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<br />THE AHITY MUTUAL IRRIGATION COMPANY <br /> <br />5 5 Superintendent'. Report <br />1 ~ <br />TO <br /> <br />THE AMITY MUTUAL lRRlGAnON COMPANY <br /> <br />TO THE DIRECI'ORS AND S'I'OClCHOLDERS: <br />Gentlemen: <br />The following statements covering the operation and main- <br />tenance of The Am:iY Mutual Irrigation Company, its canals and <br />reservoir system, are subrnJtted for your consfderal1on. <br />It is difficult to report on such .a year as 1964. The headqlilll <br />diversion from the Arkansas River, at 16,151 acre feet, was the <br />lowest. In the history of the Company. In the YElar 1934, the worsl <br />yEW' of the drouth of the Thirties, the headgate diversion totaled <br />30,550 acre Jeel. Total rainfalHor 1964 al Holly amounted 10 11.33 <br />inches, but nearly 7 inches of lhis fell during a violenl 2 day <br />storm the lasl of May. To aggravale the situation, severe wind <br />erosion in February and March partially filled several secl10ns of <br />canals with blow dirt, thus contributing to maintenance problems <br />and ezpense. <br />Dellvery of water was begun on April 7, when 300 cfs was <br />released from John Martin Reservoir for Amity use. This amount <br />"'as diverted until Apri112, when the Reservoir became empty. <br />No more water was available until May 25, when snow melt began <br />reaching Ihe Amity headgate. Diversions reached a peak of 540 <br />cfs on May 28. On May 29-30, a severe storm dropped rainfaUin <br />amounls of from 6 10 8 inches over the entire system. The run"U <br />from. this storm caused 13 major breaks and 22 small breeks in the <br />Amity Canal banks. Damage was done in nearly every mile of the <br />canal. The cosl of the repair work was nearly $10,000.00 The <br />canal was repaired sufflc1ently 10 run a ltmlted amounl of waler by <br />June 6, bul with llttle demand for waler diversions were nol begun <br />unUlJune lB. Water. stored In John Martln Reservoir as Ii result of <br />the storm lasted unUllune 25. A call was made for river waler and <br />this water was held up unUI July 9. Diversions were begun again <br />on July 21, but lasted only 3 days. Water was again available on <br />Auqust 7, lasUng unUl Auqust 14. A one day diversion of 30 cfs on <br />Auqusl18 was the last water avaUable \0 \he Amity In 1964. <br /> <br />It was very evident this year thai maintenance of Ii dry canal is <br />more expensive than that of a wet one. In a normal year \he more <br />or less constanl flow of water prevents weed growlh. This year, <br />with short. water supply and long dry pertods between diversions, <br />the weeds and willows grew with prolific abandon. Since \he <br />canals musl be kept free of this growth in anUc1pallon of waler <br />diversions, the cost of this type of maintenance was nearly 3 times <br />norma], <br /> <br />PII,e 17 <br />