Correspondences concerning Colorado v. Kansas 1942

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September 9, 1943- Mr. M. 0. Hindoriider, Mats Hngineer of Colara a, Capital :iii ldiag, Denver, Colorado. Dear Mr. Hi derli der s At a meeting of the board of Directors of T! ort Lyon Canal Oomph held yosterday, the qu ostios propomdod by YOU wi reference to the administration of the waterr stored; is the daddoa IsservvL s asonsiderod, and 1 was authorised to says let. * Generally spoahing. Col � def Lai to tted to the Prop" that the 1933 atipula►ti4n w o1� executed two stator sad that notwithstanding the fact tha $as app estly rep its binding effect ss far as the pending litisa is aomcs d, t3o1e►rdo should caaeids�r itself bound by its provisions, anal I a d os has loom rendered by the Supreme Court, the administration of o river should be In accorda"O with a proper interpretation o ti r• Zna. dpeski aaifiss as water impounded it the reservoir, tbo fort Lyo anal Company i that water as water coming into the reservoir wad jeat to p visions of the 1933 stipulation, and it any art of the watt s aoedu41 is 6 lT X&nsas with its share► for the Year 1943 of the Ar river ae dsf d by the 1933 stipulation, it should be used for 0600 f, *on the r hamd, lansas has received its slaw of the Ovate fiver, t be adsisistsr®d in an, co aardan with the doors th the objestir ntainiag ths status quo. 3rd. Is o etioa with the proposition of maintaining the status quo undo the 1933 at tioa, The Fort Lyan UU81 Company desires to call attentl o the foll0 I tc the facts presonted by 1,9% showing the adsisistra- tier of the rive roc April list to September let, yep► haws laalude#� 3s tlse aalculs,tiaas the reservoir rms which have been aads by Belgrade 61t0 66, whiah Would inevita -01y, if 4arried out in th+s future, rove to the advantage' of tans&$ and to the detriment of Colorado. Unquestionably these reservoir runs shoulA be ozoludod is calculating net only the historic diversions Vert the great diversions, a d in Your &O"vsting With Kansas undoubtedly lror arc to doing. (b) If the principle of status quo is to be followed, it should bs sade to apply to all ditches as far as passible. The figures show that dofisioneloo is current Aeliveries is 0emparison with historic divorstons, have resulted, and that The Tort Lyon Canal Compoar for oxwVIO, has s current deficiency of approximately &M wars fast and the Holbrook Canal has a current deficiency of approximately 6300 acre feat. on the other hand, the Amity Canal and the Lacer Canal pave ozcesses totaling over 12,000 afire foot.