MINUTESOFCOLORADOVinERCONSERVTIONBOARDMEETINGIFebruary161953Room330StateOfficeBuildingFebruary171953ParisianRoomArgonautHotelDenverColoradoATTENDANCEBoardMembersPresentGeorgeJBaileyJohnWBeatyDanBHunterGeorgeAPugheTellerAmmonsRMGildersleeveELDutcherAEHeadleeJMDilleWMWilliamsMCHinderliderCJMcCormickHLawrenceHinkleyBoardMembersAbsentDanThorntonOthersAttendingGlennSaundersEarlMosleyMayorHMShulenburgBenFPowellFrankDelaneyHaroldHChristyIArchieBTonerDDGrossJohnBurgessWilliamCGiggalCLHarrisonGeorgeMBullViceChairmanBoardMemberBoardMemberBoardMemberBoardMemberActingDirectorBoardMemberBoardMemberSecretaryBoardPlanningCommissionStateEngineerBoardMemberDeputyAttorneyGeneralActingforDukeDunbarGovernorAttorneyDenverWaterBoardDenverWaterBoardUSBureauofReclamationAttorneyColoradoRiverWaterConservationDistrictWaterDevelopmentAssociationofSoutheasternColoradoSecyTreasSouthwesternWaterConservationDistrictDenverWaterBoardDenverWaterBoardArapahoeCountyArapahoeCountyDenverWaterBoard90WaldenManzanolaDoveCreekCraigDenverDenverGunnisonMonteVistaGreeleyDenverDenverGrandJunctionDenverDenverDenverDenverArvadaPuebloGlernvoodSpringsPueblopagosaSpringsDenverDenverLittletonAuroraDenver 91 George Cory R B Williams Miles Kara Montrose Water Committee Chamber of Commerce Field Representative Montrose Grand Junction 4th Grand Junction Congres ional District Charles R Neill Robert W Jennings H Jr J Smith Vi Penfold J L E Modesitt Mrs Alvin H Haberland Mrs James L Larche Norman Granes Robert C Nihan James J Patterson Fenvdck Kenneth R Mansur Tinsley Alex Holland Robert S McCollum Fresques Tom Campbell Leonard Campbell James A W Meetze Col C E Thompson Flint Shivers Jr Tollefson George Smethills Harold R J Vi M O Brig Gen John Sprague Henry J Weiland Winthrop H Payne John Geoffrey Will P A Gumlick Ralph Radetsky Paris L D P Guy Ducy North FQrk Water Cons Dist Hotchkiss U S Bureau of Reclamation Grand Junction Colorado River Conservation Dist Aspen Izaak Walton League Denver of Women Voters League Cherry Hills of Women Voters Greenwood Village League City Engineer Mayor Aurora Councilrnan Aurora City Attorney Engineer County Attorney Golden Councilman COuncilman Denver Councilman Denver Denver City City City Mgr li ttleton Director Member lVheatridge Water Department Upper Colorado River Commission Larson Riter J Avery A Batson Jean S Breitenstein R J Tipton Gail L Ireland Nicholas R Petry Mason M Light Englewood Englewo9d Lakewod l Lakewood Denver Wheatridge Wheatridge Grand Junction Denver Stock Yards Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation Tynan Denver Denver Denver Aurora T J Denver to Mayor of Denver Adm Asst Sanitation Director City Clerk Treas Councilman at Large O R Lakew90d Denver Water Board Arthur Lowther F Arthur W Bnell E Arv da Denyer Parks Improvements City Attorney Rocky Mountain Arsenal Rocky Mountain Arsenal City Manager City Attorney Jefferson County Jefferson County Lowry Air Force Base Water Com Bureau of Reclamation Attorney Engine r Pueblo Golden G ld n Denver Salt Lake City Utah Denver Denver State Water Board Denver State Water Board Denver Missouri Basin States Committee Denver Denver Water Board Pres Gunnison C amber of Denver Commerce I Gunnison I IJohnJClooneyBRussellAndersonFrancisMBellRayEPetersonHLPottsAlfredKroghHHHastWallaceFosterUSDepartmentofJustice5IvyLaneUSGeologicalSurvey2111SoHumboldtStreetDenverWaterBoardConunerceTownConunerceTownUpperGunnisonWatershedConservationCommitteeFitzsinunonsArmyHospitalRockyFlatsAtomicEnergyConunissionBrigGenPaul1RobinsonAdmiralGilbertCHooverArchieGMaineEGNeillJohnEricksonBobWhearleyQuiggNewtonJudgeHumeWhiteRMWilliamsCVMarmadukeInterstatestreamEngineerRockyMountainNewsMayorChamberofConunerceSpecialAssistanttotheUSAttorneyGeneralRJTiptonAssociatesWWWheelerEugeneHatsonPaulDHarrisonWardBannisterAkselNielsenWaterStudyLabPresDenverChamberofCommerceAttorneyDenverWaterBoardEugeneABondGeorgeRMorrisonCantonODonnellFCMerriellSecyColoradoRiverWaterConservationDistrictGovernorsAdministrativeAssistantFRossBrownMorningSessionIFebruary16195392DenverDenverDenverDenverAdamsCountyAdamsCountyGunnisonWaldenChicagoIllinoisSantaFeNewMexDenverDenverEagleGrandJunctionDenverDenverLeadvilleDenverDenverDenverLeadvilleDenverDenverGrandJunctionDenverThemeetingwascalledtoorderat1000AMbyGeorgeJBaileyViceChairmanViceChairmanBaileyannouncedthatMrRossBrownAdministrativeAssistanttotheGovernorwaspresentandhadastatementtomaketotheBoard 93MrBrownpresentedthefollowingstatementinbehalfofGovernorThorntonTotheMembersoftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardIInviewofthefactthatprioroommitmentsmakeitimpossibleformeteattendthemeetingofyourBoardonFebruary16IamtakingthisopportunitytoexpresstoyousomeofmythoughtsThewelfareofourStateanditspeopledemandsthewiseorderlyandexpeditiousdevelopmeffiofitswaterresourcesTheColoradoWaterConservationBoardistheofficialagencychargedbylawQththeresponsibilityofpromotingtheconservationofthewatersoftheStateinordertosecurethegreatestutilizationofsuchwatersIhavecalledthismeetingbecauseasituationhasarisenwhichrequirestheiediateattentionoftheBoardAsyouvrellknowtheColoradoRierStorageProjectanditsparticipatingprojectshavelongbeendesiredbyWesternColoradJandbyourneighboringstatesofUtahWyomingandNewMexicoTheColoradomemberoftheUpperColoradoRiverCommissionMrJeanSBreitensteinhasreportedtomethatattheJanuary301953meetingofthatCommissioninCheyenneWyomingtheotherstatesrepresentedonthatCommissiondemandedthepromptaJprovalofabillfortheauthorizationoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectDuringtheconsiderationofsuchbillanofficialdelegationfromDenverappearedandrequestedthattheDenverBlueRiverDiversionprojectbeincludedthereinMrBreitensteinastheColoradorepresentativetookthepositionthathecouldnotpassuponsuchrequestbecausetheColoradoWaterConservationBoardisthestateagencyhavingauthoritytoactuponsuchpolicyquestionsTheotherstatesreluctantlyagreedtopostponeuntilMarch7finalactiononthebillbuttheyinsistedthatColoradobereadyatthatdatetostateitspositionWhenthissituationwasbroughttomyattentionIimmediatelycalledthismeetingoftheWaterConservationBoardDenverofficialshavereportedtomethatthewatersituationinthecapitolcityofourStateissuchthatinunediatesteosmustbetakentoassurethatanadequatesupplywillbeI 94IavailabletotakecareofthegrowthexpectedwithinthenexttenyearperiodTheysayfurtherthatthisadditionalsupplycanonlybesecuredfromtheBlueRiverthroughatwentythreemiletunnelwhichwillrequiresomesevenyearstocompleteTheyalsosaythatfederalfinancingwillberequiredtoconstructtheirprojectandaccordinglytheywishittobeincludedwithintheColoradoRiverstorageProjectHonorableQuiggNevonMayorofDenverhasgivenmefullassurancethatintheeventtheDenverBlueRiverDiversionisincludediLthinthebillfortheauthorizationoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjecttheCityandCountyofDenverthroughbothitsofficialandcivicagenciesandorganizationsvillgivevigorousandenthusiasticsupporttothebillbeforefederaladministrativeagenciesandtheCongressoftheUnitedStatesIdonotknCWlvmutrepresentationswillbemadetoyoubyDenverorbythepeopleappearingforWesternColoradoAsIanalyzethesitutionPuebloandtheArkansasValleydesiretheFryingpanArJransasProjectpeopleinVesternColoradoandourneighborngstatesofUtahWyomingandNewMexicodesiretheColooauoRiverStorageProjectandtheCityandCountyofDenversaysthatitmusthavetheBlueRiverDiversionThusweareatthecrossroadsIsColoradotoactasaunitinsupportingaprogramwhichviillbefairandequitabletoallareasinourStateorisColoradotohavedissensionwitheachregionseekingonlythatwhichappearstofavoritthemostYourmeetingofRebruary16willbeanhistoricmeetingOurfutureisatstakeIhavegreatfearastooursuccessinsecuringanyoneofthethreeprojectswhichIhavementionedintheeventthereissubstantialoppositionfromvithinColoradoICarefulconsiderationmuetbegiventothestatementsofallwhoviillappearbeforeyouThenadecisionmustbemadewhichwillhaveDrimaryregardt0thewelfareoftheentireStateIhavefullconfidenceinyourabilitytocomeforwardviithaplanwhichisfairandequitableandwhichwillpermitourStatetogoforwardtoagreatdestinysDanThorntonDanThorntonGovernoroftheStateofColorado 