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<br /> <br />- ~, <br />, <br />__",I <br /> <br />/"\ <br />J <br />" <br /> <br />"'. <br />"t~. <br />1"'.."1 <br /> <br />UNITED STATES <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br /> <br />BUREAU OF- RECLAMATION. <br /> <br /> <br />Jlon"'e Vis""', Colorado <br />January 5, 1945 <br /> <br />San Luis Valley projec"', Colorado <br />Mon-thly Repor'" For Deoember, 1944 <br /> <br />ENGINEERING <br /> <br />Surveys. <br /> <br />""'. <br /> <br />Field work during Deoember was oonfined "'0 "'he Conejos Division of "'he Projec.... <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Topographic survey of Elk Creek Reservoir basin was compie1led Deoember ;0. <br />Four shse1:s of 1;opography, on a soale of 1" : 400' with 10 foo1l con1lour in1lervals, <br />was 0 b1lained . <br /> <br />. Preliminary exploratioJ;l. for embankmen'" .ma"'erialwas oomple1led a1l 1lhe Elk <br />Creek site; and 80 samples of earth were submi1;1;ed 110 1lhe Denver Labora1;ory for <br />1;es1;ing. <br /> <br />Diamond drilling was oontinued a1; the Elk Creek Dam si"'e and as of De~ember <br />;0, ,8 of 1; holes planned had been drilled. <br /> <br />Offioe. <br /> <br />A brief report, oovering search for embankmen1l ma"'erial and quan"'i1ly of <br />material avaiiable a1l -the Elk Creek si"'e, was submi"'iled to Denver. <br /> <br />GENERAL. <br /> <br />Rela1;ion Wi1;h Wa"'er Users. <br /> <br />Rio Grande Divisionl On December. 6..7 & 8, Reolama1li.Ol1 Offioials. <br />consis1ling cf Assia1l~1l Regional Director A. N. Thompson, Regional Counsel <br />Spencer L. Baird; Project )ilnginser, D. Jl. Forrester and Engineer Robert C.. <br />Brawn, met .with the Joinil Comini...1:ee of 14. representing the various irrigation <br />inileres1ls in 1lhe proposed Conservanoy Dis1lrict, for disoussion of the Colorado <br />Wailer Conservanoy Dis1:riot Act of -1937 and possible amendatory legislation <br />to make the aot acoeptable to local interests. At 1lhis meeting 7 points,'. six <br />applioable to Water Conservanoy Act and one applying to the exoess land- <br />provisiona of the Reolamat10n Law were disoussed. As a result of this meeting <br />A1ltorneys George M. Corle1lt and Fralik L. Shaw were employed by "'he Join'" Com- <br />mit1:ee 110 attempt 1:0 work out suggesUons for "'he reo...it'ioa-tion of the Wa...er <br />Conservanoy Distriot Aot in aooordanoe wi1lh the disoussions as above mentioned. <br /> <br />CTORY Messrs. Corlett and Shaw presented "'heir reoollllll9nda1liona 110 -the <br />BUY Joint COlllI1li1;1;ee, Deoember 30, 1944; Based upon these reoommendations <br />IlINITS11 <br />.~~~:: the Commi "'ilee proposes "'he t:ollowing :t'u"ture aoUons. <br /> <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />.1 <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />, <br />-j <br /> <br />, <br />j <br />I <br />f <br />, <br />1 <br />Q <br />f:J <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />l <br />r <br />I <br />f <br />f <br />! <br />, <br />