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<br />~, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.\ <br /> <br />It should 0<1 nO~<1d tllr,t thlJ sho~tages ell occur in August <br /> <br />and SeTltember when the dcru1"c, for ir::-ig3tion w2ter is below <br /> <br />the peak, which is reached in June :Joe July, and the actual <br /> <br />shortages would therefore be contJider~bly less than inaicated <br /> <br />by the preceding figl<."es. It is evident, however, thtot the <br /> <br />safe normal flo~ of the ~olcrado ~ive::- ct Grand Junction has <br /> <br />been fully 2ppro:;}ri2ted and any large fut'.1re d9velo,ments on the <br /> <br />river above this point would r'lCiuire stor",!!e. <br /> <br />Dut-. of \'later. <br />., <br /> <br />The 1uty of water for all of the irrigetion systems in the <br /> <br />Grand Valley whose rights heve been acljudicctsd has been ksed <br />on a diversion of one-half inch :?Ell' acre or one second foot for <br /> <br />76.8 acres. The Grand Valley ~roject of the rlRclamation 3er- <br /> <br />vice has been designed witt a somewhat hiGher lluty, ~roviding <br /> <br />for the diversion of one second foot for 100 ac::-es. <br /> <br />~11 the irrigation Byste~s in the ~al1ey exce~t the Grand <br /> <br />Valley project are o:nerated on a continuOl;s flo\',r basis. lJo <br /> <br />definite figures are avcilable for the priv2te pro,jects as to <br /> <br />the ernount of \Wdter deli'rered to the lend but accurate data ere <br /> <br />evailable fer the government project. The average quantity of <br /> <br />water delivered at tl.e ferD a,uring each of the past fiveseE.sons <br /> <br />is indicated in the following tE.bulation; <br /> <br />1917 - 3.54 acre feet <br />1918 - 3.68 " " <br />1919 - 3.81 " " <br />1920 3.07 " " <br />1921 - 3.57 " " <br />Average - 3.53 11 " <br /> <br />G.J. <br />