95MrBrownthensaidthattheGovernorhadrequestedthattheforegoingstatementbeintroducedaspartoftheproceedinGsofthismeetingViceChairmanBaileystatedthatiftherewerenoobject2onsGovernorThorntonsstatementwouldbemadeapartoftheminutesIThenextorderofbusinesstheViceChairmanannouncedwouldbethepresentationofDenversrequestforinclusionoftheBlueRiverProjectintheColoradoRiverStorageProjectauthorizationbillandaskedTellerAmmonstointroducewhomeverhevishedtooutlinetheprogramMrAonsintroducedMayorNevnonofDenvertotheBoardMayorNewtonexpressedhisappreciationtotheBoardfortheopportunitytoappearbeforethemeetingandstatedthathewouldliketointroducesomeofthepersonspresentwhomightbecalleduponeithertotestifyortopresentthetechnicalinformationHethenintroducedthefollowingMayorHMShulenburgofArvadaMrRobertCNihanCityCouncilmanofAuroraMrJamesLLarcheCityofAuroraEngineerMayorNormanGranesofLittletonMrMOShiversJrCityAttorneyEnglewoodMrJWFlintCityManagerEnglewoodMrArthurBuellCityCouncilmanGoldenMrFArthurLowtherCityClerkTreasGoldenMrilliamCGiggalCountyCommissionerArapahoeCountyMrCLHarrisonCountyAttorneyArapahoeCountyMrKennethRFenwickEngineerJefersonCountyMrMansurTinsleyCountyAttorneyJeffersonCountyMrAlexHollandCityCouncilDenverMrRobertSMcCollumCityCouncilDenverMrJamesFresquesCityCouncilDenverMrTomCampbellManacerofImprovementsandParksDenverMrLeonardCampbellCityAttorneyDeuerMrNicholasRPetryPresidentDenver1VaterBoardMrAPGunlicDenverWaterBoardMrGeorgeR1orrisonDenverWaterBoardMrEarlMosleyDenverlaterBoardMrGlennSaundersAttorneyDenverWaterBoardMrJohnBurgessDenverWaterBoardMrHLPottsDenverWaterBoardMrDDGrossDenverWaterBoardMrGeorgeMBullDenverilaterBoardI II96MayorNewtonpresentedthefollmvingstatementtotheBoardVlithdueregardforthegravityoftheproblembeforeuswearepreparedtopresentinarelativelybriefmannertheseriousneedofthemetropolitanDenverareaforadditionalwatersupplyandtheurgencyofyourrecommendationtoCongressfortheultimateinclusionoftheBlueRiverprojectinitsauthorizationandappropriationLetmesayattheoutsetthatourprincipalobjectiveinapproachinthewaterproblemofthemetropolitanareabyappearingbeforethisstateaerConservationBoardistoestablishacloseandefectiveharmonyamongthepeopleandsectionsofColoradotothebenefitofallthestateAsapartofthemetropolitanareatheCityofDenverisofficiallyrepresentedtodayatthismeetingbyitsMayormembersofitsCityCouncilandmembersofitsBoardofWaterCommissionerswhichisinchargeofDenversmunicipalwatersystemAllareunitedinsupportoftherequestbeingpresentedInadditiontotheincreaseddomesticusebytheresidentsofthemetropolitanareatherehasbeenandtillbethecriticalneedofwaterforcommercialandindustrialgrowthThePresidentoftheDenverChamberofCommerceAkselNielsenfilldescribethisneedTherequirementsofwaterforciviliandomesticcommercialandindustrialusebythemetropolitanareaareonlyapartofthepictureEquallyimportantarethecomnitmentstotheNationsmilitaryanddefenseinstallationsintheareaincludingLmvryandBuckleyFieldsFitzsimonsHospitalRockyMountainArsenalandtheRockyFlatsAtomicEnergyprojectsallsuppliedbytheDenversystemRepresentativesoftheseorganizationsareheretodescribetheirneedsSometimesintepasttherehavebeenthoughtlessremarksconcerningwatermattersbyindividualsorgroupsofindividualshavingnoofficialconnectionlviththecitizensofthemetropolitanareaortheirelectedrepresentativesOccasionallytheseremarkshavecausedunfortunatemisunderstandingsWetheofficialsoftheareaarethereforeappearingtodaybeforeyouanofficialstateagencyfiththehopethatthefacilitiesanddecisionofthisBoardwillresultinacompleteandunifiedofficialprogramforthebestuseofthewaterresourcesofColoradoforallitscitizensaprogrambasedonfranknessandfairnessanddevoidofmisunderstanding 97DenverspositionandrequestarerelativelysimpJeinprinciple1ThemetropolitanDenverareaanditsneedforwateraregrowingandwillcontinuesotogrowI2Denvernrnhasthefinancialburdenofretiringitsgeneralobligati04bondsissuedtobuilda30milliondollarcapitalexpansionprogramforitswatersystemwhichisnearingcompletionandtheadditionalfinancialburdenofa46milliondollarprogramwhichisbeingstartedThis76milliondollarobligationisbeingassumedunderthecitysmvncrediorearningsYithoutstateorfederalaid3By1960whenthecitysownprogramiscompleteDenverviillhaveexhaustedforitsanditsneighborsusetheCitysPlatteRiverFraserRiverandWilliamsRiverresourcesThemetropolitanareaspopulationitsobligationstonationaldefenseitscommercialandindustrialrequirementswillallthendemandwaterfromtheonlypossibleadditionalsourcetheBlue3iver4Tohavethiswateravailablewhenneededtheremustbetakenstepsimmediatelytoconstructa23miletunnelfromDillontoGrantThistunnelcannotbeexpectedtobecompletedearlierthanabout19635BecauseofthecitysotherpresentfinancialburdensforwaterdevelopmentbecauseoftherequirementforthewaterbyallthemetropolitanareawhereasubstantialpercentageofthestatespopulationislocatedandbecauseofthespecialrequirementsbyfederalagenciesmilitarybasesandnationaldefenseandatomicusestheBlueRiverprojectshouldbefinancedbyinterestfreeloanpfromthefederalgovernmentTheresultantbenefitstothewholestateandtheurgentneedofagreatnumberofitscitizensinthisareawarranttheunitedsupportofthewholestateandwhengrantedthatsameunitedsupportofallsectionsofColoradocanthenbegiventotheproposalswhichvillthenbebeforeCongressMayorNewtonthencalleduponMayorShulenburgofArvadaMayorShulenburgstatedthathehadbeendelegatedtoexpresstotheBoardtheviewsofthecitiestmvnsandcommunitiesofthemetropolitanareaofDenverinthismatterHediscussedthevastexpansionwhichhastakenplaceinthesuburbanareascitingArvadaasoneexapleHestatedthatthemetropolitanareasare100percentbehindDenverinitsrequestthattheBlueRiverProjectbemadeapartoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectthattheybelievethattheBlueRiverDiversionProjectisvitaltotheentiremetropolitanareathatitisnecessarytosolvethewaterproblemI 98IbroughtaboutbytheincreaseinpopulationandthatitwilllikffivisebenefittheentireStateofColoradoWethereforeurgehestatedthatthemembersoftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardrecommendthattheBlueRiverDiversionProjectbemadeapartoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectandtakewhateveractionisnecessarytomakeitarealityMayorNewtonthenintroducedNiclPetryPresidentoftheDenverBoardofWaterCommissionersMrPetrystatedthatduring1952Denverused129084acrefeetofwateranincreaseof32percentduringthepastfiveyearsDenverhas180000acrefeetofwateravailablehesaidandbetween1960and1961thissupplywillbedepletedifthepresentrateofgrowthcontinuesMrPetryexplainedthatsince1940Denverhasinstalled45000newtapsatarateof6000tapsperyearthatthecensusreportvlillindicatethatthrough194050Denversgrmvthwas383percentandthattheDenvermetropolitanareacontains425percentofthepopulationofColoradoHestatedthatDenverhashadagreatfinancialloadinkeepingupwithitsgrmvthandthatuntilseptember1951theareathatcouldbeservedwaslimitedto125squaremilesHefurtherexplainedthatonApril11952waterrateswereincreased20percentovertherevenuereceivedin1951andinadditionDenverhadgoneintoameterprogramAlloutlyingareashesaidareonmetersatthepresenttimeMrPetrystressedthefactthatfithDenversgreatgrmvthitisquiteapparentthatDenverisfacingagravesituationasitwilltakenolessthansevenyearstodeveloptheBlueRiverProjectandineightyearsitwillbeatthelimitofitspresentwaterresourcesHeexpressedthehopethattheBoardwouldgiveseriousconsiderationtothematterMrPetrypresentedtotheBoardaerialpicturestakenin1948and1952whichindicateDenversgrovhduringthefouryearperiodIMayorNffivtoncalledonAkselNielsenPresidentoftheDenverChamberofCommercetoexplainDenversgro1vthfromabusinessstandpointMrNielsenstatedthatin1952114majorconcernseithermovedtoDenverorenlargedtheirfacilitiesinDenvertoservethegrmYingneedsinthisareaHeexplainedthatDenversgrmvthisnotatemporaryboomasthegrowthhasbeensteadyforthelastsevenyearsFromapopulationstandpointhesaidmetropolitanDenverhasgained38percentinthattime1Nielsencalledattentiontothefactthatbank 