WSP07217

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/26/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission on Compact Negotiations - Meeting #1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Secretary Hoover (Chairman). Is there anyone present from the

Geological ,Survey?

STATE:NCNT OF HR. N. C. GROVER, CHIEF HYDRAULIC ENGINEER,
HATBR RESOURCES BRANCH, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;
DEPARTliCNT OF THE INTERIOR.

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Mr. Grover. Mr. Secretary and Gentlemen of the Commission. I do

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not know that there is anything I have to say except that I ,Jant to

place at your disposal any of the reports of the Geological Survey,

and any information we may have; and He Hill be glad to help you in

any Hay possible to obtain other information. I think I can speak

for Director Smith in saying that Hhatever we can do to assist you

. in this Hork ue ,Jill gladly do and ,Je "ill place our files at your

service. .

Secretary Hoover (Chairman), I thank you very much. vie 1vould

be glad to hear from Mr. Kruckman nOH.

Mr, Kruclcman (Arnold Kruckman, Secretary of the League of the

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Southwest). Thank you very much for calling on me at this time. I

Hish to be excused. I may say something later.

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Secretary Hoover (Chairman), Is there anyone here "ho Hould

like to present anything to the Commission in a preliminary "ay?

If not, I would suggest that He now proceed uith our Hork by appoint-

ing some sub-committees. This Hould expedite the collection of data,

and we.may then re-assemble and consider the results. It appeals to

me that in order to get ahead with our work He need a Committee on the

volume of water availablc without storage and with storage; and He

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need a committee on Hater requiremcnts of the various states, with

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the anticipation that the various representatives of the respective

states Hill lodge with that Committee the claims for Hater to cover

their necessities and those claims will be used to develop some unit