WSP05673

• File Number: 8210.140.20
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations and Entities - Colorado River Basin States Forum - California
• State: CA
• Basin: Western Slope
• Date: 5/1/1969
• Author: Myron B Holburt
• Title: Annual Report For the Calendar Year 1968
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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ing of water resource problems among the re-
gions represented.
Northcutt Ely, Special Counsel to the Board,
spoke before Town Hall in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia on December 3, 1968, on the subject
"California's Future on the Colorado."
On December 5, 1968, the Chief Engineer
spoke before the Pacific Southwest Committee
of the Irrigation Districts Association during its
fall convention in Anaheim, California with re-
spect to the recent Colorado River Basin legisla-
tion (PL 90-537).
The Executive Secretary, Harold Pellegrin,
was Program Chairman for the annual meeting
of the Colorado River Water Users Association,
which met in Las Vegas, Nevada, December
12-13, 1968. The Chief Engineer was the key-
note speaker for a seven state panel discussion
entitled "Let's Look ar Big Red." In his opening

remarks, he said that we are entering into a new'
era on the Colorado River with the passage of
the Colorado River Basin Project Act (PL 90-
537) in September 1968. He pointed out that
western water leaders recognize that while sev-
eral major issues were resolved and the bill does
provide the framework to solve many of the
problems of the Basin. a great deal more work
must be done to fully accomplish the objectives
of the legislation.
On December 16, 1968, Mr. Holburt ap-
peared before the Water and Power Committee
of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
to report on the enacffilent of PL 90-537, the
Colorado River Basin Project Act.
The Board and staff worked in cooperation
with the Colorado River Association in the re-
lease of pertinent Colorado River infonnation
and data to all the news media.

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