99clearingsincreased113percentinthreeyearsalittleinexcessof500000000eachyearthatpostalreceiptshaveincreased83percentinsevenyearsor1000000ayearandthatthePublicServiceCompanyhashadasteadygrowthinthemaximumhourlYdemandforkilowattsfrom1930tothepresenttimeIMayorNevonannouncedthatrepresentativesofsomeofthedefenseestablishmentswerepresenttoexplaintotheBoardtheneedsofthoseestablishmentsforwaterandcalledonBrigGeneralJohnTSpraeCommandingGeneralofLmvryAirForceBaseGeneralSpraguestatedthatthepopulationatLowryAirForceBasewas17000atpresentandthatinthenextwoorthreemonthsitwasexpectedtoincreaseto20000ormoreHesaidthatLowryused3000000gallonsofwateramonthfromtheDenversystemHeexpainedthatthesystemonthebasehasacapacityoftaking9000000gallonsofwateradayandatthepresenttimeLowryFieldhasthecapacityofhousing20000peopleMayorNevtonthencalleduponAdmiralGilbertCHooveroftheRockyFlatsAtomicEnergyPlantAdmiralHooverexplainedtotheBoardthatoneofthereasonsthislocationwaspickedfortheAtomicEnergyPlantwastheavailabilityofutilitiesHereferredtothecontractwiththeDenverBoardofWaterCommissionersconcerningtheirwatersupplyAdmiralHooverstatedthatheconsideredtheRockyFlatsdevelopmentoneofthekeyplantswhichvillhavetobekeptinoperationduringthistimeandaskedthatthewatersupplytoRockyFlatsbecontinuedMayorNevonintroducedBrigGeneralPaulIRobinsonCommandingGeneralofFitzsimonsArmyHospitalGeneralRobinsonstatedthatinfiscalyear1952Fitzsimonsused355866000gallonsofwaterandtheestimateforfiscalyear1953was400000000gallonsAtthepresenttimehesaidthereare1800patientsandthatfigureprobablywouldbedoubledinmobilizationalthoughthewaterconsumptionwouldnotincreaseproportionatelyGeneralRobinsonstatedininmobilization500000000gallonsofwaterperyearwouldbeneededtosupplyFitzsimonsMayorNewtoncalledonColonelAWMeetzeCommandingOfficeroftheRockyMountainArsenalnextIColonelMeetzestatedthattheRockyMountainArsenallocatedaboutelevenmilesnortheastofDenverwasessentiontothenationalsecurityandcouldnotoperatedWithoutwaterThereareatthepresenttimehesaid2000personsemployedandbyMay1953there 100IviIIbeapproximately2800personsemployedthereTheJuliusHymanCompanyalsolocatedtherehas700employeesHeexplainedtotheBoardthattheyusedprocesswaterandpotablewaterbothofwhichareobtainedfromtheCityandCountyofDenverandstoretheirwaterinlakeswhichhaveacapacityof500000000gallonsTheprocesswaterhesaidiscirculatedandwhenitislowpotablewaterisobtainedfromDenverColonelMeetzestatedthatthepresentaverageusageofprocesswateris2000000gallonsperdayandtheanticipatedusageis35milliongallonsperdaythepresentusageofpotablewateris34ofamilliongallonsadayandtheanticipatedusageis15milliongallonsadaytheanticipateduseduringthenextsixmonthsis5000000gallonsofwaterperdayandthehigherauthoritieshaverequestedthattherebeavailableinaddition6to10milliongallonsperdayMayorNe1vtonstatedthatthisconcludedthefirstphaseofthepresentationandthenextphaseofthepresentationwouldbefromthecitizensandnontechnicalpublicofficialsAtthispointtheBoardrecessedforfiveminutesafterwhichthemeetingreconvenedandViceChairmanBaileyannouncedthattheDenverpresentationwouldbecontinuedMayorNe1vtoncalledonGlennSaundersAttorneyfortheDenverWaterBoardtocarryonwiththebalanceofthepresentationMrSaundersexplainedthehistoryoftheDenvertransmountainplanwhichwasinitiatedonJuly41921Hestatedthatin1935itwasundertakentosetupaframeworkwithinwhichapatternofdevelopmentcouldbemadeAtthattimehesaidthePlanningCommissionheldameetingdthprominentwaterpeopleoftheStateandtheDelaneyresolutionwasframedtofullyprotecttheWesternSlopeIwSaundersexplainedthattheprojectproposedbyDenverisnotinconsistentwiththeproposedBlueSouthPlatteProjectoftheBureauofReclamationbutyetisquitedifferentTheprojectDenverhasinmindhestatedisaprojecttobebuiltownedandfinancedbythepeopleofDenverwithfinancialassistancefromtheFederalGovernentintheformofinterestfreemoneyHefurtherexplainedthatDenverdidnotproposethattheDenverprojectbeincludedintheColoradORiverStorageProjectasaparticipatingprojectinthesensethattermisusedintheColoradoRiverStorageProjectBillasitwouldnotbefinancedinthesamewayastheBureauofReclamationprojectsarefinancedMrSaundersstatedthatwiththeapprovaloftheBoarditwashopedthataresolutioncouldbedrawnatonceapprovingDenverscontinuedgrmvthinsuchawayandwithsuchassurancesastoobtainthemostharmoniousrelationsbetweenevery 101sectionoftheStateHecalledattentiontothefactthatthe177000acrefeetofwaterwhichwouldbeusedfortheDenverwaterprojectareconsiderablylessthanthe430000acrefeetofwaterinvolvedintheBureauofReclamationprojectMrSaundersexpressedthehopethattheBoardwouldlookwithfavoruponaresolutionwhichwouldpermitjArBreitensteintoinsistontheinclusionoftheDenverprojectasaconcurrentpartoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectbillIViceChairmanBaileyaskedMrSandestogivetheBoardinformationontheengineeringfeaturesoftheRrojectMrSaundersexplainedthatDenversplanistotakewaterfromtheBlueRiveratitsconfluencewiththenakeandTenMileRiversnearDillonwhichhasanelevationof8860feetthroughatwentythreemiletunneltobebuiltundertheContinentalDividetoGrantwhichhasanelevationof8640feetThewaterwouldthenbestoredatTwoForksReservoirsouthwestofDenverhestatedandfromthereitwouldbebroughttoDenverandusedasitisneededHeaddedthatthetwentythreemiletunnelfromDillontoGrantwouldhavetobebuiltfirstandwouldtakeaboutsevenyearstocompleteConsiderablediscussiononthematterfollowedViceChairmanBaileyreferredtoresolutionspassedbytheBoardinconnectionwiththeFryingpanArkansasProjectprovidingthatnofurtherfedeallyfinancedtransmountaindiversionprojectsJeapproveduntiltheWesternSlopesurveysarecompletedandcalledonEOLarsonRegion4BureauofReclamationtoreporttotheBoardconcerningthestatusoftheWesternSlopesurveysMrLarsonreportedasfollowsAcomprehensiveinventoryofpotentialprojectswascompletedin1946In1950adetailedreportwassubmittedontheColoradoRiverStorageProjectandthirteenparticipatingprojectstwoofwhichhavebeendroppedsincethattimeThatreportwasfinallysenttotheCommissionerandapprovedThereportontheFruitgrOYfersProjectisjustbeincompletedTheDefinitePlanReportonthePaoniaProjecthasbeencompletedTheFireMountainCanalreportisnearlycompleteThereisalsoareportontheWestDivideProjectandrehabilitationreportsfortheUncompahgreandGrandValleyProjectsTheLaPlatareporthasbeencompletedReconnaissancereportontheGunnisonBasinProjecthasbeencompletedArevisionofthereportontheDoloresProjectshouldbeoutinAprilI 102IReconnaissancereportsontheSanMiguelandLittleSnakewillsoonbereadyTheCliffsDivideProjectisbeingworkedonnowThreeunitsofthatprojectarecompletedandtwounitsare95percentcompleteThereportshouldleaveMrJenningsofficebyJuly11953TheAnimasLaPlataprojectwilltakeseveralyearstocompleteDiscussionofthetimenecessarytocompletethesurveysandinformationwhichwillbeincludedinthesurveysensuedThemeetingrecessedat1205pmtoreconveneat130pmC1o11fAfternoonSessionFebrary161953Themeetingwascalledtoorderat150pmbyViceChairmanGeorgeJBaileyLarsonstatedthatthereportontheColoradoRiveaboveGrandJunctionvillincDldeallinformationtheBureauhastodateonmunicipaandindustrialuses1lrBreitensteinreferredtoSection15oftheBoulderCanyonProjectActwhichprovidesforthesurveysheretoforementionedandaskedifthe1946BasinReportsatisfiedtheBoulderCanyonProjectActof1928MrRiteroftheBureauofReclamationstatedthattheBureauconsideredthe1946comprehensivereportasfulfilbnentoftheActof1928andthatthe1946reportrepresentedthebestinformationavailableilhenaskedifeitherheorMrLarsoncouldgiveanestimateofwhentheinvestigationswillbecompletedMrRitersaidtheycouldnotHecalledattentiontothefactthatthoseinvestigationsalwaysuncovermanymoreproblemsthusmakingalongerperiodoftimenecessaryItdependsalsohesaidonfundsavailableforthatpurposeIliIrBreitensteinaskedlJrRiterifhethoughttheinvestigationscouldbecompletedinfiveyearsMrRiterrepliedthathethoughtthatitcouldbedoneinthattimeDiscussiononthematterensued 