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<br />. <br /> <br />-- ------ <br /> <br />- -~--- <br /> <br />'",) <br />J1 <br />V <br />:J <br /> <br />April 21, 19411 <br /> <br />fie I Relea... <br />Caddoe Reeervoir <br /> <br />Ir. C.lf. Beach <br />Divieion Engineer, Div. 2 <br />504 Central Building <br />Pueblo, Colorado <br /> <br />Dear Sir I <br /> <br />I 8lII enclo.ing copy of telegram Juet received from Colonel <br />Roeenberg in reply to my wire 'to hilII J'eeterday, whieh recognir:8s ;your <br />authority to ..~. reque.te for ralea.e of water from Caddoa Reservoir. <br /> <br />.. .. <br /> <br />, Colonel Rosenberg has heretofore requellted that all requests <br />for releaae of 1IIIter frOIl Caddoa llallerroir be aaO.e in writing to hi. <br />repre.entative -at John Jfartin Dam. and that a DOPT of such reQueete be <br />currently 1Il&iled to h1a office at Albuquerque. Pleau b....r thia in <br />~. ' <br /> <br />1I1e reoord of deliveriee of 'lfater aoross Co~ore.do-X&IlBlle state <br />11.De. beginning A.pril Uith. di.cl08se thAt euch deliveries have UlOunted <br />to alIIlost 170 perc.nt of the lllIlOu:rt. of water reqU8BtBd by 1Ir. ltnapp. .la <br />st.ated to you in my ~etter ye.terday, this resulted f'rOIl the fact that <br />the Army Engineer. released IIIDre water than requested, .hile SOllie or the <br />ditches below Caddoa failed to take their requeetedaaount of water, and <br />the AadtJr. for lIeveral daye, wuted large qUlUrt.1ties of water in clearing <br />the canal of tumble weeds. <br /> <br />.. - <br />Since lIr. Knapp requested a del1very of 2150 lIeoond reet aeroee <br />the state line,. which include. di.c!large of Wild Horse Creek and !lolly <br />Drain, and lIines the eXce.s!ve uo1mt.1I &lrea.dy -delivered. iliUM haote _bled <br />IanIWl 1.rrigator, to make better progre81 111 their irrigation than 'ftII (l\ / <br />anticipated, it would appear dellirabl. to redl1C1!l d.ll....ri.. durinG the, - '-.,. <br />le.t week of lpril to amountll lIomewhat 1.s8 than 2~O .econd feet acro.., " . <br />th. stat. 11ne in order t.o bring the lIV.r&f;e clAil7 deliv.rie8 at thet <br />point to 2&1 .econd feet April 1:5 to SO, inclusive. <br /> <br />I <br />Colonel Ro.enberg baa advised me that effective A.pril .l9th, bis <br />repreuntative at the John Ilartin Dam will be Nol'lll8Il Sigwart whe,.1 uzilSer- <br />e'tand, aucc".dad Mr. Gavin. hence J'ou should make your requellt. for water <br />releases to 1Ir. S1gwart.. . <br /> <br />.- <br />n 111 requested also that you send th1!l ol'i"ice a copy of_all rll-- <br />queBtIl and dat.s thllreof, to Mr. Sigwart -for-releases or- water from ,.the <br />__ __rBlI8lVoir.. -. -- - - ' <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br />!dGHoT <br /> <br />State EDgineer <br />