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<br />FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />7, Pnrngrn.rh 74-, png-es 27 to ;~3, 1lOt,h illdllsivc. \lnder 1,11(~ hr.n.ding-
<br />1l0pcrat.ing I rinciplcs/! eontains t,he operat.Ing principles which the
<br />report explains were rceonJ.D}CDded by 0. P?lic..v lLnd rc\'icw eommittee
<br />set up by the ColonlJu \Vater C()nSt~r\"f1t,I()1l TIOlUtI 10 ~lthJS' filHll'e-
<br />view plans and roports all tbe first stage of the GIHllli:-:ion-Arknnsns
<br />project, This committee WllS comroscd of reprcscnt,nt.iV('8 of the
<br />bOIU'{C the Colontdo GUlIle and j1'isil CornrJli~siol\, Wt~st.{:rn Colurnclo,
<br />I!J(' Arkansas VnUc.", and the Cit,y of Colomdo Springs, 'I'h{~ report
<br />fnils Lo cxrlltin that such eomlllit,lee WIIS l'cquil'(~d (0 t'eport to the
<br />Colorado \VaLer Conservat.ion HOll.nl flnd its recolllIl1l'Hdn.tions would
<br />not. be effective ullt.it ftppro\'ed by thol, bonr<l. Tile r(~port on the
<br />projcd docs not. disclose what nct.ion WllS t.n.kf.'n hy lhe fiOfit'd nor
<br />{!tws it cOIIUtin nil of t.ilc rceolll!l1cndnti(Jrls of (,IIC' ])oliey and Hevii'w
<br />Committee, S01l14: of Lhc Illnl,\.t'I'S contnincd in the report of t,he com-
<br />mittee firc not. sLrict.ly concerned with project (lpcntl,ioll. hl1l. fire
<br />rcllLt,ed Co, f1.lld const.ilulc It nUlI,PI'in! pnrt, of, ~lil:h opel'f1l,ing pl'in{'ipll~~.
<br />The recommendations of t.he polit:~r n.nd J(t~\'iew COllllllit.tec were
<br />revised and approved by the Colorndo \Vnter Cons(lr\'at.ioll Hourd on
<br />Fehruary 22, 1951. (See Jct.t.cr wj[,1t n.tt,nehmcnts of t.1\(~ dil'l:f.'-tol' of
<br />llw Colorudo \VllLnr CtlIl8CI'\'a.l,iol\ HOltI'd <l1I\.('d Fl'.hl'lll\.ry 27, 1 !lid,
<br />And addressed to tbe dircdor of region 7, BlIl'f'ttll of j((~(~htllllttinll.)
<br />Pllrfi~rnph 74, pugcs 27 t.o :.t3, bot,1I illd\l~i\'e, of t.he !'I'.port, ellrn~dly
<br />sets forth t.hat pfirt of t.he report. of t.\w polic,\- alld review committec,
<br />dcsigufl.t.ed lIArLielc II. Opcl'lILing PriIlciples," llS n~\'isl'd Hnd o.p-
<br />rrn\r('~l hy th~ Colorado \~o.lcr <?ons~r\'ution B0onl" but. it omits other
<br />I1wtcrJl1\ portlOTlS of {,I 11_'. (.OlllllUI.I,d: s \'~pCJrt as rC\'Iscd Hllrl lljlpl"on'd
<br />by tlw BOfll'd, llUll\(.'ly:
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<br />The t1.cti'-'lI "f 11II'p',lil'_" IITld r,.,'I"W 1'011111111.1('(' will hi' jlr<''';''!!j,.d tll Ih.. ColorfL!\n
<br />Water Coll~,'r\'3.tiOl1 Board {or ;O::I1Cll !l.c;liull u...., '.Le 1)>>.'-I.1"d d,.,.II"...; propl:r,
<br />Th(~ fl.t'lioll of the (\,lpl'I-td" \\'nll.r C,jll~"r\"ldi(jll J',(j.'lrd will be illl'urj,qr:d,.r\ in
<br />till' o!lil'illll'''IJ1IIl(~ll1.~ Ilf 1.1", St:li!: "f ('..["r;Ldl', lI1:L'!.- jHlr:-:\l;lIl1 II) ..,.,.ti"TI [ fir 1 II!'
<br />]9H I,'lood CUlltrol Act..
