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. .ll~~:i -, 18. Judge Stone explained that !dr. Tipton didn I t !!lake specific allow- ances for use of water for industrial purposes due to lack of data on such uses. He described , the activities t~his S~ler of the firm of Ford, Bacon, and Davis which was making a study for the A:rr,'II of the possibilities of securing oil from oil shale and coal in Vlestern Colorado. Mr. M. E. BWlger . (on leave of absence from the Bureau of Reclamation) was employed by that firm and discussed water supply problems at a meeting of the Steerinc Com- IlIi ttee in August 1948. Later Mr. Bunger discussed the problem with Judge Stone and. subsequently a letter was received from Ford, Bacon, and Davis inquiring about the availability of Colorado River water for industrial purposes in connection With oil shale reduction. The committee was in- formed that it is the State policy to recognize industrial uses of water and that uses for irrigation purpo.ses are not preferential to uses for industrial purposes. Questions of water ri(;hts, pollution, public health, etc., must be considered in the development of water for industrial pur- poses. A copy of the report by Ford, Bacon, and Davis was requested for use by the Water Board when that report becomes available. In considering the potential uses of Colorado River water, consideration must be given to industrial uses in connection with oil shale, coal, paper pulping, etc. . I J Blue-South Platte Project 19. In view of the tie between the Gunnison-Ar;:ansas Projec t and v,e Blue-South Platte Project with regard to the operation of replacement storage, J.:r. IlatDon informed the colT.li.ttee that draft COllies of the Blue- South Platte Project report would be sent to the Colorado lIater Conserva- tion Board for review before December 1, 1948. Discussion indicated that a separate review cocmi.ttee will review the Blue-South Platte Project re- port. However, when the problem of replacement storage is reviewed, a joint meeting of the Gunnison-Arkansas and Blue-South Platte Review com- mittees can be arranged. Publicity 20. After discussion it was agreed that any newspaper publicity con- cerning the action of the review committee should come from the chairman. It was agreed that publicity should be held to a minim\ll1l. However, each member of the comni ttee is expected to discuss the problem with the group of people he represents. Deligence should be exercised to avoid newspaper publici ty . Next JAeeting 21. The next meeting is to be held in Grand Junction, Colorado, on January 6, 1949, follo"~ng the meeting of the Steering Co~ttee. , 9