103MrBreitensteinaskediftheexportationofwaterfromthenaturalbasinoftheColoradoRiverRegion4totheEasternSlopeofColoradoRegion7posesanyproblemastotheplanningandauthorizationoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectMrBatsonstatedthatitdidnotcauseabarrierbuttheproblemoftimewouldenterinWhenaskediftheBureauhadanymethodofintegeratingtheeffortsofthetworegionsherepliedtherehadbeenasteeringcommitteeheadedbyJudgeStonewhichhadbeeninoperationforaboutfouryearsThelastmeetinghestatedwasheldwhentheFryingPaArkansasProjectwasbeingconsideredabouttwoyearsagoIMrAmmonsaskedifthe1946reportshowsthereissufFicientwaterfortheWesternSlopeandtheCityofDenverMrRiterrepliedthatthe1946reportwasaninventoryreportandsincethattimetherehavebeenotherreportssponsoredbytheWarDepartmentandtheDepartmentofMineswhichshmvthepossibilityofthemanufactureofsyntheticfuelsMrBreitensteinpointedoutthatMrRiterhadsaidthe1946reportwasacomprehensivereportandthathealsoreferstoitasaninventoryreportIfitisaninventoryreporthestatedthereisaquestionastowhetheritisafulfillmentoftheBouderCanyonProjectActheretoforementionedMrBreitensteinaskediftheotherColoradoRiverBasinStatesacceptedthe1946reportascompleteMrLarsonexplainedthattheyhadcertaincriteriatomeet1Theamountavailableforthejobwas15000002therequestofsomeoftheUpperBasinStatestocomeoutvliththebestplanpossibletoshowpotentialitiessoitcouldbedividedamongthestatesand3theActof1928whichhasbeenmentionedpreviouslyHeaddedthatinhisopinionthe1946reportiscomprehensiveasitcoversirrigationmineralsandrotherusestothedegreeofaccuracyofdatawhichwasavailableatthattime1LarsoncalledattentiontothefactthatmostofthedelayinthecompletionofinvestirationsisduetoalacloffundsAtthispointViceChairmanBaileycalledonFrankDelaneyofGlenwoodSpringstopresentthevielsoftheWesternSlopeinregardtoDenversrequesttoincludetheDenverprojectintheauthorizationbillfortheColoradoRiverStorageProjectMrDelaneyexplainedthatbecausetherepresentativesoftheWesternSlopearefromsuchwidelyseparatedcommunitiesitisdifficultforthemtoorganizeDuringthenoonrecesshoweverhestatedatentativeprogramwasoutlinedMrDelaneyreferredtoapamphletsentoutbytheColoradoWaterConservationBoardregardingI 104 I the Fryingpan Arkansac Project and a resolution adopted by the Board at that time outlining the policy of the Board He c aIled attention to a letter dated February 27 1951 from Judge Stone to Mr Batson of the above mentioned outlining the contents resolution contained therein which provides publication that no and to the further federally financed transmountain projects should be built until such time as the surveys on t he Western Slope are completed It is our position he stated that a fair decision was made and that everyone party to this agreement should abide by it unless there are some very good reasons to show that time la said that Denver does not need water but why Delaney policy should be wants to earmark it for future proceedin in which Denver s obta ned an i Deriver for a priority got a date of June Supreme Court Document 80 was rescinded at the He referred to use involved appropriation for all fIn present just adjudication he said of the Blue River and asked one case date as or ahead of the Colorado Big Thompson Project but 24 1946 and in another case pending in the to whether Denver gets the water under Senate the Western Slope gets it Mr Delaney read excerpts from Resolution No 1 of the Committee of Seventeen appointed by Governor Johnson in 1935 under the auspices of the State w Delaney matter that Denver now Planning Commission Delaney Resolution stated that after close attention to this presents he had come to the follovfing conclusions Denver now has a According to one eminent hydrologist supply of either 183 500 or firm 187 500 acre feet of water in the driest ten year period from the South Platte and Ifestern Slope facilities Denver has published in a pamphlet the amount of water ured and that publication shows the per capita annual use of water in the City of Denver is In other words 236 acre foot according to that it is computed that 23 600 acre feet is sufficient for 100 000 population which means that Denver has sufficient water for a population of 750 000 to 800 000 or enough Now Denver is asking for 177 000 to last until 1979 acre feet which is sufficient for a population of I 1 500 000 and is claiming that this is an emergency proposi ti on In conclusion Mr Delaney stated that it would certainly including the proposal into the He added that bill to authorize the Colorado River Storage Project the estern Slope might lose some water but would like to say to posterity that it tried to save the water which may be needed for oil shale development inviting trouble in all stages of development Fryinfpan Arkansas Project to inject this Denver be S 1 b T17p7C t4few ent s IA T j iJit ar J li Il i 105 Delaney then called Mr on Judge on Hume S White to give his views the matter Judge White stated that Mr Delaney had covered the matter thoroughly and that he believes the Board has a firm commitment that no further federally financed transmmlntain diversion projects be built until the investigations on the Western Slope are completed Delaney called on R Chamber of Commerce Junction vdth delegates from Mr Grand Junction Grand Mr who was Williams of Commerce at M Williams to report Secretary a meeting the Denver Chamber of the held in Commerce o President of the Grand Junction Chamber stated that at the the time on I meeting held August 9 1950 agreed appreciated the position of the Western Slope and that no action would be taken until the Western Slope position had it that Denver was been proven Advisory Mr Delaney called on H R Holliday of the Delta County Water Board to present the resolution which has been adopted by several Western Slope organizations Mr Holliday read the resolution approved by the Gunnison County Chamber of Commerce Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Montrose County Water Advisory Board and Delta County Water Advisory Board as follows A RESOLUTION WHEREAS of Denver County We have been advised of the that proposal requesting municipal and industrial water participating project of the U S s diversion of be made Upper a Colorado River Yater Storage WHEREAS The members Project a City project and for the from the Blue River Bureau of Reclamation s and of t he Colorado rater Conservation Board have heretofore by unanimous agreement solemnly resolved and approved the Fryingpan Arkansas Diversion of water from 7estern Colorado to Eastern Colorado upon the expressed condition and covenant that no additional federally financed trans mountain diversion projects shall be approved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board unless and until surveys are completed of the waters and needs of Western Colorado and I 106IIHSREASi1eareadvisedbywaterauthoritiesthatprojectsforthedevelopmentofViaterformunicipalandindustrialpurposesarenoteligibleunderthe1939ActofCongressasparticipatingprojectsunderfederalholdoverstorageprogramsandWHEREASWaterofficialsandwaterusersinViesternColoradohavebeenledtobelievebyrepresentativesoftheCityandCountyofDenverthatnofurtherrequestsfortransmountaindiversionswillbemadeuntiltheabovementionedsurveyshavebeencompletedandquantitiesandusesdeterminedandnfErlEASItappearstousthatifDenverpersistsinitspresentrequectitwillineffectrevoketheconditionsuponhichtheColoradoNaterConservationBoardgaveitsunanimouscons3nttotheFryingpanArkansasTransmountainDiversionProjectandthattheconditionscanrlOtberevokedvdthoutrevokingconsenttothesaidprojectNOWTHEd00E3EITRESOLVEDthatwerespectfullyrequesteachandeverymemberoftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardtoabidebytheabovementionedresolutionadoptedbyitastheofficialpositionoftheStateofColoradothatthereshallbenofurtherfederallyfinancedtransmountaindiversionsapprovedunlessanduntilsurveysofwaterresourcesandneedsofWesternColoradohavebeencompletedandthatthisboarddenythepetitionoftheCityandCountyofDenverrequestingtheDenverBlueRiverplanforaholdoverstorageprogramontheUpperColoradoRiverANDBEITFUR7HFRRFSOLVEDthatcopiesofthisresolutionbefurnishedtoeachmemberoftheColoradoWaterBoardandHisExcellencyGovDanThorntonGovernoroftheStateofColoradoICertifiedasatrueandcorrectcopyofthisresolutionadoptedonMondayFel21953DelaneythencalledonCRNeilloftheNorthForkWaterConservancyDistrictllrNeillstatedthatmembersoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheNorthForkViaterConservancyDistrictwereoftheopinionthattheDenverplanwastobecomeaparticipatingprojectandwereverymuch 