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c, \" o 9 9 ~re ,concerned "i th the locations of replacement reservoirs as well as the size of such reservoirs. The Bridgeport reservoir is so located tilat it. would not be of help in development of the oil shale industry. He em- phasized the fact that he is somewhat handicapped in evaluating the effects ,of the tranSl!101111tain diversion by lack of data on development possibilities within the natural basin of the Colorado River. He is concerned with the effects of any transmountain diversion on the operation of the Green Moun- tain Reservoir of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project,' and is concerned with the proposal to combine in one reservoir replacement. st.orage for both the Gunnison-Arkansas and the B1ue-Sout.h Platt.e Projects. The thought was developed that. the State should consider, concurrently, replacement prob- lems of the Blue-South Platte and the Gunnison-Arkansas Projects, and that he did not want all Western Slope reservoir sites to be appropriated for transmountain diversion use as they desired to reserve some of the storage sites for uses iiithin the natural basin. He stated also that he recognizes that the Colorado use of water under the Compact. is now fixed and that the Stat.e has a definite quantity of ~ter from which they can estimate the total Colorado uses, but before agreeing to any major transmountain diver- sion these interests want to be assured that the Western Slope will be taken care of first. He also expressed regret at the illness of his Engineer Advisor, ~~. F. C. Merriell. 15. Mr. V/hite concurred in the staterents of Lir. Delaney. He em- phasized the need of giving careful consideration to all phases of the problem and expressed a willingness to study the project report as much as his other duties will permit with a view of resolVing the problems in connection with the G~ison-Arkansas Project \nthin a reasonable period of ti.l!le. He suggested that the Gunnison area be represented on the com- mi ttee and was assured by Judge Stone that "hen problems concerning the 'Gunnison area are discussed that arrangements Ylill be I!lade to have that area represented. .' Concluding Statement of the Chairman 16. Judge Stone stated that t.he discussion by the Bureau personnel of the various questions was for the purpose of acquainting the col!ll!li. ttee members .~th some of the proble~s involved in the Gunnison_Arkansas Proj- ect. rne Bureau has not resolved all of the policy questions and has been very cooperative 'in discussing these problems .ith the State of Colorado before r.JakinC final decision on the various questions\involved. The State Water Conservation Board has the responsibilitJ' of furnishinC tile Bureau Vii th the State's CODl1ents on the prelininar;,' draft of/ report. In fomu- latinc its cOr.1l!lents, the State desires to ascertain/the views of the var- ious affected portions of the State. \%ile each member of the comr:d ttee will naturally concern hiJllself \nth the proLlems as they affect his ovm 10cali ty, the conuni ttee members should view the prob1ea in tenus of a statewide vmter development progran. Colorado reCOGnizes that the water available for e:xportation from the Colorado River Basin to the Eastern Slope is lil.llted. Within the limits of available water supply, it is the State Policy to take care of all najor water use require[~nts as far as ,; .- 7