Ival V. Goslin Water Resources Collection 1907-2004 1960-1991

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Ival V. Goslin Water Resources Collection 1907-2004 1960-1991

For over 50 years, Ival V. Goslin (1911-1991) worked in water resources. This collection contains records from throughout his career. The bulk of the collection contains records from the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority where Goslin served as the first Executive Director and later as a consultant. The Authority (est. 1981) has conducted water project feasibility studies and created and implemented financing programs for water and wastewater infrastructures. The collection includes considerable basic engineering, environmental, hydrologic, and economic data surrounding water planning in the 1980s. Records from Goslin's career at the Upper Colorado River Commission and Western Engineers, Inc. are also included. Common subjects are the filling of Lake Powell and the effects on Rainbow Bridge National Monument, and the recreational use of Jerry Creek Reservoirs. Materials include correspondence, newsletters, reports, legislative drafts, news clippings, speeches, books, pamphlets, slides, photographs, videos, and artifacts.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6402125

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Goslin, Ival V.

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Ival V. Goslin played a key role in the development of water resources in Colorado and the Upper Colorado River basin. In 1939 Goslin began his career in water resources as a hydrographer for the U.S. Geological Survey. From 1946 to 1952, Goslin was General Manaager of Aberdeen-Springfield Canal Company, and from 1953 to 1979, he worked for the Upper Colorado River Commission in Grand Junction and Salt Lake City. Goslin was one of the primary developers of the repayment formula and plan for the ...

Western Engineers, Inc.

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Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority

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Upper Colorado River Commission

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