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<br />OD3JO~ <br /> <br />:)< <br />":..:c, <br /> <br />;;>......:.~ <br /> <br />.~. ,.'" <br /> <br />MEIAC !1EEI'mOS AND ACTIVITIES mlRmO FISCAL YEAR 1962 <br /> <br />..:.' <br />:.:;:;:;,. <br />".:.;.:-."; <br /> <br />Conunittee meetings were convened this Fiscal Year at Fort Collins, <br />Colorado; }linot, North Dalmta; Topeka, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; <br />Jefferson City, !1i.ssouri; and Billings, Hontana. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />~ '.. ':' . <br />'~" :. . <br /> <br />;~: ".-, <br /> <br />The following paragraphs are brief indications of the presentationB at <br />the six meetings: <br /> <br />-,"." <br />~:::;;:.- <br />;:.':~ :.:: <br /> <br />........: <br /> <br />...... <br />,....... <br /> <br />';":'~.' <br /> <br />The role of state, local, and federal agencies in the development <br />of the water resources of the South Platte River Basin. Included were <br />numerous legal problems and the approach to their solution. <br /> <br />.; <br /> <br />~. .... <br /> <br />';"':'. <br /> <br />.. . <br /> <br />Problems regarding land acquisition for installation of works of <br />improvement for the various purposes of water resources development. <br />were discussed, including state and federal poliCies. <br /> <br />. .':." <br />. ,. <br />,:..; <br />E<:.; <br />'~". .~.' <br />>".-::: ~':~ <br />:;':\.:" <br />~~~(~:j <br /> <br />?::".:.J:: <br /> <br />Problems relating to obtaining lands, easements, and rights-of-lvay <br />and their effect on construction schedules in Watershed Protection <br />Projects; also local and state financin~ in watershed development. <br /> <br />Information, inCluding statistical data, relative to the National <br />Soil and ,later Conservation Needs Inventory; its application and use <br />in the Basin. <br /> <br />, t;;;!..~ <br /> <br />...-:.-;..... <br /> <br />. .... <br /> <br />The coordination of federal hydroelectric power with other electric <br />power sources in and near the Basin lias discussed at several MEIAC <br />meetings. A representative of a group of non-Federal electric utilities <br />described that groupls proposal for complementing the federal hydro- <br />generation. He indicated that this plan would substantially increase <br />firm saleable federal capacity. An alternate proposal, developed by <br />the REA Cooperatives in the Basin, lias described by their representative. <br /> <br />~%~:b, <br />. .~- .'; <br /> <br />The Conunittee lias briefed on operation of the main stem reservoir <br />system in 1961 and a plan of operation for 1962. During the past year, <br />operation has involved some challenging problems concerning the intra- <br />basin conflicts Hhich arose the previous year over the use of stored <br />water and the very low inflow into reservoirs as a result of a contin- <br />uation of subnormal precipitation and drought of the past years. Not- <br />withstanding these problems, the proposed operating plans through <br />mid-summer of 1962 have been agreed upon unanimously by official <br />representatives of the Basin states and federal agencies on the <br />Coordinating Conunittee on Main Stem Reservoirs. The proposed operating <br />plans consider in detail the natural water supply of prospects and <br />operational water requirements of all functions in all areas and then <br />outline specific operational objectives: flood control, irrigation, <br />water supply and stream sanitation; navigation and power generation <br />are the primary service functions while recreation, fish and wildlife <br />and other fields are also considered. <br /> <br />~:.i,:~;.~ <br />tt~~~ <br />~~~.:~~:: <br />10-.,:".," <br />:;.~~,....; , <br />':..' <br /> <br />,';'::',:::':'. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />~;:.' "'~ <br />.~. .~:: ,,: <br />';.;.:'j <br /> <br />t~\t <br />i.\~:~S <br />';,"': <br /> <br />. .~~". ;. <br />,...... <br /> <br />:~'" ;~:- <br /> <br />';"'. -:'~' <br />;;:;.'. . <br />..>.:-.....:,.. <br /> <br />'->.:,:.. <br /> <br />(:.~-.: .:.~ <br />::,.... <br /> <br />-:;:.:.':,.: <br />" .' <br /> <br />:'.<:'.' <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />- 4 - <br /> <br /> <br />. .r', <br />