INDEX COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING October 27, 1959 Page Report by Mr. Sparks on proposed plans by Bureau of Reclamation and Private Power Companies on transmission and marketing of Colorado River River Storage Project Power 2 Report from Colorado Water Investigation Commission Subcommittee on same subject read by Mr. Stapleton 9 General Discussion on Same 9 Proposed Resolution by Mr . Moses to Secretary of Interior requesting that 4 Upper Basin States be designated as primary mark8ting area for this power 26 Motion made and seconded to adopt Mr. Moses' resolu- tion 26 Discussion on r esolution 27 Motion passed to adopt Mr. Moses' resolution 28 Report from Mr. Sparks on resolution submitted to Board in Grand Junction meeting by Ground Water Commission 29 Civil Service status of Board staff reported by Mr. Sparks 30 Statement by Mr. Cuykendall on Ground Water Commission resolution 32 General discussion on ground water problem 35 Proposed resolution by Mr. Moses on ground water 43 Discussion on same resolution 43 Resolution proposed by Mr . Miller on ground water moved and passed 44 Committee to study and report on Dinosaur National Monume nt legislation composed of Mr. McCandless, Chairman, and Mr. Barnard and Mr. Nelson appointed by Vice-Chairman Stapleton 45 Report by Mr. Sparks on permanent pool for John Martin Reservoir and legislation proposed for same 46 General discussion on same 47 Motion made and passed that consideration of this legislation for proposed permanent pool be postponed 56 Request by Department of Navy for water for their oil shale development discussed 57 Discussion on meeting of Senate Select Committee on Natural Resources November 20, 1959, in Denver 60 Postponement of start of feasibility studies by Bureau on Colorado projects discussed 64 ( 1 ) Page Narrows Project discussion 66 Resolution from Hotchkiss, Colorado on Redlands Mesa irrigation project read by Mr. Moses 67 Discussion on same 68 Request by Mr. Lew Williams for cooperative funds in the amount of $5,000 from Board to Bureau of Reclamation office at Durango to further studies on San Miguel Project 70 Discussion on this request 70 Motion made and seconded to appropriate this $5,000 71 Fruther discussion on same 71 Above motion amended and passed as amended 72 Resolution on ground water Appendix A ( 2 ) COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING Denver, Colorado October 27, 1959 Attendance Board Members Present Benjamin F. Stapleton, Jr. Vice-Chm. Denver Felix L. Sparks Director & Secretary Denver Frank Milenski Board Member La Junta L. E. 'Lew' Williams Board Member Norwood David Miller Board Member Greeley William Nelson Board Member Grd. Junction Clarence E. Burr Board Member Walden L. S. McCandless Board Member Craig F. M. Peterson Board Member Delta Richard E. Conour Board Member Del Norte J.E. Whitten Board Member Denver Duke Dunbar Board Member Denver W. M. Williams Board Member Denver Board Members Absent Governor Steve McNichols Chairman Denver Others Attending R. J. Moses Atty. for C.W.C.B. Alamosa J. H. Knights Bureau of Reclamation Denver J.M. Barrett Bureau of Reclamation Pueblo C.H. Jex S.W.Water Cons.Dist. Grd. Junction Charles Boustead S.E.Water Cons.Dist. Pueblo J. Sid Nichols S.E.Water Cons.Dist. Colo.Springs R. J. Bernard Colo.Water Well Drl.Assoc. Denver L. D. Morrill Engr. C.W.C.B. Delta Sam Chutkow Colo.Grd.Water Com. Akron F. L. Boydston, Jr. Engr. C. W.C.B. Denver John B. Barnard, Sr. Colo.Riv.Water Cons.Dist. Granby Charles 0. Plumb R. 3 Greeley Charles J. Beise S.E.Colo.Water Cons.Dist. Denver W. H. Hornby Denver Post Denver B. A. Holden Holden & Holden Hudson Floyd E. Brown Colo.State Univ. Ft. Collins F. C. Eddy San Luis Valley C.of C. Moffat D. W. Bence Tri-City Dist.Health Dpt. Aurora Don Hamburg Denver Water Board Denver John L. Heuschkel Grd.Water Com. Glenwood Spgs. Mills E. Bunger S.Platte Water Assoc. Wheatridge S. F. Elliot Grd. Water Com. Pueblo Ralph Sargent Public Service Co.of Colo. Denver J. R. Barkley Colo.Water Inv. Com. Loveland i Others Attending (Con't.) C. K. Millen Pub.Serv.Co. of Colo. Denver Charles C. Fisk Denver Water Board Denver P.A. Danielson Ark.Valley Ditch Assn. Denver Irving F. Davis, Jr. Colo.State University Ft. Collins W. E. Code Colo.State University Ft. Collins M. W. Bittinger Colo.State University Ft. Collins Geo. W. Colburn Grd. Water Com. Denver John H. Cuykendall Grd. Water Com. Rogg en Walker Myers Grd. Water Com. Center James A. McDaniel Grd. Water Com. La Jara Lail W. Schmidt Grd. Water Com. Lamar Paul T. Boegeli U.S.G.S. Grd.Water Br. Denver E. A. Moulder U.S.G.S. Grd.Water Br. Denver Wallace T. Miller U.S.G.S. Sur.Water Br. Denver Richard L. Moore Colo.Game & Fish Dept. Denver D. J. Illige U.S.Fish & Wildlife Serv. Denver Edward L. Clark Dir.Colo.Dept. Nat. Res. Denver Floyd Oliver State Senator Greeley Art Price Hier & Price Castle Rock Archie B. Toner S.W.Colo.Water Cons.Dist. Pagosa Spgs. Ira C. Kelly S.W.Colo.Water Cons.Dist. Mancos W. S. Eakes S.W.Colo.Water Cons.Dist. Durango John W. Patterson· Denver Water Board Denver Frank E. Kendrick, Jr. State Representative Leadville Jack Hughes Tri-Cty.Water Cons.Dist. Montrose Elmer E. Martin S.E.Water Cons.Dist. Salida Virgil A. Segelki Water Well Service Wiggins R. D. Dirmeyer Colo.State Univ. Ft. Collins John B. Barnard, · Jr. 1st Asst. Atty • . Gen. Denver R. M. Gildersleeve Deputy Dir. C.W.C.B. Denver Harman Kallman Denver Post Denver Chuck Henning KOA TV Denver Barbara Browne Rocky Mtn. News Denver Philip P. Smith Colo.Riv.Water Cons. Dist. Glenwood Spgs. W. K. Smith Colo.Planning Com. Denver Lee Keating Adrnn.Secty. C.W.C.B. Denver ii COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING P. U. C. HEARING ROOM 3RD FLOOR, STATE OFFICE BUILDING Denver, Colorado October 27, 1959 The meeting was called to order by the Vice-Chairman at 10:10 A. M. MR. STAPLETON: "We will call the meeting to order and knowing of your interest in the Reclamation Association meetings, for the time being we'll limit this to primarily the problems on the agenda today. First of all, I'd like to explain and apologize for our starting this meeting late. The Board has authorized a project for filming of a water film in connection with, primarily, the Upper Colorado River projects, and with a resume of the Colorado Water Conservation Board's activities in the State. We were there since about nine o 'clock getting those pictures taken and I am sorry we are late. I would like to acknowledge Senator Oliver's presence. It is good to have you with us, Senator. The first item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of our last meeting in Grand Junction on September 16, 1959. The first draft was delivered to all members of the Board. Are there any additions or correc­ tions to the minutes as submitted to you? Hearing no objections I will entertain a motion that they be approved." MR . BURR: "I so move ." MR. STAPLETON: "It has been moved by Mr. Burr. " MR • MILENSKI : "I second the motion." MR. STAPLETON: "It has been seconded by Mr . Milenski. All those in favor will signify by saying 'aye'; opposed - the minutes of September 16th are approved. I see Representative Kendrick here. \le are delighted to have you with us. As is our custom, we are recording all the minutes of this proceeding and any of our guests who care to speak, will you please use this microphone on my right which has a long cord on it so that we may record your remarks for pos­ terity. I ' d like at this time to introduce to the members of the Board and our guests , the first Director of Natural Resources for the State of Colorado, Dr. Clark. Dr . Clark, will you please stand? We are delighted to have you here with us and we are looking forward to your solving with us many of the problems that not only entail water but other natural re­ sources throughout the state. We will be happy to cooperate with you and any of your staff in any way that we can. " DR. CLARK: "Thank you . " MR. STAPLETON: "The next item on the agenda is the ques­ tion of power transmission and marketing from the Colorado River Storage Project . As you will recall, at our meeting in Grand Junction, we passed a resolution asking that the Colorado Water Conservation Board be invited to consult at an early date with the Bureau of Reclamation in regard to the Colorado River Storage power. I am glad to report that our resolution was timely acted upon. Within two weeks Mr. Sparks and members of his staff were invited to a meeting and I would like the Director now to summarize this." MR. SPARKS: "Gentlemen, I will use this relief map of the Upper Colorado River Basin which was fur­ nished to the Governor by Region 4 of the Bureau of Reclamation. As you know, this Board has never received any official invitation from the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in any of the plan­ ning stages for the transmission and marketing of power from the Colorado River Storage Project. This silence was somewhat disturbing to us and as a result we passed that resolution in Grand Junction. Immediately thereafter the Upper Colorado River Commission, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, adopted a similar resolution . Shortly after -2- that we received an invitation to participate in a confer ence hel d in Salt Lake at which the private power companies presented a plan for transmission and marketing of Stor age Proj­ ect power .