Correspondences concerning Colorado v. Kansas 1942

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Theses deficleneies and ezetesses are duo unquestionably in part to the method of administration of the river. There have been ntmierous occasions when The ]Port Lyon Canal Company has 'teen called upon to pass aster in excess of the amount which would be required to satisfy (a) the requirements of the lower ditches, (b) or the dears** of the lower ditches. At one time The fort X.yoa Canal Company was aslled upon to pas& 1" second feet, which is far more them was necessary to take ears of tbs requirements of the lower ditcher at that time, especially its view of the fact that there rss also water in the Furdatoise river a part of that time, and at other times The Yo rt Lyon Canal Gompany has boon called upon to puss 6W second fast or more when the requirt- seats of the lower ditches were not la sxeiess of 500 $000nd feet, or 540 second feet at the maximat. This has resulted in the creation of extra supply of rater for the ditches below Caddos act Kansas. It is apparent that some administrative rule o egal.a.tiOa must be adapted to govern the quantity of water which ass La is at different river stages-. As far as my reoollection extra , ever been a time prior to this year when The tort Lyon I Canal has bee uir, to pass as soh as 1500 second foot at any sta$e s. r da show that in order to supply the lower ditches Ir wa at low st s of the river, ordinarily it is not necessary to pas rf rhea s had feet $t La unte► and to be require& to pass 600 se co st for nsiderabls length of tiros unquestionably seriously Wu rem The Lyou 1 Compoy. Long prior to t tut oga the C dda& Reservoir, in facet for a period of twenty yea►ze a ast. rt a Canal Company has endeavored to have some adeinistrati male adopts th orenoe to the passing of watez at La Junta. With the s tones of the idea ervoir making it impossible to csloulate with any axaot s the amount water which would have rea►chot the beadgates of the ditches lose Caddes pre - existing cirommotancos, it becomes iCNA"no--1 app t that so a east be adopted which will be followed tra of ver. Otherwise, not only' will there be confusionnty, irre and deprivation* of the water, but in ,addition with state of Kansas that state will be given oppOr tunities reats uaatittee of water than would otherwise be possible. ?or exsp fort► Ganabl Company is compelled to pass 15 second feet past at a on stager of the river whoa 11€ 0 cs 1200 second feet would be suppl a lower ditches, the 300 or � second feat flowing late the re gets of such requirements becomes a part of the 8030 1 supply of olorado, and Kansas ultimately me►F get i bsaefit of one half of this water at a surplus aches, as s matter of fact, this or X00 second fast should to diverted by son* one of the Colorado ditches in accordance with its dearest priority. If such procedure had been followed The Yort Lyon Canal Company would not have a deficiency of approximately d000 sore feet this year. I t is realised by The Fort Lyon Canal CcmpP.:ny th&t you have had on exceedingly difficult task to administer the river and to follow out the pro- and of the 1933 stipuietin, and this letter is not intended as a criticism of such administration, but rather as a suggestion that thers is s aegessity for the adoption of some definite regulations which will control the administra- tion of the river, at least until they are found. to be erro"Ous.