WSP06742

• File Number: 8131.400
• Description: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 4/27/1967
• Author: SEWCD
• Title: Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors - April 27 1967
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WATER
CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

MANAGER'S REPORT

March 9. 1967 to April 13. 1967

The period between the March 9, 1967 and April 13, 1967 Board of Directors meetings
proved to be a "Legislative Period".

March 13: I addressed the Salida Rotary Club at noon and the Salida Lions Club that
evening on matters relative to the Conservancy District and the Fryingpan
Project. I found a great deal of concern over preliminary reports that
major changes were going to be made in the Fryingpan~Arkansas Project,
particularly in the Salida-Buena Vista area.

March 14-
18: I worked with President Sid Nichols and Director Harold Christy along
with Executive Director F. L. Sparks of the Colorado Water Conservation
Board and Officials from most of the Water Conservancy Districts in
Colorado on testimonying and appearances before the Sub-Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs in Washington, D. C. On Wednesday, March
15, President Nichols and I were given a copy of the report on the Frying-
pan-Arkansas Project from Mr. Floyd Dominy to U. S. Representative
Wayne Aspinall. We met with Congressman Aspinall on Thursday, March
16, 1967, who indicated the changes had been made by the Bureau of
Reclamation and that his knowledge of the changes were in the form of the
report from Mr. Dominy.

March 23: A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Colorado
Water Conservancy District was held at 2;00 p. m. with Mr. James
Ogilvie, Project Manager. bringing the Board up to date on major changes
which had been authorized by the Bureau of Reclamation. This meeting
was called on 24 hour notice and attendance by Directors indicated their
intence interest in this Project.

March 24: I accompanied Project Manager James Ogilvie and two of his Engineers
to Salida, where we met informally with a number of Business and Civic
Leaders at twelve noon and then participated in a Public Form in Salida
that evening during which Mr. Ogilvie brought the people in Salida up to
date on the physical changes in the Project.

March 27: At the specific request of our Attorney Charles Beise and representatives
from the Colorado Bar Association, I spent March 27, 28, 29. 30 and 31
in Denver participating in Legislative meetings, Hearings, and discussions
relative to Senate Bill 407 (Water Study). Senate Bill 141 (change point of
diversion), and was present when these items were discussed at a formal

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