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':~:~"\II gll CE:\"TR.-\L ARIZO\_, PROJECT During 1967, the District a~d. all oth~r Water Conser- 0 yancy Districts in Colorad?, lamed .\nth the Coloradu <=> Water Consenation Board m attempting to get the Cen. tral Arizona Project appro,.ed by the Congress of the c..J Cnited States. This Project is of gra,-e concern and (Jl importance to the Southeastern Colorado WaleI' Conser. c.c ,-anc'- District since our adjudicated rights to Project Q .. watei. are from the Colorado Ri,'er, and future use of water under these rights ,dll be affected by the provisions of the Central Arizona Project. This Project, will deter. mine how the water in the Colorado River might be aug. mented. stored. and used. and authorities say that the Cen- tral Arizona P~oject ma,'. be the last opportunity the State of Colorado will ha,-e to obtain fa\'orable legislation to protect its use of waters in the CO,I~ra~o. A great effo.rl will be exerted by all ,\-ater authorItIes In 1968 to obtam passage of a Bill which incorporates the needs of the State of Colorado, Funding for the Frymgpan-Arkansas Project.. un. fortunately, became invoh'ed in the Central ArIzona Legislation in 1967, and only the timely and persistant action of our Congressional Delegation pre,'ented what could have been a serious dela)' in the construction of the Project. Senator Carl Harden of Arizona, had thI.:eatened to withhold the appropriations for the Fryingpan.A.rkan- sas Project to obtain a favorable "ote from the Colorado Delegation for his version of the Central Arizona Project. CRITICAL WATER MEETI\GS 1\ 1967 Water is a uni\'ersallanguage. and is one of the most critical items in the Cnited States because of growing populations, limited supply, new water pollution l~ws, and an overall misunderstanding of the needs of "anou~ segments of our economy. One of the best ways to insure that the interests of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District are known and protected, is to ha,.e officials from the Dis- trict participate in State, Region, National, and e"en International Water Meetings. This enables our repre- sentatives 10 explain District plans and obtain up-dated timely information while creating a close ".orking rela- tionship with individuals who represent other \\.ater agen. cies_ The policy of delegating cerlain Directors and Staff to represent the District ,\.as carried out by the Board in 1967. As a result of this policy, critical information was gained at such functions as: National Reclamation Association, Colorado Ri\.er Water Esers Associationl Analog Tour, Pecos and Rio Grande Ri,.er' Tour~ Glen Canyon Legislative Tour, National Ri,'ers and Harbors, Four States Irrigation Council, Irrigation Operators Workshop~ Seminar on Environmental Arts and Sciences. ......... .-."- .;.: .~:. :"-- ~.~._--...-::,. ~:::'_...:~~~'.:'~Ff!_~.:.:-' . ".~..". .~.~' -. . , "'.' ..:' ';" , " .1;' "".:: .-" ..-'!'-; '. '.. , ',: "'''. ',.' ..:.'!:.", .:.. . ~ '~" ..~ ~ ~)'.' .' _); " """.'1 :... .;, ~ ~>< )"y:,<;";:..;;:' ~:::':i~ ..;- \'. . . .' . - ~. ..'J. ~ ':ilI ""'. t', .' ~ \,7~. Institute for Organizational Management, National Sym- posium on Ground Water Hydrology, Colorado Water Congress, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Rh'er Advisory COlllmittee~ Fryingpan.Arkansas Project Tour, CA VI Project Tourl County Agents Project Tour, Colorado Water Pollution Control Commission Hearings, Corps of Army Engineer Project Hearings, Congressional Hearings, Arkansas River Ditch Association, and a mem- ber of in-District water, agricultural, industrial: and economic meetings. BROCHURF.5 Shortly after the first of the )'ear~ the members of the Rh'er Administration and Education Committee set about the task of de\'eloping a series of Brochures which would describe the work of the District, its relationship to the Fningpan-Arkansas Project and provide general infoI'. m~tion on water. Five Brochures were prepared by this Committee. and the Board authorized the printing of 10,000 ea~h. Copies have been distributed throughout the District, and to interested citizens and organizations all o\'er the nation. The Brochures set forth factual infor- Illation on: 1. Colorado State Laws Go,'erning Water Con- serva'ncy Districts. 2. Operating Principles of the Frying- pan-Arkansas Project. 3. Contract between the United States and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District. 4. Glossary of Common Water Resources Terms ann 5. The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project and its Struc. ture. Additional Brochures will be added to the series from time to time, to help provide water information and thereby create better understanding and cooperation throughout the District and the State. Copies are avail- able at the District office, 905 Highway 50 West. Pueblo, GAGfNG STATIONS The District office continued to read the District sponsored gaging stations at Wellsville and Canon City on a daily basis, between April and October. They pro- ,'ided this information along with other readings from the Division Engineers office to the Bureau of Reclamation and other interested Ditch Associations along the River. The Board has entered into a comprehensive gaging Study with the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.G.S., Colorado Water Conservation Board, and the State Engineers office to de,.elop a long range River gaging program, which will provide critical data on a year around basis. This be extremely important in the conduct of selling anrl delivering Project water. Which must be sold on, a "use and reuse" basis. . ~- .-.~~.:: ?{?:~)~~~';r~:~:::::~;f?;.{,t,t,(,;,.:}..~:"'rs.~:. . ...... ..'. .:..'":...... :....:.:.:-~~...'~--...-:.I'::. . '. - .:' .;.,~ , ,. .: -. ""... .', " .' ':'., '.;:.:...:.: ......:. ..'-::.- '.'- ~~~A~. ...... ..... ., 'i,. , . ;.';:--.'\: , ".;;:... " , ;-" .:- ~:. 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