WSP06227

• File Number: 8220.102.01.A
• Description: Aspinall ‎(AKA Curecanti)‎
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 1/1/1956
• Title: News Articles
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

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Special Meeting Called to Discuss Curecanti

WeSUJ"Jl Slope IpOrtsmell 1.!14
chl~rofcor:nmeree~p/"eHDI"-
tlVeI wiU met1 he~ with lltate
lIAm, Inll fish direr:tar, TODl K.Im.
bill, Nfly III Febnialy 1.0 d1ac\gs
the Cureea.ntJ d&ll1 IJ' prueDl
:pl~nl for I ipecJl.1 mffiln&ean ~
ulTled ouL
The move to get kimball hert
to d\SCUJI5the r,eentadversepub
licit)' on the Cure\"anti darn pro-

Ject wu ltarted .1 .. speclal m~l. CUre<:IulU dam ....~T.. DUllt
~e~d<Ab~ ~~~~~b.~~'5 hoan:llj::re;~~~n:n:~~ec:;tJre~;:
Kbnball alTudy b"l been u.ked M'nlatlves of the ,ame and flsh
~lr~~pe.lll~eIl~pp=: ~I ~'::-bl!~:D~f '\~lOe ~~~nJw~~ ~~:;
~~~;.:~Yti~;bZ~~~..Dfc:~i ;t~I~? I:~d re~~:e:n ~~~e~~~
~erviltlon mlg8I.lne whicll It.tedll~t.
bit part of the Guonlsoo tlv..r F M.. Pete non. local mpmber
{uhltlC wouJd b. desO"oyed IJ' the of the review eommlUee, polnu.

OU~ that. member of Lbe gaml!'
and !l~ deputment WaJ'i lelected
II. YDtinl memb..r of lhl!' com.
m\\ln and ey"l")' m"eUDlI ot lbl!!
~omJ:llllL~e wAl attulI:led b)' frOIl:!
one to \.Iu'ee p.mealKltlah~
partment membe~.
The proJeet ...'.u r"duced In ~lzc
from 211 mJWon 1ICl'1P leet 10 {IoW.-
JOO ael'i! f""t as" eomprom~
u1d departmenl J:lIembel'1l agreed

to !.he proJect.. It b now com-
poted. I
The polley .and reyl".... eornmlt-
teeyoteduna.c.l<llO\l$lyto.pproye
theproJt'et and tbe acUn. dine-
tor 01 the KaDle and lWl d(!.,.rt_
~Ilt.liD'edtherepon.
Sl>OrUIl>en and wale, JeadHB
alib are object.lnii'!o an oUldJlJ
orpn ot the auu or Col"udo
prlnUnll aM:lelt'B OPpoSUlll proJecu
..';'!Ieh >nll dJrl!'i'tly bend!t the
allte In numeroUll .....yl.
Rh.er e~pern Ilaye pointed out
th.a: tnI' r"CJ"t'aUonal IdYlnl.llel
of lhe eoUre rlve:r a<<-a lnYoly"d
LD lht' project wlll lncrellSe tre-
mendous]y....h..11 we projl!C't III
completedl SUTVl"Y," In other are..
....here d.tn. we",.hullt show yh-
1t,Uon~ Il1erNJI~d I htholulUld_
Jold" after prc.Jects _~ com-
pleled.
The polJCY IUld re~1e"" C'Omn,U.
IH se......ed oOe and I. lall y"JlI'I."
hel'l:ln .ubm,ttJn, the report on
!.he Cure~nU projeet Membel'1l
po!Tlt aut 1.111' writer ollhe mi....
llIl.... 1.1 . flU. bloloal.sl lod could
DOt he e"peeted tQ be I..l1 .uthor-
ltyon -po....er. rKTeaUon .nd I~
nl" yalun, lm~ndmenl at .....tel'".
floodeontTOl.etc.
There ar" .11 .nri .. half mile.
of fL.mlne ~1D1. b01"'eeo Om-
IrT1Ioand Almont, Petnsonatates.,
Ind. onl~' 16 roll" WIll ~ loun-
dated. At the pre5ent Urn" 'D'i'&
of Ule lOW ml.leaKeQ(the.trelD1.
15 portl'd or lubJeel to postine
.nd<lOt.o<<t''ulblelolheJ'e!1.l!'ral
publk..
In G~o eQUoty aJone. Peter-
10ITIUte'I". lh..:re.-...m be-~!l8 nillel
of Ill.iWI. .u-..unl lrlbu!l,ry 10
the- GunnJl.On river remaWnld-
tl'r Curffaol.l b. bullt.
lD add.lliQo Hvetal hundred.
[IlUel ot ,shQreJ.aod fi\U be .dded
alld tbrH J:lIllrl of the ~am oow
nt'iloUa.ble only by oOlI1.0\lIlWn
l~uo.wtJl he .eeeul.ble 10 l1ab~
errneo.
Naoud II a eommitlei! to p1.lIl
the speelal meelln. with KIJDblU
"'.ere Dr. G. N. Bouton and Paul
!porter. Reprueolatlvl'l ot sparU-
mens lIl"OUpl aod thamhen (If
eOlDmeree In Men, Montrose Ind.
I DelU c:ouotl.,... &N' UpectM to .,-
Itend. A repre&eoUUOD froll! Gun.
ol~on abo wUl art.1Id .;olona wH"
'mt-mbers at till.' p<lHC). oInd Te~.le....
eomm,ttee

TH'E DEL fA PRESS

l.ncorporat.iaJ'TbII SW'I.ce Creek New'
The F aateat Growing Newapaper in Delta county
An Independent .\'ews'Paper De1Jot",d to the lnte,..;"ts of Delta CounJ}
P1IhUa.laed E1'Q'y Tharld.,,_
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