Arkansas River Compact Administration and U.S. Geological Survey Sate of Colorado Meeting May 11 1978

• Description: Arkansas River Compact Administration and U.S. Geological Survey Sate of Colorado Meeting May 11 1978
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 5/11/1978
• Author: Newton, Patricia
• Title: Arkansas River Compact Administration and U.S. Geological Survey Sate of Colorado Meeting May 11 1978
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

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111 retained until it is determined how much would get there before
211 any of the flood is released?
3 MR. JESSE: It would have to remain there
4 pending the determination. We'd have to know whose it was, but
5 that decision would have to be made fairly soon to make sure
6 that in the event it was determined that the water belonged to
7 John Martin, that it would have to be released at such a time
8 that John Martin would receive it or it wouldn't have much
9 value, like we did in the Model case. But it would be determine l,
10
I presume, if
the Corps ordered it stored,
the Corps would then
11
be responsible
for deciding whose water it
was.
12
MR.
COOLEY: No,
no,
not
-p- Now, that
last
13
statement of yours®
Bob, seems
to me
to
be inconsistent
with my
14
recollection of
your
previous discussions
going back
over the
15
last couple of
years®
You don't mean to
say that if
the gates
16 are shut by the Corps of Engineers, that when that stored flood
17 is released, it is the Corps that determines who owns the water,
18 do you?
19 MR. JESSE: i will accept the responsibility for
20 any actions that I take, but I don't know if they can assign
21 me the responsibility for someone else's actions. we --
22 MR. COOLEY: Well, hasn't the State of Colorado
23 assigned you that obligation by statute and by the nature of
24 your office?
25 MR. JESSE: We would certainly pursue any action