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<br />is the basls for payment by the irr~:?ators to the (li.Glrlct. The
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<br />irrig.8.tocs churges are further varied to t'ecognizc:- the existing
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<br />values of the water rights which these irrigatoJ:"s h;Jve and \<J'hich
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<br />x. COHrI,ETION OF REPjlYl'lENT CONTRACTS AND CONFlI:r'1.\TIOr, PRCC"EDINGS
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<br />The very di.fficult negoti<1tions in tllt' '_i':cini.d.:3d <n~c.:;
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<br />took a considerable amount of time to work O\lt clncl rcqui"r-ecf various
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<br />rC'luired be I:ore the district would execute t))C cepnVli1Cllt COlllract
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<br />~dth t;lE' Unjtecl StCltefi \llas executed on January ~l, 19G7 ,':tljt.! that
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<br />rby the Pistrict e~~ccuted the contract \.;it'h the United Stat(:'~ ilnt!
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<br />sent it_ tI\ro'-,~') app"i'o,rrLne Bure<lu of Recl<1FJ<:J[J.(JE C:\,1D.l1nels for
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<br />the nccessrtry approval hy t.hc Commissioner of ;".cclLlm:JCi.nn nr;o
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<br />the Secretary o[ Interior.
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<br />Utmost cooperation ~.,1<'1S exrcr :.enced
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<br />in this connection and the fine employees of the BUrCiltl of !1r.~l[Jmation
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<br />speeded the proceSG up to the time ~vhen P~t D'l1f,-1n 2.f, f)-~l:'~Lt.rJ~' of,
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<br />Rc~i(Jn 7 rec.cLr,::-d authority to execute th.:~ contl."clct: 0n 1:"~~1(11f e.s:
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<br />the Sccratary of Interior on February 10, 1957.
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<br />Con I: 1. n:l:~ t ion
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<br />oJ th(! contr:lct IIY judicial proceedings W.::JS commenced i.r,Ulicd i.C1lcly
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<br />tl:ere.1ftcr, the petition havin~ been filed on tile V.t:] of February
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<br />fl.nu on the 20th of t-1i1rch the District Court oC Las ,\nir);;s County
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<br />in Trinid.:J.d, Colorado confirmed the contrtlct.
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<br />UPOI1 receipt of the confirmation Jecree tile :\nll:' CnJ"ps
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<br />oC Cn.'~inccr:-.; commenced the development of cnn"tr\H.':::ion ilcti\'ities
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