WSP09884

• File Number: 8542
• Description: Conejos Division - Platoro
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 4/9/1952
• Title: Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Directors of Conejos Water Conservancy District
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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tion of water from the Pletero outlet gates to
the headgates. 'rho responsibility for sdministrs-

tion of the water between the outlet gates and. the

points of diversion is placed upon the state Bngineer
by the Coloredo wator law. The District connet as-
sume such responsibility.
4. Tl~ irrigation operational plan of the
Platoro Reservoir has always contemplated that the
ownors of direct flow righta will forego the use of

s portion of those rights during periods of high
flow and in sccordancc with. definits formula, per-
mit the .torage of the water covered thereby in
Platoro Reservoir for release and uae during low
\'later periods. The spplic"tion as subm1tted does
not effectively osrry out such pl.an.
5. Both the r.solution and the appliostion
impose upon the District tho responsibility for ss-
suring compliance with the excess lsnd prov1sions

of the Federal P.eclBme-t1on Laws'. Since its organiz.o-

tion, the District hss repeatedly sdvised the Bureau

thnt unless there 1s a roodiricotion of suoh excess

land provisions to recognize the condltions exist-

ioe: on the Conejos, the necessary water-use contracts

cannot be obtained from. the f~rm6rs'.

Upon completion of tbe discussion, on the motion of Mr.

Reed, seconded by Mr. Shawcroft, and unanimously corried, the

resolution end app11c~tlon subnitted by tl~ Eureau of Reclams-

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