WSP07146

• File Number: 8210.110.60
• Description: Colorado River Water Users Association
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/7/1967
• Author: CRWUA
• Title: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

BUSINESS SESSION

and Washington, D.C. 2.

Nominations Committee - Mr. DeRicco reported that Phil Smith, Chairman of this Committee,
had suffered a heart attack about 5 weeks ago and, althougb he is progressing nicely, was unable to at-
tend this meeting. Mr. John Coppes, reporting for the Committee, said the Nominations Committee
felt the present officers were doing a "swell" job and moved that the same officials be elected by ac-
clamation for the year 1968. Motion was seconded by Jim Carter and carried unanimously.

President DeRicco reported that Vice President Cou~y was unable to attend this meeting of the
Association due to a conflict of meetings resulting from the last-minute change in dates of the
CRWUA meeting. .

Housing Committee - Mr. Jim Carter, Chairman, reported that the Committee had reported to
the Board of Directors and the 1968 meeting of the CRW\JA would be held on December 12th and
13th at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas.

Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the meeting adjourned at 2:45

p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Isl Norman S.Hall
;

Secretary-Treasurer

Resolution No. I:

WHEREAS, the 24th Annual Meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association held in
the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 7th and 8th,1967, has received a most excellent prepar-
ation and is and has been of great interest to those in attendance; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Association does hereby express its apprec-
iation and thanks to aU who have so able assisted in this effprt.

And, we extend our sincere appreciation to the officials of the City of Las Vegas and particu-
larly to Mayor Oran Gragson; to our President, Elmo J. deRicco, our Vice-President, I.J. Coury, and
our Secretary-Treasurer, Norman S. Hall, and to the Program Committee headed by Dallas E. Cole. We
also express our thanks to the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, to the Las Vegas Convention
Bureau and to the lovely ladies assigned to assist with our meetings; and to the Riviera Hotel and its
most cooperative staff.

And, our special thanks go to Mrs. Ivan P. Head and the other members of her Committee for
the arrangements made for the ladies at this convention; ~nd to all others who contributed time and
effort in making this meeting a successful one.

Resolution No.2:

WHEREAS, in accord with the provisions of the Federal Water Quality Act of 1965, each of
the seven States of the Colorado River Basin have submitted to the Secretary of the Interior water
quality standards for its section of the Colorado River System, and

WHEREAS, conferees of the seven States have held several meetings to achieve consistency
and comparability in their respective standards, and have developed a joint statement entitled "Guide-
lines for Formulating Water Quality Standards for the Interstate Waters of the .Colorado River Sys-
tem", dated January 13, 1967. One of the basic principl~s agreed upon reads as follows:

"The States served by the Colorado River System recognize that answeres to important.

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