WSP09807

• File Number: 8101
• Description: Arkansas River Basin
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 8/27/1943
• Author: Uknown
• Title: Dispute Concerning Interstate Administration of Arkansas River and Caddoa Reservoir During Months of April to July 1943
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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272-1919

Memol August 27. 1943

ForI Clifford H. Stone. Director.
Colorado Water Conservation Board;

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C. L. Patterson. Chief Engineer;

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ReI Dispute Concerning Interstate Administration
of Arkansas River and Caddoa Reservoir Dur-
ing Months of April to July incl. of 1943.

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The dispute between State Engineer Hinucrlider of Colorado and

Engineer Knapp of Kansas was discussed at the meeting of August 19th be-

tween Attorneys General Ireland of Colorado and Mitchell of Kansas. also

attended by Colorado Attorneys HcHendrie. Vidal and Breitenstein. Fig-

ures submitted by Mr. Knapp (attached Table 1) purport to show that. as

of August 1. 1943. Kansas had a balanoe in its so-called "surplus" ac-

count of about 11.000 A. F. Based thereon he had requested that 6lIlount

of water plus 4.000 A. F. as its estimated August "quota". or a total of

15.000 A.F. for delivery at the Stateline during August 1943. t~. Hin-

derlider had refused to make the requested August deliveries, contending

that. under his interpretation of the agreement between the too States

(Stipulation of 1933). Colorado had delivered during the months of April,

May, June and July. 1943, some 2.000 A.F. of water in exoess of the share

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to whioh Kansas was entitled (attaohed Table 2). Hr. Hinderlider stated

that. unless direoted otherwise by Attorney General Ireland. he proposed

to make up the said over-deliveries of the previous four months by re-

duoing the quantities delivered to Kansas in the two remaining months of

the 1943 irrigation season below the Kansas "quotas" for said months.

lIithout attempting, at the said meeting of August 19th. to

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