107concernedastothestatusofthePaoniaProjectThePaoniaProjectheexplainedisaparticipatingprojectoftheColoradoRiverstorageProjectanditwastheirunderstandingthatnofurtheractioncanbetakenonthePaoniaProjectuntilthisColoradoRiverStorageProjecthasbeenauthorizedbyCongressWeareconcernedhestatedthatshouldthisBoardapproveDenversrequestitwouldabsorbamajorportionoftheearningsofheColoradoRiverStorageProjecttotheextentthatanyfurtherworkonthePaoniaProjectwillbesetasideMrNeillcalledattentiontothefactthattheFryingpanArkansasProjectwasconsentedtoundertheconditionthattherewouldbenofurtherfederallyfinancedtransmountaindiversionsuntiltheWesternSlopesurveyswerecompletedMrGeorgeCoryMontroseCountyWaterAdvisoryBoardwascalledonnextMrCorystatedthathisoutlookonthesituationisdifferentthanexpressedbyJudgeVhiteandMrDelaneybecausehecameintothepicturemuchlaterHeexplainedthathisthoughtsrelatetoaprojectionofwhatmightbedonewiththewaterintheStateofColoradoandthatheisvitallyconcernedwiththediversionofthiswateronsuchabasisthatnopartoftheStateshallsufferMrCoryreferredtotheCompactof1922inwhich7500000acrefeetofwaterwerereservedforfutureuseintheUpperBaSinunderthetheorythatdevelopmentwouldoCCuratamuchfasterrateintheLowerBasinthanintheUpperBasinThistheorywasrecognizedhestatedwhentheagreementwasmadeontheFryingpanArkansasProjecttwoyearsagothatnofurtherfederallyfinancedtransmountaindiversionprojectsbebuiltuntiltwothingsweredone1Acompletewaterinventorymadeofpotentialusesofthatwaterand2everyeconomicagriculturalandindustrialaspectstudiedMrCorycalledattentiontothefactthatitvBsbroughtoutinthemorningsessionthatDenverhadincreased38percentinpopulationHeaskedwhythismaterialhadnotbeenbroughttotheattentionoftheBoardmonthsagoMrCorysuggestedthatstudiesbemadeforeachareaoftheStateandthatthenewDirectoroftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardcorrelatethisinformationtoshowacoordinatedwaterplanwhichfillbenefittheentireStateofColoradoTheBoardrecessedat330PMtfII 108 The Chairman Vice Colorado I Bailey present was at meeting reconvened and had 3 40 P M announced that J some matters to Smith H present Jr Smith stated that it ms essential that all realize many other communities within the State that are also Grand Junction he said has grown as much as Denver rapidly Mr that there growing on a are percentage basis He Water Battle What is the presented copies of an article entitled the of the President containing excerots from report Water Resources Policy Co ssion to Board members mentioned article reads as follows The above In order to familiarize interested parties Yith over the Fryingpan Ar ansas there follows belovf our questions Transmountain Diversion problems underlying the dispute vith answers drffi from the Report of the President s Water Resources Policy Commission This report has been used because the Commission has studied the water resources problem of the entire nation on an impartial basis The conclusions show clearly that water is the most valuable asset of Western Colorado demands that there is not and that we are a sufficient sadly lacking quantity to meet all in the information It is our belief that tLis necessary for proper planning information must be compiled and studied before the federal taxpayer is a sked to furnish funds for the construction of transmountain diversion systems Is the water of the Colorado River and its 1 tributaries valuable The priceless value ohater to the people of the West and the extraordinarily difficult problems associated vdth its control and use are nmvhere better exemplified than in the history of the development of the waters of the Colorado 2 River Basin I Aspen to the Board What is the value of the natural Colorado as a recreational area The COlorado Rive Basin constitutes one of the great primitive wildlife and stream fishery areas in the United States That part of the estern Slope of the Continental Divide falling within the upper basin constitutes one of the greatest hunting areas in continental United States s 109ThebasinnowisamajornationalrecreationcenterWithsomeofthegreatestscenicattractionsintheworlditislikelythatplanninforandmaintenanceofproperrecreationalusefillalwaysbeamajorfeatureinbasinwaterresourcesuse3HartmanyfishermenandhuntersvisittheWesternSlopeofColoradoinoneseasonIOver76000huntersand150000fishermenannuallyvisittheWesternSlopeofColoradospendingforlicensefeessomethingover1milliondollars4IsthepopulationintheColoradoRiverBasinincreasingGrandJunctionhasexperiencedanincreaseofmIlover70since19405WhatwillbethewaterrequirementfortheultimatedevelopmentofoilshalePreliminaryestimatesindicatethatbyaretortingprocessanetwaterconsumptionforprocessingofabout170000acrefeetayearwillberequiredtoproduce500millionbarrelsofcrudeoilayearfromoilshaleWhilethisisnotlargeamuchlargersupplywouldbenecessaryfordomesticandMnicipalusesincommunitiesassociatedwiththisindustrialdevelopment6HavethemineralpossibilitiesoftheareabeenexhaustedorisitexpectedthatmorewaterwillbeneededfortheirproperdevelopmentExploitationofthemanymineralresourcesofthebasinhasbarelybegun7AretherestillnewresourcestobedevelopedintheBasinManyimportantresourcepotenialsremainforfutureexploitation8IswaterneededfortheultimatedevelopmentoftheseresourcesEveryenterpriseintheBasinhasdependedaboveallelseonwaterforitsusefulnessanditssuccessI II1109WhatistheimportanceoftheColoradoRivertothefutureoftheSouthwestTheColoradoRiverdrainagesystemistheheartoftheintermountainSouthwestandisthelastwaterholeavailabletofuturefarmsandranchesindustriesandcommunitiesintheregion10ArecontroversiesovertheallocationofwaternormalrForyearscontroversiesconferencesandnegotiationshavetakenplaceamongthevariousStatesontheallocationoftheriverswater11ShouldthesolutionofthesecontroversiesbesimpleIndeednothingissimpleintheColoradoBasinwhenexaminedclosely12IstheresufficientdataavailableforproperplanningofthedispositionofwateroftheColoradoRiverProbablynolargerdrainagebasininthecountryisaspoorlyequippedwithbasicdataasisthatoftheColoradoRiverThislackofdatahascometobewidelyrecognizedandgreatefforthasbeenmadetofillthegapsHowevermuchinformationisstilllackingAlthoughrecordsofflowhavebeentakenonthemainstemandsomeofthemajortributariesforaconsiderableperiodthedataarenotsufficientforfulldevelopmentofthebasin13DowehaveadequatedataonevaporationforplanningpurposesCompleteinformationconcerningevaporationratesandfactorsaffectingevaporationsuchaswinddirectionandvelocitiestemperatureandairpressureshouldbeavailablepriortotheselectionofanyreservoirintheColoradoRiverBasinAndstepstosecurethisinformationonabasinwidebasisshouldbeinitiatedimmediately14DowehaveadequatedataongroundwaterforplanningpurposesOnlyasmallamountoftheneededinformationongroundwatersisavailable 