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<br />APRIL 2, 1943, WI:":! R:;;F~;CE TO US"'::: OF WATJi HOIl
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<br />Dl;Tj';,.:NINATION OF Till: CCLORADO V. JO":';SAS CASE Iii T~
<br />SUPRE1,:;; COURT.
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<br />Present: M. C. Hinderlider, St~te Engineer,
<br />Jean S. Breitenstein, as a represent2tive
<br />of the Attorney GcLeral;
<br />Clias. L. Patterson, Chief Engineer,
<br />State Water Board,
<br />A. W, McEendrie, A. V. D. Assooi2tion,
<br />H. C. Vid2l, The Amity Mutual Irrigation
<br />Comp.s.ny,
<br />H. D. Amsley and A, C. Gordon, The Fort
<br />Lyon CWlal CorJpany,
<br />Messrs. McHendrie, Vidal, Breitenstein and
<br />Gordon of Counsel in Colorado v. Kansas.
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<br />At the confErence two lliain questions were considered, to-wit:
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<br />First: The principles to be used by tne Colorado officials~-~
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<br />in reaching an agreement with thc officials of the State of Kansas respecting
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<br />the distribution of the presont i:nooundEd we,ter in the Caddoa Reservoir,
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<br />consisting of ap~roximately 40,000 acre feet, and the use of 100,000 acre feet
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<br />of storage capacity of the Caddoe Reservoir until s~ch time as i~s use is
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<br />stopped by th~ Army Engineers or its use will be gove~ned
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<br />oy 1oo!",;.6
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<br />.;.ecision in
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<br />the case of Color~do v. K2nsas now pe~dinb in the iup~eme Court.
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<br />Second: The administra,tion of the river in Color?,Qo as
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<br />affected by the CaddO a Reservoir, and p~rticul.rly with respect to the distri-
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<br />bution of II surplus" water to di tohes in ColoI',,-do above and. '00,10,;/ thE reservcir.
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<br />The m2in guiding principles suggested for use by the Colorado
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<br />officials in dealing with Kanse,s as outlined at this confere::Jce were a.s fOllo,,'s:
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<br />1. Tne present schedule of d.eliveries of the 40,000 acre feet
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<br />u__ - ..- -of- water stored 'in .the re s~rvoir- as" of -A':)rir ISt', -19~3- sw,ll' De -cancelled.' and
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<br />the division of this water heretofore agreed. upon - 60~b thereof to ColoI'c,do
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