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<br /> <br />1493 27 <br />the start. The problems between the East and \.,rest Slopes <br />and the Fr~-Ark Project could not be authorized until this <br />problem wa~ solved. <br />On July 15, 1958, followin(3 the death of Ivan Crawford, <br /> <br />Felix Sparl:s <br /> <br />from Delta became Director of the Colorado Water <br />87 <br />Board. The first duty assigned Mr. Sparks was <br /> <br />Conservation <br /> <br />by GovernoJ' McIUchols. The Governor's instructions were to <br /> <br />attempt to break the deadlock between Eastern and Western Colo- <br /> <br /> <br />rado concerning the construction of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project <br /> <br /> <br />On July 15, (the day Sparks bec~e Director) Mr. Sparks <br /> <br /> <br />met with the Colorado Water Conservation Boord and noted that <br /> <br />the East-West controversy was holding up all water resource <br /> <br /> <br />development in the state of Colorado. The biggest problem was <br /> <br /> <br />the adamant opposition from the Aspen area to Aspen rteservoir. <br /> <br />The State Water Board using their own funds to explore the <br /> <br />" <br />! <br />! <br /> <br />possibility to construct a much larg9r reservoir at a different <br />89 <br />site, on the Pryingpan River near lluedi. Meetings were held <br /> <br />on this mattel' Rnd others with representatives from the South- <br /> <br />eastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and in effect, a <br />90 <br />Second Policy and Review Committee was established. This <br /> <br />Second Policy and Review Committee, replacing the First Com- <br /> <br /> <br />mittee which ceased to function in 1951, was in effect from <br /> <br />tl7 <br />Beise, p. 5. <br />88 <br />Sparks, p. 146. <br />89 <br />Ibid., p. 146, 1 47. <br />90 <br />Christy, p. 55, 56. <br />