<br />Thl~ fLllt.hori7.fLtion of [,Ill' projeP.t will r('l'l)~lli,.(~ tll(~ IIp''r.'it ill~ prill(,ip["~ l~ppr()\'(~r1
<br />IJ\' the Co]orn.n(l \\'u.t~r Clll1:';flr\,o,tioll BI)f\rrL
<br />. Prior tu cornmellCCIlICllt. uf project. con:.;l,rlld iUlI, l.lll~ f()llowiJl~ t~Olldil iOll,; prcCl:-
<br />Ud1t 1II11,;t. be sut.isliecl:
<br />(II) Th~re ~~'j)l he P.'\t'clIt.C'd a prr.~'rn(~IIt. ('.On[rrr.l:t, be!.\\'N:ll 1.\11: 1':1L.~krll C,,\or!Lllll
<br />C(lll~I'T\'nl1cy Di.~trit:!. filld \'I\l' Ulliktl :-1to.lt;:.; ill which will hI: illt':l\rphrnled !.fll~
<br />&u)lT<J\"cd ()per:LLill~ prirH':ljJ]e~,
<br />'(b) Th,~rl' will b(~ I~X(:ell\('d .~Il(~h l'Olllrtl\:{, with Ill:.: Twill I.n),:".o.; H('.<;('TI'l,jr ,~
<br />CUIlIlI Cll. :lS i:-< 11I~CC";<;:lr.\' (,l IlllLk(~ dr,~(,t,i\'l~ Illl' ILI)I,rl,\,,',1 "II"I'nl.illi-!; rlriTI(~il)I"M.
<br />(.-J 'I'll,: Eastl'TIl C,)lomd" C(lIl..;cr\"ltll(:Y ])i,--d.rict. ....ill firrrily I,i'ld il"I:H (0 t.l,,~
<br />upt'rnlioll Ilf tile projl:d. ill IH'corclftllt'l~ wit.h (.ll,~ I\PJlrn\',~d Op'.Tlllilli--: [Irillt~ipl,~:->.
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<br />Il i~ rCCOlllml~lldl~d tflul, (,[ds project, :-;11fl.lJ herr',llt,:r he re((:rred to /U./ j,lIp. Fry-
<br />il1gpan-Arkl\llsa~ projl~L't. Appro\'al uf this pru\"i-;iull by efi.:-,tcfll C"[,,ru.do repre~
<br />riet][:1ti\'l.~:-' shall !lot. iJ,.:' illlplicd fl."; fill ahal\llllJ1lllellt. (If t.lleir exprl':';:-wc\ int.ention to
<br />oht:J.ill npl,ro\"al ("If !l. prPJec:t from the (3ullnisoll Hi\"er nor sho.!1 npprovo.l f,r thi~
<br />prll\"i:-<iol1 b~' west.ern C.olnr.n.do rcrre~c~lt.ati\,p.:-l he cOllstrllt:d fl.!:! M.I1Y l:nllsl;nt 011
<br />Ihl'ir pllrt to tl:e .!ltlthorlZMlOll u[ n pro)!.'!.'\' for the t~")l(lrt.M,I1l1l uf wl~ter frOll1 LlI~~
<br />G\l1l11i~1l11 Hiver to cnSl.ern Col"rrr.c1o,
<br />T11I.~ CUlIllllil\I:C !"L:CI.)!-:llizc:::I tl1l~L t.he npprllvnl of t.lti~ n:p"r1. i.~ !lIlL to :-ocr\'t: ll,., f\
<br />precedent or example for the appro\.'Q,[ (If :'tny other trulL~1l10lJrLtaill div~roj/J/l of
<br />Oll\)"r ])r')!l(lr(.i(lIl3 not heret.ofore tHll.ht)rizccl.
<br />'J'lJe policy of thc ot.!l.te of Clllomdo a~ il1itil~lctl in SlILlI.:-wide nll~t~LillJl;1'i hehl
<br />under \,he a\lspice~ of the State plallning commb~,;jon o.t Dem'cr o.nd <Jrand ,Iurle-
<br />Uul1, ll11d !l..'" c\'idcncp.d by reS()]\It.hHl~ dMed June 15, 193.5, nnd F~brufl.ry 28
<br />](1:)(1, '\\-":\3 not adhered to becallse sllr\'eys of the l~h!l.ractl~r menliolled in sai(i
<br />rl'~u[\ltioIl8 werc not f\\'nilnulc to t.he CUllllllilt.f'l~. !\''It.hillfJ; hcrcill Ctlllll~illed !:Ihull
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