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THE AMITY MUTUAL IRRIGATION COMPANY j 1 r;: ti'~ ~t-e 'trinidad proiect report has been prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Engineers. This project provides flood control at Trinidad with irrigation of lands In that vicinity that have been irrigated heretofor. It provides for the transfer of the 20,000 a.f. storage right of the Model Reservoir to the Channel Reservoir behind the dam. The. Amity along with other dttches on the river have protested this transfer. Many prob- lems connected with the transfer have been considered by your Board and the Arkansas River Ditch Assoctation with the conser- vancy District formed for administration of this project. Operation principles provide for the storing of winter flows under the Model storage right, and the pooling of all water rights with the control by the Conservancy District. It looks now like the dam on Clay Creek proposed by the City of Lamar would be built In cooperation with the Fish and Game Commission. It is hoped by the sponsor that this reservoir will tend to replenish waler in the pumping area where water Is obtalned for the City. If proper outlets are provided it should not interfere with river administration. In accordance with the provisions of House Joint Resolution No, 1030 of the Colorado Legislature, a joint commlttee of the Legislature held meetings throughout the State. Two of these meetings were held in the Arkansas Valley. Many SUggestions were made to improve River Administration and for the regulation 01 ground water. It is understood that many Btlls are ready to be introduced in this session of the Legislature. Time has been set early in February to hear suggestions from the Colorado Wa18r Board and other special Committees regarding new legislation, It Is likely that this session of the Legislature will have more far reaching Water legislation to consider than has been before Colorado law makers in a long time. Because of the agitation for the creation of a permanent pool In John Marlin Reservoir, I would like to repeat with some additions what we found last year from our studies of the prob- lems that would confront the users of water below the dam. Losses in evaporation, sedimentation and the difficulties of administration are staggering. We are convinced that if the pro- ponents of the permanent pool would make a like study:hey would not support such a project. During the last several years of low flows on the Arkansas River the outflows of the Reservoir have exceeded the Inflows by substantial amounts. Inflows into the dam are carefully measured at Las Animas and likewise the outflows are measured below the ,. PIJ'. ~