111J15DowehaveadequatedataonsedimentationforplanningpurposesPerhapsthegreatestneedinthebasinisadequateinformationonsedimentI16DowehaveadequatedataonerosionDetailederosionsurveysoftheareaareessential17DowehaveenoughdataongeologyandsoilsGeologicandsoilmapsarealmostabsent18DoweknowenoughaboutthewaterlostthroughevapotranspirationbywaterwastingweedstodeterminewhetherwecouldnotsaveenoughwaterbytheireliminationtoavoidexpenseoftransmountaindiversionsAlthoughanumberofagenciesarestudyingtheproblemitsmagnitudeanditsbearinguponthewaterresourcesaresuchastojustifyprosecutionofanimmediateandadequateresearchprogramdesignedtodeterminetheamomtofwaterlostthroughtranspirationofvarioustypesofplantsandtosuppressallnonbeneficialweedtreeorshrubgrowth19WhyistheresuchalackofbasicdataThepaucityofpopulationandresourcesisingeneralresponsibleforagenerallackofbasicinformationaboutthebasinThisisfeltparticularlyinresearchonlandmanagementpracticesAlthoughinvestigationshavebeencarriedonbyStateandFederalagenciesnotmuchattentionhasbeengiventheoverallproblemMuchofthereasonliesinthepredominantFederalownershipandthelackofFederalbackingofwatershedresearchAbout7ofthetotalBasinareaisinFederalOmership20HaveStateandFederalagenciesbeenabletocarryouttheirresponsibilitiestowardwatershedmanagementThefactthatthebulkofthelandsareinpublicovmershipprimarilyFederalandthatthesepubliclydministeredlandsareamongthemostdeterioratedlandsinthecountryisnottothecreditofnationallandpolicyrhattheseveralresponsiblepubliCagenciesFederalandStatehavenottakendirectandpositivestepstocurethelongexistingevilswithmeasuresnowintheirmhandsisnottotheircreditI II112ThattheFederalGovernmentshouldmakeandconsideradditionallargeexpendituresforwaterresourcesdevelopmentwithrnltfirsttakingvigorousactiontoovercomethesituationisunwiseThattheStatesandotherlocalpublicagencieshavefailedtoprotecttheirpropertiesfromcontinuousdecaysorsafeguardtheirlimitedwaterresourcesisimprovident21WhatisfirstneededinordertoplantheproperdevelopmentoftheareaFulldevelopmentoftheBasinandthemostefficientuseofitswaterresourcescannotbeattainedvfithoutagreatquantityofadditionalinformationoVOCWLdefieldsofinterestOrganizationofthiseffortshouldbeoneofthefirsttasksofariverbasincommissionfortheColoradoassuggestedbythisCommission22IstheresufficientwateravailableintheBasinforitsproperfuturedevelopmentInsufficientwaterisavailaoletotheupperbasintosupplyallpotentialprojectsAdditionalpossibilitieshaverecentlyarisenwhichwillrequirewaterandpmerparticularlypotentialindustrialusesintheupperbasinforreductionofoilshalehydrogenationofcoalwoodpulpmillsandothersimilaroperationsConsiderablestudywillberequiredofthemanypotentialitiesbeforeacompletegroupofparticipatingprojectsmaybechosenthathavewaterrequirementscompatiblewithallocationstotheStatesoftheupperbasinefficientuseofwaterandthenationalinterestItshouldhenotedthatthisstatementwasmadebeforetheimportanceofuraniumintheBasinwasrealized23IsthereanyothersourceofwaterfromwhichtheBasincoulddrawitssupplyItisunlikelythatenoughwatercanevenbemadeavailabletocomplementfullytheotherresourcesoftheBasinsgreatareat1RespectfullysubmittedbythePitkinCountyWaterProtectionAssociationFebruary61953 LL Smith stated that these excerpts will confirm remarks Cory that there is a lack of information of the water and supply potentialities on the Western Slope and added that no funds should be spent until the facts are knmvn Mr made by MI I Mr Delaney stated that all oreanizations on the Western to expedite in every way possible anxious the completion Slope if of these surveys he said In his opinion surveys and inve tiga tions of the same characher as the Bureau s report on the Gunnison River are made it should be possible to go ahead vlith a fair degree are of assurance that nothing being overlooked is The matter of securing funds fs very important he added and Frank I rerriell Engineer and Secretary of the Colorado River Nater Consrrvation District will discuss this matter Merriell stated that Judge Stone customarily went to appeared before appropriation subcommittees of the Mr Washington and House to make sure the reclamation appropriation carried sufficient He called attention to the fact that if we want to be assured of sufficient funds for the investigations on the estern Slope someone vill have to take over the responsibility of going to Nashington every year for this purpose funds Mr Merriell reviewed breifly vnlat it means to divert water he stated has diverted water from t he Fraser River and some andfrom the Williams River and of its tributaries for sixteen years Mr some tributaries for twelve years Merriell explained that when the Denver secured the right to divert water from t hose rivers Denver Western Slope wrote off those rivers as assumed Denver wanted that water and was pointed out that Denver was not source of supply as it He going to divert it and is not today equipped to a was and as a result divert and use that water Denver has used less than If this water was so vall1able as 1 3 of the water available Denver now claims he stated necessary preparations should have been made to store the water where it is collected and at a place near where it is going to be used He stated that enough water to SGrve 100 000 people has been Mr going Delaney to waste all these years called attention to a letter from the Water Board of Pice dated November 9 1949 regarding the minutes of five meetings which were held on the Colorado River Storage Project at He stated that leblo and Denver Craig Grand Junction Durango he had located these minutes and found there was no record of Denver expressed the thought that Denver has been lax in this proposal Mr Delaney thanked the 30ard for their attention in this matter and stated that the presentation of the Western Slope was concluded proposal presenting He s I 114IViceChairmanBaileyaskedifDenverhadanythingfurthertoaddtothisdiscussionlfrSaundersspeakingforDenvercommentedasfollowsThissituationhasbeentreatedassomehwatofapoliticalmatterThepoliticalnatureisindicatedbytheconcentrationofgeographicalarearepresentedThequestionhasarisenastowhetilerornottheapprovaloftheFryingpanArkansasdiversionsotiedtheBoardshandsastoprecludetheconsiderationofotherprojectsforthedevelopmentoftheremainderoftheStateNopublicofficialhastherighttodestroyhispovTertoactMrDelaneyandotherrepresentativesoftheWesternSlopereferredtotheresolutionthatnofurtherfederallyfinancedtransmountaindiversionprojectsbebuiltuntilinvestigationsontheWesternSlopearecompletedDoestheIesternSlopeaskthattheWaterBoardrefuseapprovalofanyprojectsimplybecauseitisatransmountaindiversionprojectheaskedWhilethe430000acrefootBlueRiverProjectmighthaveinjuredthe1esternSlopenoonehasindicatedhowthisDenverproposalwouldbeinjurioustotheesternSlopeIftheesternSlopevillnotbeinjuredwhyarewehavingthisoppositionIRegardingthesubjectofpalTeritwouldnotbewiseforDenvertobuildthistunnelthatwillcarry788cfsandthennotuseittogeneratepowerItishopedthattheDenvermetropolitanareacanorganizeandworkviththeThlreauforfulldevelopmentofthisprojectTheBureauofReclamationhasnotyetcomeuplithaplantogotoCongressDenvercannotwaitWecannotforgetwhenwewereoutofwaterin1933IftheBureauhasnotyetdesigneditsprojectbythetimethetunnelisbuiltDenverwillthenbuildhydroelectricplantsandusetherevenuesfromsuchplantsItisstillhopedhcweverthattheBureauofReclamationVQllhaveaplandesignedbythetimethetunnelisfinished 1151RiterstatedthattheBureaudidsubmitadraftofreportontheBlueSouthProjectin1948TheBoardheexplainedhasnotgivencommentsonitMrPteraddedthatthiswasoneoftheitemsthePolicyandReviewCommitteewasgoingtohandlenextIMrSaundersreferredtoachartshowingtheactualwaterthatwasrequiredtooperatethepotablewatersupplytoDenverfrom1947to1952IfDenvercontinuestogrowandhasthesamepercapitaconsumptionasithashaditssupplyincludingunusedwaterintheWilliamsandMoffatTunnelandeverythingavailablefromthePlatteRivervlillbeconsumedby1963IfthegrowthcontinuesasinthelastfiveyearshestatedDenverwillrunoutofwaterin1961MrSaunderscontinuedwithhiscommentsHestressedthefactthatDenverhasmadeeveryeffortpossibletoconserveitswaterReferringtotheoilshaledevelopmentontheWesternSlopeMrSaundersstatedaccordingtofiguresworkedoutbySilmonSiththeWestSlopeplanstoproduce40percentofalltheoilintheUnitedStatesHesaidamillionbarrelperdayplantisplannedthelargestplantintheworldisonly420000RegardingthemeetingtheWaterCommitteeoftheDenverChamberofCommerceattendedtowhichMrWilliamsreferredMrSaundersexplainedthatthiswastotallyunofficialThereWerenopublicofficialsofDenverpresenthesaidMrSaunderscalledattentiontoaletterwhichtheDenverWaterBoardpresentedtotheColoradoWaterConservationBoardatameetingheldJune111951ThisletterheexplainedpresentedtheviewsoftheDenverWaterBoardontheColoradoRiverStorageProjectMrSrolndersreadtheabovementionedlettertotheBoardasfollowsBOARDOFWATERCOMMISSIONERSCITYANDCOUNTYBUILDINGJune111951ColoradoWaterConservationBoardStateOfficeBuildingDenverColoradoIGentlemenAtameetingoftheBoardtobeheldJune111951weunderstandthattheBoardviIIconsiderthecomluentswhich 