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<br />-' <br /> <br />, <br />) <br />t <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br />J1 <br />~ <br />-J <br /> <br />t: <br /> <br />J <br />.,." <br /> <br />June 2, 194~ <br /> <br />1Ir. George ~. !nap;:>, Chier <br />Diyi~ioD of ~ater Resources <br />New England BuildiDi; <br />Topeta, tans.. <br /> <br />Re I Caddoa !\eeeroro1r <br /> <br />-------- <br /> <br />Dear Mr. ttlaPPI <br /> <br />-~- ~_. <br /> <br />.... ~-... <br /> <br />I had hoped to reply to your letter of May 24th, ..8acloeing the re- <br />sult or your calculations covering the lIlIIOunt..of diversions by d1tcbell <br />abeYe Caddoa Reserroir whicb you conclude~e.ftexce8e diversions" and charge- <br />able to Colorado'. llhare o! the anti01pateci "S~lu~" of the ....t;ers of' the <br />Arkansas River. .... .' <br /> <br />I rererred )'OUT letter and tabiuatiozi to Ir. Patter~on who, at JIrY' <br />request, 'prepared: the att.cbed M8lIIO dat~d' xay 28th, whicb I do not believe <br />requiI'8~ rurther exPlantt10Jl )ii-=-t..~..~it8l:~", <br />~., " -.~ ..... ") <br />, ,- <br />I bave personally.1cept in t.ouch with diverslonll by ditches above <br />Caddoa reservoir, releaeeb rrolll t~e Teaerorolr, diyersions ~ ditches below <br />the reeeroroir and deliveries at the St.e.te line, and haTe _de JIIY 0111I computa- <br />tions based upon factual date. IIVdlabl. froQ dBy to day. <br />"_"'_'" ___ .",.J <br />J.B !Ir. .Patt.arson stahe-tt(his Memo of !alay 28th, it is bel1wed that <br />the differenceE between your CE.lculations for the period May let to 12th, <br />arises out 'If the fact thBt you have charged against Colorado I s anticipated <br />"Surplue" tne ~ IlIIOUIlt' or U;:lstream diverEions by canalE junior to the <br />.lIIIity' e first. priority ot.:Februarr n, 1887, whereae orlly so much each day <br />Bh~uld be cherg<<! aga,iJlst such diversiOn!; as would be necessary to lIleet d&- <br />liveries to sen~-;;it-ehes belo.. the reserroir. Such aJIOUDt, of' course, <br />should be rsduced by accretions to the riTer from all aources between either <br />Le. Junta or Las An1mas and the he&.dgat.eE of the Amity or Lamar canue. lIr. <br />Pat'terson hali used La Junt.a as the uplltrelllll point for computing river accre- <br />tions, while I w.-re allsUllled the point All the Las An1Iu.Il I'aging station, <br />. since that stat~on is below t!le la:;t diTersion ahare the reservoir. <br /> <br />Mr. Patterson's and 1IfY figures cC7Vering W1es and deliveries of 1I8.ter <br />ror the period April let to June l!<t, are in prsctical agreement. The sl1ght <br />differences are the result of different methods used in computing riYer <br />accretions from point to point along the river, and also. to the di1'ferentia.l <br />in the time of the occurrence or stream now at La JU!lts. and Les Animas. <br /> <br />, I am enclosing an outline or the Illethod which I he!e _USed in..making-- <br />I' JtIY determinations_of daily_ ullesofwater-abcwe-Cadaoll"ihich could not have <br />." ----beeznllade ei<.cept thru the operation of Cadcioa heseroroir, and "31ch are charfe- <br />