WSP08195

• File Number: 8200.766
• Description: Gunnison River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 4/3/1952
• Author: Policy-Review Commit
• Title: Gunnison River Storage-Memos-Policy and Review Committee - Report of Policy and Review Committee - Gunnison River Storage to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The office of Region 4, Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah,
cooperated in a splendid manner in furnishing pertinent reports requested
by the Committee. C, B, Jacobson, engineer of that office, rendered valuable
aid to the Committee, not only in the preparation of reports but in appearing
before the Committee and explaining and discussing them, The Committee ex-
presses its appreciation of this cooperation and service.

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Leon F, l:Iaca, of the Hydrology Branch, Division of Project Planning,
Bureau of Reclamation, served as Secretary of the Committee at its request.
The Committee expresses appreciation for the splendid work Lr. Laca j:er-
formed in attendance at meetings and in the preparation of Co~mittee minutes,

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Einutes of the meetings of the Committee are available in the office of
the Colorado ~later Conservation Board and may be inspected by any member of
the Board who may wish to do so,

IV. Findings and Conclusions, On the basis of the studies and reviel.s
made by the Comittee, includ~ng consideration of studies made tor the Comittee
at its request, and policy TIhich, in the view of the CO"mUttee,. should be
applied, the following findings and conclusions are made by the Committee:

1. That general prinCiples applicable to final solution of the problem of
Gunnison River storage, as a PBrt of the Colorado River Storage Plan,
Should comport vdth the following:

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(a) Any storage in the Gunnison River Basin should be compatible
with the requirements for the devGlopment of the entire Gunnison
rtiver Basin, inCluding, but not limited to, the consumptive use of
water for domestic and irrigation purposes (l~ter for the irrigation
of n8l" lands as well as providing a dependable water supply for
presently but inadequately irrigated land), water supplies for
synthetic fuel production and other industrial uses, and, in
connection therewith, the preservation of fish, wildlife and recrea-
tional values. The determination of such factors must be considered
in relation to present and potential uses of "ater on the main stem
of the Colorado River from Grand Lake to its confluence with the
Gunnison River at Grand Junction, Colorado.

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(b) Since storage of l"!ater in the Gunnison River Basin is pro-
posed as part of the Colorado River Storage flan to provide the
necessary holdover stor2ce to meet compact obligations of the
Upper Division States under the Colorado River Compact of 1922, every
effort Should be wade to secure tl1e greatest total storaEe on the
Gunnison iCiver, \'Ihere relatively 10lv evaporation losses and rela-
tively minor siltation problems are present, co~patible with the
best intel~sts of Colorado and local affected areas in the utili$ation
of the State's sC1are of Colorado River water,