116IshouldbemadebythestateofColoradorespectingtheColoradoRiverStorageProjectandparticipatingprojectspreparedbyRegionIVoftheBureauofReclamationTheDenvermetropolitanareaisgrmvingsorapidlythatitislmostimpossibletokeepupvdththeincreasingdemandsbeingplacedontheDenverMunicipalaterSystemThevmternecessarytomeetthecontinuinggrmvthofDenvermustcomefromtributariesoftheColoradoRiverotherpotentialsourceshavingbeenexhaustedyearsagoItisthereforeessentialtoDenverswelfarethatadevelopmentoftheColoradortiveroftheproportionscontemplatedintheColoradoRiverStoragePromectbeSOdesignatedastoprotecttheDenverwatersupplyNostepsshouldbetakentoauthorizeordeveloptheColoradoRiverStorageProjectuntilithasbeenintegratedbyRegionVIIoftheBureauvithprojectsdesigndespciallyforthedevlopmentofColoradoinorderthataOneportionoftheupperstreamsystemlillnotbesodevelopedastoprecludethereasonabledevelopmentofothrportionsoftheupperstreamsystembUpstreamstoragenecessarytothedevelopmentofColoradoprojectsonboththeeasternandwesternslopemaybeprotectedwithprioritieshigherthanthoseawardedtheunitsoftheColoradoRiverStoageProjectTheprojectshouldnotbeapproveduntiladministrativeprocedureshavebeenmadeexplicitwhichlillinsurethebenefitsforwhichtheprojectissaidtobedesignedIftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectistoproceedvithoutintegrationdthColoradodevelopmentauthorizationoftheprojectshouldnotoccuruntilanequitableportionofitscapacityhasbeenprovidedtoassureacontinuedsupplyofvatertoDenveronitsColoradoRiverprioritiesISincetheColcradoiiiverStorBgeProjectisdesignedtoearmarkfundsoftheUnitedSoatesGovernmentforthedevelopmentofusefulwaterprojectsoutoftheColoradoRivernoauthorizationorappropriationfortheprojectshouldbemadeuntildefiniteprovisionhasbeenmadetosubsidizetheColoradoBigThompsonProjectfromtheColoradoRiverStorageProjecttowhateverextenttheColoradoBigThompsonProjectissubsidizedbyGreenMountain 117ReservoirandassurancegiventoDenverthatnouseofGreenMountainReservoirvlillbemadeadverselytotherequirementsofDenverforthewatersoftheBlueRiversystematDillonoverandabovethereplacementstorageprovidedinGreenMountainReservoirfortheuseofwesternslopewateruserswhichinsucheventDenverwouldacceptasapriorburdenontheBlueRiverseniortoanyclaimithasatDillonprovidedthefirstcallforsuchreplacementwasmadeoutoftributariesoftheBluebetweenGreenMountainReservoirandDillonINoauthorizationorappropriationfortheColoradoRiverStorageProjectshouldbemadeuntilthereisadequateassurancethatthegovernmentTillnotattempttoprecludethedevelopmentasapriorrightofprojectsbeingundertakenbyDenverfilingsforwhichhavebeenmadeintheofficeoftheStateEngineerofColoradowhichinvolveandcontemplatethecreationofanadequatewatersupplyfortheDenvermetropolitanareanODntilassuranceshavebeengiventhattheColoradoRiverStorageProjectvlillnotbeusedincompetitionwiththedevelopmentofwaterresourcesforDenverbutthatthegovernmentwillcooperatewithDenverinDenversefforttosecureatherOVltlexpenseanadequatewatersupplyBecausethepreliminaryreportontheColoradoRiverStorageProjectandparticipatingprojectsdoesnotindiGatetheextenttowhichanybeneficialuserofwaterisexpectedtoshareinthecostoftheprojectthebenefitssoughtbyDenvershouldbemadeavailabletoheratnogreatercostthanchargedtootherbeneficialusersTheserequestsonbehalfofDenveraremadewiththeassumDtionthatothersinColoradowillmakecorrespondingrequeaforprotectionofdevelopmentscontemplatedbythemandthattheColoradoWaterConservationBoardthroughitsengineeringandlegalfacilitieswillmakestillfurthersuggestionsforthegeneralprotectionoftheStateInthisletterwemakenosuggestionsregardingtheadvisabilityofcurtailingfurtherauthorizationsuntilthereshallhavebeenacompletesurveyoftheStateofColoradoWeassumetheColoradoffaterConservationBoardwillendeavortoprotecteachriverbasinagainstanoverdevelopmentofotherriverbasinsinColoradoandthatitwillalsoseriouslyconsidertheadvisabilityofapprovingtheprojectuntiltherehasbeenamorecarefulweighingofthebenefitstobeattainedagainsttheburdensofevaporationwhichmustbebornWehavenothadtheadvantageofbeingputinpossessionofthemostrecentpreliminaryreportsoftheBureauofReclamationbutbelievetherearefactorswhichmightprofitablybegoneintobytheBardsengineersandthoseemployedbytheDenverWaterDepartmentI 118ITheformalcommentsofColoradooughtnotoverlookappropriatereferencestotheoperationoftheunitsoftheprojectynthdueregardforthepreservationoftheintegrityofitswaterlawandofthelawoftheColoradoRiverrepresentedbythecompactstowhichColocadohasbeenapartyBOARDOFATERC01UJISSIONPBSsignedbyAPGumlickChairmanWaterCommitteeThegroylingneedsofDenverhestatedcannotbeoverlookedViceChairmanBaileyaskediftherewereanyquestionsandifMrDelaneyhadanythingfurthertoaddlfurCorystatedthathebelievedthemattercouldbemademuchsimplerifColoradoabandonedthehopeofsomeoneelsecorrelatingthenecessaryinformationonwatersupplyandusesHesugestedthatColoradostartonthejobfindingtheneedsandsupplyofwaterasitappliestospecificareasandceasethistotaldependencyonFederalagenciesViceChairmanBaileyaskedifanyonecouldgiveanestimateofthecostofcompletingtheesternSlopesurveysMrLarsonstatedthathewasnotinapositiontogivethatinformationMrBaileymentionedthepossibilityoftheStateofColoradoundertakingtheresponsibilityofcompletingthesurveysontheWesternSlopeMrLarsonsaidthatsomestateshaddonethatMrBaileyaskedMrJoePenfoldoftheIzaacITaltonLeagueifhehadanystatementtomakeIAsfarasDenversproposalisconcernedMrPenforldstatedtheIzaacualtonLeaguehasnotconsideredityetandthathecouldnotspeakofficiallyfortheLeagueHeexplainedhmyeverthattheColoradoDivisionoftheIzaacITaltonLeaguehadadoptedthepolicythattherebenofurthertransmountaindiversionsuntilthepotentialitiesoftherlesternSlopearefairlywellknof1HestatedthathebelieveditimperativethattheStaeofColoradotaketheinitiativeinthematteroffindingouttheneedsoftheITesternSlopeHeddedthatthetotalwaterdemandofthereclamationwouldbeabout6000acrefeetwhiletheDenverproposalwouldrequireabouttwentyninetimesthatdemand 119 Mr stated that he would like to correct Petry one statement For the record The statement regarding the 6 000 acre feet of reclamation project is not correct he said he added the Denver Yat er Board has oledged 10 per cent ly by Mr Penfold water required hy the made of its SUG to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal the Arsenal has asked for 10 000 000 addition to its present Mr I Petry said day in of water per uses submitted the Mosely gallons follovQng facts for the record supplies 16 100 acre feet of water per year present potential for two years to six Federal installations namely the Atomic Energy Plant Rocky Mountain Arsenal Fitzsimons Hospital Lowry Air Force Denver and Base Federal Correctional Institution Center 1953 plus In the water firm installations equal 15 84 1952 per cent The metered Rocky Lowry consQmption cOR itments made to them of Denver cons mptipn average daily Por 1952 was s use Mountain Arsenal 243 881 Air Force Bases 628 906 000 377 000 000 Fitzsimons Hospital Federal Correctional Institution Fort Logan Federal Center Total Atomic Energy 52 121 49 269 193 692 000 nIl in gallons 000 000 000 1 544 B69 000 In addition to the above February and the Federal of these Denver has the Plant 1 lntain Arsenal Rocky M Lmfry Air Force Base The meeting recessed at 5 in the Parisian Room 17 following 500 000 10 000 000 2 000 000 35 p m to reconvene Argonaut Hotel commitments gallons II at 9 00 a pel day If II m I 