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<br />The Amity Mutual Irrigat;on Company <br /> <br />1462 <br /> <br />made to the Arkansas Valley Water Court, Tn!s cnange is opposed by <br />several canals which divert their water below the High Line Headgate and <br />faces a stiff contest for approval and if approved, for the quantity of water <br />to be diverted. <br /> <br />It this Las Animas Town water right cannot be moved upstream, the <br />Colorado Fish and Game Department may still try to purchase this early <br />priority and transfer it to John Martin to suwly the Permanent Pool. <br /> <br />Nothing has happened to change the Court consent to run water from <br />Muddy Creek Reservoir into John Martin Reservoir for recreation. No <br />water has been available, and no operating procedures have been worked out. <br /> <br />Construction has proceeded steadily on the various phases of the Frying <br />Pan Arkansas Project in spite of certain curtailment of funds this past <br />year because of the Federal economy. <br /> <br />The Pueblo Reservoir should be in operation before too long as it Is <br />understood that liberal allotments for the Frying Pan are included in the <br />President"s budget for Utis year. This reservoir is intended principally <br />to store trans-mountain water, and for upstream ditches to store their <br />winter water which can be called later to be applied at a more advantagous <br />time. The reservoir has a 30,000 a. f. recreation pool and flood control <br />capacity if needed, Flood water that would normally reach John Martin <br />Reservoir would not be stored at Pueblo unless John Martin was filled. <br />Regular flows of the Arkansas in excess of direct flow demand would <br />still be stored in private reservoirs down stream when possible <br /> <br />The dam on the Purgatoire should be in operation about the same time. <br />This reservoir is a short distance above Trinidad and has an irrigation <br />storage capacity of 20,000 a, f. and some capacity for flood storage if <br />John Martin is filled, also a permanent pool 4, 500 a. f. for recreation, <br />fish and wild life, <br /> <br />The report of our Secretary shows in detail cash receipts and dis- <br />bursements, also a budget prepared by the Board d Directors, which <br />includes salary raises for our employees. <br /> <br />The book. and accounta <I. \he Company have been <I.!icia\\y audited <br />and report will be avaUable at the annual meeting, <br /> <br />I want to again thank the directors, stockholders and employees <br />for their hearty co-operation throughout this yesr, <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Harry C. Nevius, President <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />