Date: 03/31/2010
Final
CSU Water Archive
COMMITTEE ON JOINT AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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07:37 AM
Representative Fishcer called the meeting to order. Attendance was not taken because the briefing is voluntary.
07:37 AM -- CSU Water Archive
Patty Rettig, Colorado State University Water Resources Archive, explained that the archive is a joint effort of the University Libraries and the Colorado Water Institute (Attachment A). Started in 2001, the Archive includes collections from individuals and organizations that have been involved in the development of water resources in Colorado and the West. She identified original documents in the collection including meeting minutes for irrigation districts and companies, reports and correspondence, maps, photographs, and audio tapes. The collection also includes engineering studies and legislative materials related to water. For example, the archive includes documents from Delph Carpenter who negotiated the Colorado River Compact and other interstate compacts. She also explained that Colorado State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs recently donated documents to the archives.
07:50 AM
Ms Rettig responded to questions about documents being sought by the archives and how people can donate documents to the archives. She also described the annual "Water Tables" event that enables citizens to interact with water policy makers and helps fund the Water Archive. She also described the Colorado Agriculture Archive that is maintained by Colorado State University (Attachment B).
