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<br />01r <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />would probably be retained for supplemental use and when John Martin <br /> <br /> <br />Reservoir storage is high" 3 er<ling of addj,tional irriga';;"ld acreage <br /> <br /> <br />would be all'1l/red. 'Il1ere an about 85..000 acres of irrigable land <br /> <br /> <br />not now irrj,g.c.tec; ur!der a:ds ':.ing ditches in both Colora:b l'ld iec,,:ClSas <br /> <br /> <br />below John Ihcti.'1 Reservoir. Any expandeo acreage woued De under <br /> <br /> <br />existing dHch-3s and Granada Reservoir Project water Would be delivered <br /> <br /> <br />to ess8nt.iellJ" the same w8,t.er users as are now being served by John <br /> <br /> <br />Martin Rosel~.rcir., <br /> <br /> <br />This sbdy assumGs that additional irrigation use of water from <br /> <br /> <br />Granada Rese;:".'.oir would DR So percent in Colorado and 40 pl rcent in <br /> <br /> <br />Kansas in accordan'Je with provisions of the Arkansas River Compact <br /> <br /> <br />for distribubio:1 c:f water n0\', stored in John Martin Heservoir. Iri <br /> <br /> <br />order to a SSUl'e a high reservoir yield,requirements for additional <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation use were computed as if for irrigation of new lands rather <br /> <br /> <br />than supplemental use. Annual and monthly distribution of require- <br /> <br /> <br />ments were varied as ColOrado and Kansas requirements for existing <br /> <br /> <br />irrigated acreages taken from the operation study for John Martin <br /> <br /> <br />Reserv~ir previously mentioned. <br /> <br /> <br />Later~ more detailed studies should establish working criteria <br /> <br /> <br />by which Granada Reservoir can be oplrated to produce maximum water <br /> <br /> <br />use. These detailed studies would determine definjt() rese!'Voi.~ <br /> <br /> <br />storage - irrigated acreage relationships so that Gl''lnadu Rcs'.1rvo::'r <br /> <br /> <br />would deliver supplomentaJ. wc.ter in soma years a11'l. w~~tor for ac1.di.. <br /> <br /> <br />tiona.l acroage in ot;13r :rea1"S" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-22~ <br /> <br />