120IFebruary171953MorningSessionArgonautHotelThemeetingwascalledtoorderat915ambyViceChairmanGeorgeJBaileyMrBaileyannouncedthatbeforeconsideringthematterfurtherthismorninghewouldaskMrPetryMrSaundersMrDutcherillFrankDelaneytwRoyceJTiptonandMrJeanBreitensteintomeetwithhimTheBoardwasinrecess1IflItTheregularmeetingoftheBoardreconvenedat230pmatwhichtimetheCivilServiceCommissionersarrivedDiscussiononthematteroffillingthepositionofDirectorensuedItwasmovedbyELDutcherandsecondedbyJohnWBeatythattheBoardgointoExecutiveSessionwiththeCivilServiceCommissionforthepurposeofdiscussingthematterfurtherOnvotebeingtakenthemotioncarriedunanimouslyTheBoardthenwentintoExecutiveSessionat245pmltllflExecutiveSessionAfterthedepartureoftheCivilServiceConissionersitwasmovedbyTellerAmmonsandsecondedbyJMDillethatIvanCCrawfordbedesignatedasprovisionalappointeeforthepositionofDirectoroftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardOnvotebeingtakenthemotioncarriedunanimouslyandwasdeclaredadoptedIItwasmovedbyJohnWBeatyandsecondedbyGeorgeAPughethatanannualsalaryof912000besuggestedtotheGovernorforthepositionofDirectoroftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardOnvotebeingtakenthemotioncarriedunanimouslyandwasdeclaredadopted 121MrCrawfordwascalledintothemeetingandsomeofthemoreimminentmeetingsinvolvin8thepresenceoftheDirectorwerediscussedItwasagreedthatMrtcherMrDilleandMrBreitensteinwouldserveasacommitteetointroduceMrCrawfordtotheGovernoronFebruary18andinformtheGovernoroftheactionoftheBoardTheExecutiveSessionwasdeclaredterminatedandtheregularmeetingresumediHHHHHHPHHPkConsiderablediscussionensuedrelativetotheprocedurewithregardtotherequeoctoftheCityandCountyofDenverandpossibleactionsoftheUpperColoradoHiverComssionItwasmovedbyELDutcherandsecondedbyGeorgeAPughethattheColoadoWaterConservationBoardsubmitthematterconcerningtherequestoftheCityandCountyofDenverforfederalfundswithwhichtodivertapproximately177000acrefeetofwaterfromtheBlueRiverinWesternColoradotoaColoradoConferenceCommitteeconsistingoffivememberstwofromtheEasternSlopetwofrmheWesternSlopeandtheViceChairmanoftheColoradoWaterConservationBoardtheeasternandwesternColoradomemberstobeselectedbytheColoradoVlaterConservationBoardupontherecommendationofEasternandWesternSlopemembersoftheBoardtheCommitteetohavefullpowertoemploywhateverengineersandobtainwhateverengineeringdatatheymaydetermineasbeingnecessaryforthemtoreachaconclusioninsaidmatterandtomakearecommendationtothisBoardwiththefurtherunderstandingthattheColoradorepresentativeontheUpperColoradoRiverCommissionberequestedtomakeeveryefforttodeferanyCongressionalactionoractionbytheUpperColoradoRiverCommissionontheColoradoRiverStorageProjectbilluntilsuchCommitteemakesitsreportandtheColoradoWaterConservationBoardthereaftertakesactiononthesameDuringdiscussiononthemotionMrMcCormickstatedthatthemotiondidnotincludeanysugestionastohowfundsweretobeobtainedbytheCommitteeHethoughtthatperhapsRegion4oftheReclamationBureaumightfurnishsomefinancialassistanceII 122IMrDutchersaidthatthemattershouldbetheconcernoftheCommitteeandthatitshoulddecidehowmuchinformationmightbeavailablefromtheBureauofReclamationandtheWaterConservationBoardandwhatdatawerenecessarilytobeacquiredbyothermeansMrFrankMeakermemberoftheHouseofRepresentativesfromMontroseCountystatedthataskeletonbillhadbeenintroducedintheLegislaturecallingforanappropriationof10000000andwiththehelpofthoseinteresteditmightbepassedandfundsusedforthepurposesoftheCommitteeMrCoryurgedthatallconcernedshouldsupportthebillThetimewhichmightberequiredbeforesuchaConferenceCommitteemightmakeitsreportwasconsideredanddiscussedItwasfeltthatnodefinitetimelimitshouldbeplacedontheactivitiesoftheCommitteebutthateveryeffortshouldbemadetoexpediteitsstudiesTherewasnofurtherdiscussionandonvotebeingtakenthemotionwasunanimouslycarriedanddeclaredadoptedMrDutcheraskediftherewerefurthercommentsfromWesternSlopeBoardmembersorrepresentativesandthesuggestionwasmadethatinthestudytobemadebytheCotteeallvestedwaterrightsshouldberecognizedandtheireffectontheproposedDenverdiversionbedeterminedJITIioJIIrtfJlrYVJILMrBreitensteininquiredwhetherthepotentialpm1errightatGreenMountainReservoirvithapossibleprecludingeffectontheDenverdiversionwastobeconsideredavestedrightlDelaneystatedthatthematterofthispOTIerrightwasatthepresenttimebeforetheCourtandthatwhiletheWesternSlopewasnotinanywayrecedingfromitspositioninthelitigationproceedingsforthepurposesofthestudybytheCommitteethisrightmightnotnecessarilybeconsideredasanexistingwaterrightIItwasthenmovedbyELDutcherandsecondedbyJMDillethatanticipatingthattheGUThisonRiverBasinmightbeinvolvedinthestudiesoftheColoradoConferenceCommitteethePolicyandReviewComwitteeGunnisonRiverStorageappointedforthepurposeofdeterminingthedifferencesexistingbetweenareasintheGunnisonRiverBasinbereactivatedsothattheColorado 123ConferenceCommitteemayconsultwiththisPolicyandReviewCommitteeshouldtheoccasionrequireandfurthersothatcertainconditionsincludedintheoriginalreportofthePolicyandReviewCommitteerelativetotheauthorizationoftheColoradoRiverStorageProjectmaybereconsideredIOnvotebeingtakenthemotioncarriedunanimouslyandwasdeclaredadoptedThemeetingadjournedat630pmATTESTJMDilleSecretaryI HOUSEBILLNO457eBYREPRESENTATIVESMEAKERMcLAUGHLINKErRYSMARTTSPARKSANDECKHARDTBILLAFOR1ANACTRELATlNGTOWATERDEIlEIDPMENTANDTHEINVES2TIGATINGANDREPORTlNGOFWATERRESOURCESANDUSES3ANDMAKINGANAPPROPRIATIONFORCARRYlNGOUTTHE4PURPOSESOFTHISACT5BetErJactedbythaGeneralAssemblyoftheStateofCIloradol6SECTION1TheColoradoWaterConservationBoardisherebyau7thorizedanddirectedforthwithmakeorcausetobemadeastudyofthe8waterresourcesavailabletromsurfacesuppliesinthatpartofColoradowhichlieswestoftheContinentalDivideandastudyofthepresentand10potentialusesthereoftothefullextentnecessarytoaunifiedandharmoni1ousdevelopmentafthosewatersforbeneficialuseinColoradotothe12fullestextentpossibleunderthelawincludingthelawcreatedbycom13pactsaffectingtheuseofsaidwaterThestudiessotobemadeshall14includeanalJBesoftheextenttowhichwatermaybltransferredfromone15watershedtoanotherwithinthestatewithoutinjurytothepotentialece16nlmicdevlllopmentofthenaturalwatershedtromwhichwatermightbedi317vertedforthedeVelopmentofanotherwatershedSECTION2TheColoradoWaterConservationBoardisauthorizedand181920eDlPWeredtoemploysuchpersonsandenterintosuchcooperativeundertakingswithagenciesofgovernmentasitmaydeemadvisableforcarryingouttheworkhereinaboveoUtlinedTheeqloymentinthissectionreferredtoisofsuchpersonsastheColoradoWaterConservationBoardfindsmaybenecessarytomeetanemergencybyemployingtemporarypersonnel2122HBNo457 II21tosupplementtheworkofreguJarstateanployeesitbeingthepurposeof2thislawtoprovidefortheutmostspeedinacoomplishingitspurposesThe3ColoradoWaterConservationBoardmaygrantsuchauthorityasitdeems4neoessaryorproplrtothepersonsitmaydesignatetooarryouttheprovi5sionsofthislaw6SECTION3TheColcradoWaterConservationBoardshallolUsethe7resultsofthestudyhereinaboveoutlinedtobeenbodiedinaVllittenreport8oneoopyofwhiohshallbeheldintheoffioesofsaidboardasapubtloree9IdavailablefortheuseofanyinterestedpersonCopiesofsaidreport10shallbetraI1SmittedtoeachhouseoftheGeneralAssemblyandtotheGoverIInortheStateEngineerandthestatePlanningCommissionandtheGameand12FishCommission13SECTION4ThereisherebyappropriatedoutofanymoneysinthestatetreasurynototherwiseappropriatedfortheUSeoftheOoloradoWaterConservationBoardfortheperformanoeoftheworkhereinaboveoutlined16andfornootherpurposethesumofonehundredthousanddollars1001700000saidappropriationshallbecomeavailabletotheboarduponthe18effectivedateofthisactandanyunusedportinofsaidamountremaining1920unexpendedattheendofanyfisoalyearshallnotreverttothegeneralfundbutshallremainfortheoompletionofsaidworkuntilDecember311955i21providedhoweverthatwheneversuohworkisoompletedsaidboardshall22sodeclarewhereuponanyunexpendedportionofsaidfundshallatonoe23reverttothegeneralfund24SECTION5TheGeneralAssemblyherebyfindsdeterminesandde25olaresthatthisaotisnEloessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthe26publicpeaoehealthandsafety728HBNo4S7