(j thf!reh.v..'
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<br />,\ fl'w months later. John T. Barnpll. chairman of the
<br />Colorado State Planning Commission and fornlt'r Colo-
<br />rado AUornt'v Gt'nera!. issUt'<f an extraordinary thrpt>-
<br />P'4.'t' statl'me~t. lit' rt-'vit'wt>(l the cnnunission's siatuu)!):
<br />authority in water resources, highways, land USP and so
<br />forth, and said that"Und('r tht' act neating it. it must
<br />$t't"\'e the whole statl'. nol any particular !'-t'(.tion. Its plan
<br />for dl,\,t'lopmpnt must ht, {'omprehensin'. must tl'nd to
<br />promotl' the inh>rt'sts of thl' statt' and mu~t not harm
<br />anv st'Ction or industrv." IIf' tht'n re\'iew('<i the watt'r
<br />rt'soun'ps pron-dun': .. in e,wh instanct'. the nlt'mbers of
<br />lhis advisory commiUt-'l, were ~'I{,t"led hy the delt"gatt'~
<br />form tht, rt'spt'{'tin' distriets. so It may he Sl'l'n thal it
<br />is truI.v a rl'pn'St'ntatiYl' t'Ommittl"t' EYt'ry rt'solu-
<br />tion ... as adoPh'tl hy tht' unanimous con~nt of thl' {'om-
<br />mittft'. All difft'rt>neps had 1W('n eompromi$t>d to tht'
<br />sutisf;:!ction of tht' t'ntirt' t'ommith"l', E\"t'ry ~"(,tion of
<br />tht, "talt> was rl'pft'st'ntt>d adt-quatel.... in thp plan."
<br />"On fl'l'pipt of thl' 8th-isory ('onllnitt('{"~ n'port. tht'
<br />Planning Conuni~sion eonsidl'n>(l it in dt'tail and adoplt'(l
<br />it hv unanimous Yote. j..riYing it tht> authority of an offi.
<br />t'iafplan for pre..;f'nt and future dt'wlopnwnl. As I have
<br />..;aid. it had l}('t.n l'onsid..ft.d fir"t bv tht' l'on{{'rt'nn' of
<br />mun' than :IOU. tht.n In- lhl' ath-isorv {.onumltt"t' of Ij.
<br />and la...t hy tht' I'bn'ning Cornmi;:-;ion. and in each
<br />In!:'tann' hoil! h..t'll h';\l;'n unanim(JU" apprm'al."
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