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sumptive use of water." <br />The following is from the section of the project report <br />dealing with the subject of water rights: <br />"Glendo ;eater RiLhts Assumed in Operation Studies <br />In operation studies, it is necessary to make <br />assumptions regarding; the method of operation. The <br />basic operating criteria are as follows: <br />(a) C -lendo Unit would operate without changing <br />present conditions on the river below Guernsey Re- <br />servoir, Under this assurlption Glendo could gain <br />title to water onlAT when all ogler reservoirs in the <br />system were spilling. <br />(b) No replacement for capacity lost to sedi- <br />ment at other reservoirs was assumed. <br />(c) The water being used by irrigated lands <br />that would be inundated.by the Glendo Reservoir was <br />assumed to be used elsewhere. <br />(d) All reservoirs in the system, including <br />Glendo, were assumed to be full at the beginning of <br />the period selected for study. <br />Operations under these basic assumptions would <br />not in any way infringe on the water rights of Colo- <br />rado, Nyoming, or Nebraska. The studies showed that <br />there would have been no loss to the system due to <br />increased evaporation brought about by the construct- <br />ion of Glendo Reservoir. During the period of study <br />the evaporation losses due to Glendo were offset by <br />carryover storage resulting from concurrent Alcova- <br />McConaughy Reservoir spills. No additional consump- <br />tive use was assumed to be caused by increased irri- <br />gation or replacement of capacity lost through sedi- <br />mentation of other reservoirs, and the state of 1yoming <br />was given credit onl;T for water now being; consumed by <br />those irrigated acres that would be inundated by <br />the Glendo Reservoir. An analysis was made of water <br />suaply conditions prior to the p eriod selected for <br />detailed study. It supported the assumption that all <br />reservoirs would be full at the end of June 1, 1929. <br />In the absence of any interstate agreement which will <br />permit the dam and reservoir to be used for consumptive use <br />purposes such as irrigation, the benefits from Glendo will <br />be From flood control, power generation, and an improvement <br />in the quality of water for - municipal uses in the City of <br />Casper. Mr. Batson displayed and explained charts showing the <br />prospective power demands in the areas in Wyoming, Nebraska, <br />and Colorado which will be served by Glendo. These charts showed <br />- 3 - <br />