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~., 2832 , ing in Sterling. would not venture to make an estimate as to the cost \ of such water. In the brief publish.' Ilred by the Colorado Water Conser- ~ vation .Board, J. H. Knights (bureau official) states as follows: "Water service contracts between I the United States and the individual ! water user or companies should be negotiated on an annual ba'sis, ! the price at which the water should I be sold each :year to be based un : the anticipated supply and demand and other related economic [ac. tors for that year." The bureau has not made known any contracts with :my irrigation system. Which ones will be favor- ,ed with an increased supply of : water? Will these systems receive wa ter in order of existing priori- ~ies ? Damage Completed The Narrows darn leaves the Bijou and Kiowa streams to ram- I page unchecked. At flood Ume the I Bijou and Kiowa complete their damage before they reach the Nar- . rows. These streams head 90 miles I south at an elevation of over 3,000 I feet. There is a drop of 4,000 feet. on these steep watersheds. Their i floods can be curbed only by up. \ : stream dams. Upstream dams I : would also replenis~ the under- : ground watcrflow at Wiggins. In view of the above statements 'and facts , Resolved that: I 1. Any adjudication of irrigation i I water from the South Platte river I I granted by the state- of Colorad€l must be a definite and defined irrigation system currently in op. eration. . 2. Water impounded in any chan. nel dam must be applied to land already included or under an ex- isting irrigation system only. Colo. rado-Big Thompson Diversion wa- ter cannot be used on new land in accordance with the Enabling Act of the Colorado-Big Thompson pro- ject. Must Be Exploited 3. Any channel dam constructed I across the South Platte river shall be under the control of the water. users receiving irrigation water from such project and officials of same must be elected annually. 4. All off-channel storage must I be exploited before' any channel dam. may'.\be constructed. ' 5. No adjudication of water: in / . the South Platte hasin shall be ~ade to any federal agency or pro- Ject controlIed by such ag'ency. ~. .~ands and irrigatiari water prioritIes obtained by any federal agency through conde'mliation : must be replaced "in kind" If , f d . a e er?I agency is empowered to , pror~lIse replacement "in kind" to a raI.lroad, why not offer the same , deal to individuals who have their !I entire sa~irigs and livelihood de- I pendent On their farm? Furthermore the flood problem ~or .Morgan an~ adjOining counties IS not solved by the present pro- posed .Narrows dam. The Bijo'u .a~d .Kiowa creeks have their be- gmmng about 90 miles south Of: Fort Morgan at an elevation of aI- I ~ost a,ooo feet. The point of del- Ivery of the flood waters behind the proposed dam is a little over 4,000 feet. Thus the damage to !. Morgan and adjacent counties has already occurred before any con- trol would be possible. , . .