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<br />the tll'l'ortiOllllll'lIt hi l'<ll"ll h..sill inl'luIIl's n]1 SIli'h lletefo:s<lr.'" ~li" <br />'"el'sioIlS. <br /> <br />BI'oa1lly speal~illg. frolll a COIO!':lllll ,"iewpoillt. the \'olllpad <br />perpetual]y sets apart aud withhohls f(II' the henefit of Colol'a\1o <br />a preferred I'ig-ht to ntili7.e the W:lters of the I'h"t'l' within this <br />Btnte to the extent of 0111' present and flltlll'e Jlel'e~sitie!-;. [t <br />protects 0111' de,"eloflllh'nt fl'olll ,Hhcl'se d:lilll~ on iWtOnnt of iln.'" <br />gl'eflt l'es(~r\"oil' 01' oj hel' eon~tl'lldiOIl fill the lower ri,"cl'. It. <br />l'eIllO\'eS ;111 excw.:.e:-: fnr elllh:ll';!oes upon otlr futlll'e dp\"elo(lment <br />flnll letne:,; Il~ free to dl~\"el.,p OllI' tenitoJ"Y in the lll:IlIllel' nllll <br />at t.he tillJ('~ 0111' ne'.es.....it.il's 111:1.'" rcquiJ'('. <br /> <br />It :ltfol'lls me ple.1SlIl'C to ea'Il f1Uention tn the tli=-,tinp:l1isiJClI <br />senices "of Halph 1. Med~el', Ellgineel'iIlg Expert fOl' the Rtate <br />of Color.Hlo, whns(~ l'olllprehenshe kllowle(l~e of the entirc Colo- <br />rado Hh'er' ba~in ("Ollllll:IIHlell the at.tpntioll of t.he (jOllllllissioll <br />and fatilitated its Inl..()I'~, I apIJenll het'eto a tahle pI'epal'etl by <br />~II'. Meeker showing' t.he estimated allnllal water' sllpply of the <br />Colorado Rh'er (indllding the :.lmoullt nt prescnt cOllsmned) <br />anu the disposithm of snell watcr hy the cOlull:.let. <br /> <br />I trust the cOIllpact will Illl'Ct your f:l\"orahl(' t:on~idel'atiun. <br />awl I respeetf'lllly l'eqlleHt that it ue !.mhmittell tu the Legislatul'o <br />for its early al'pro\":11. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Rc~pectfn Ily !'iU hllli tted~ <br />DELPH. E, CAHPEN1'ER <br />COlllllliHsioner for Colorado, <br /> <br />Deli\"er, Colorado, <br />Decemher 15, ]!l2~. <br /> <br />PHYSICAL D.\T.\ <br />cor.on.\DO Hl\"ER B"-\SI;'; <br /> <br />Tallie 1 <br /> <br />ACl'c Feet <br />E~tilllated average a1l111l:.1l water snpply........"... .:?O,500~OOO <br />Estimated average all1lllal water consnlllption. 10:!1" 7,OOO.nno <br /> <br />Present lHlIlsed !-:UI'phlS w[(sting- to Paeitie Ocean. . . . . .13..;)00..000 <br /> <br />Table ~ <br />Upper Ba,ill \Yater Supply.,.,.."",.".., ",..., ,1 i,500,1J00 <br />Lower B3sin ,rater Supply.,........,..,......".. 3,OOO,0IlU <br /> <br />Total water supply of Basin.,...."...."."....... .:!n,00n,OUU <br />Ta ble 3 <br />Pr~~ent \\\\\\~,-l \o:.\\rp\u'i; 'Vill~ti..llg to P'i1dfi~ O......eRu. . . . . .la,5(}O/IOO <br />Estimated future water I'ec]nirelllents, <br />Upper Basin ..,."..,.......,..,,5,000,1100 <br /> <br />[ 8 ] <br />