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<br />MR. HOOV.c:H: Ha'ie you made any estiElate on lJresant day caU- <br /> <br />.', <br />ditions? <br /> <br />MR. U~1RICH; Yes, I should say there ara somewhere between <br />four and fi178 hUIlc_red thouSand aC,-"e s. <br /> <br />M~. HOOVl!;R: And what is the outflow of the Colorado Jiver <br /> <br />in the state that can be adapted to irrigating ,urposes? <br /> <br /> <br />MR. UITrlICH: Probahly in the neighborhood of fOl1r or five <br /> <br /> <br />million acre feet. <br /> <br />MR. HOOV~R: 80 that on a one and one-half acre foot consump- <br /> <br /> <br />tive use, there would be ,..'obably Six or seven hundred thousand <br /> <br />acre feet neede1 es sgainst four or five million available? <br /> <br />MR. UI.JarCH: Yes, I have alvlays taken the stand that if we <br /> <br /> <br />were allowed unlimited use of the water, the amo'aut actually <br /> <br />. oonsuMed, to use the vernacular would be onl~1 a "drop in the <br />bucket" cOi1:9ure',l to the entire flow in the eolorado lUver S1jlstem. <br />MR. HOOVJ::H: 'lhere is one other point: An individual who is <br /> <br />undertal:ing the de~-elo:>ment of le.nd is undertaking a great deal <br />of work, and the ~ueation thet ariSes in the minds of some of, <br />us, is whether or not he must be assured that a weter su~ply will <br />attach to the lond he develops. NOW, it has been contended that <br />tt~e development of irrigable lands can GO on without any assump- <br /> <br />tion of v/8.ter rif"hts attach.i.r.e to a )al'ticular area, and it has <br /> <br />been cont~nded, on the other 1;all(l,. th::.t no developmen,ts will <br />take pls.ce- 11nles3 tJ-:e individuals t~;J:ing the ri sJ: can be assured <br /> <br />S.L. <br /> <br />. <br />