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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ANNUAL REPORT
COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Yeor Ending December 31, 1968

THE BOARD

Statutory Responsibilities

The Colorado River Board of California was
created as a State agency by the Legislamre
under Chapter 838, Statutes of 1937 (Sections
12500 to 12533, State Water Code). It has the
statutory responsibility of protecting the inter-
ests of California, its agencies and citizens in the
water and power resources of the Colorado
River System. The Board is composed of six
members appointed by the Governor, each nomi-
nated by one of the public agencies of California
having established rights to the use of water or
power from the Colorado River. These agencies
are: Imperial Irrigation District, The Metropoli-
tan Water District of Southern California, City
of Los Angeles-Department of Water and
Power, San Diego County Water Authority,
Coachella Valley County Water District, and
Palo Verde Irrigation District. As the statutes
provide, the Chairman of the Board, elected by
the members, serves ex officio as Colorado River
Commissioner of California.
Sections 12528 through 12 53 2 of the State
Water Code state the duties of the Commissioner
and Board as follows:

12528. The commissioner shall consulr and ad-
vi,e with Ihe board in exercising the powers and
performing Ihe duties enumerated in this chapler
and make such reports and recommendations as
he deems proper or as Ihe board requests, 10 the
end rhat the rights and interests of Ihe State, its
agencies and citizens, in, to, and in respect of, the
water of the Colorado River System and the u,e
thereof may be properly safeguarded and pro-
tected.
12529. The commissioner shall exercise on be-
half of Ihe State every right and power granted
to rhe State or to any representative of ir by Sec-
tion 16 of Ihe act of Congress designated the
"Boulder Canyon Project Acr."

12530. The commissioner shall investigate past,
present, and potential uses of the water of Ihe
Colorado River Svstem within and without the
State. .
1253 1. The commissioner shall investigate, co-
ordinate, collect, and preserve information, facts,
and data bearing upon the claims of all States and
of all public or private agencies within and with-
out the State to and in respect of the water and
the use of water of the Colorado River System.

12532. The commissioner ,hall confer with
representatives of other States in Ihe Colorado
River basin, representatives of the United States,
and others concerning problems and measures re-
lating to the development of the Colorado River
basin, the u,e of the water of the Colorado Ri ver
System, and the protection of the interests therein
of the State and of the United States, and shall
negotiate respecting such problems and measures
and discuss the same and formulate and recom-
mend to the Governor and the Legislature mea'-
ures, agreements, and legislation deemed for the
benefit of the State and Ihe United States.

Pursuant to the Water Code, the office of the
Board is located in the City of Los Angeles.
Regular meetings are held monthly and special
meetings upon the call of the Chairman.
The Attorney General is legal counsel to the
Board.

Personnel Changes

Board membership was unchanged during
1968. Raymond R. Rummonds continued to
serve as Chairman and Colorado River Com-
miSSIOner.
On March 7, 1968, Dallas E. Cole, Chief
Engineer of the Board since April 1962 retired
from state service after having been employed
by the Board for 23 years. On March 6, 1968,
the Board unanimously adopted a resolution in
honor of Mr. Cole expressing "sincere appre-

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