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The Pueblo Chieftain Online I Monday <br />Weather <br />Current Temp: 92 <br />Extended Forecast <br />Today's Date <br />July 10, 2000 <br />Click Here to search <br />The Pueblo Chieftain <br />DEPARTMENTS: <br />News <br />Sports <br />Business <br />Lifestyle <br />Editorial <br />Classified <br />Daily Crossword <br />Comics <br />TV Listings <br />Weather <br />RECENT ISSUES: <br />Monday <br />Tuesday <br />Wednesday <br />Thursday <br />Friday <br />Saturday <br />Sunday <br />ABOUT PUEBLO: <br />Business Directory <br />City Guide <br />Chamber of <br />Commerce <br />Riverwalk <br />Pueblo Convention <br />Center <br />Virtual Tours <br />SERVICES: <br />Contact Us <br />Subscribe <br />Advertising& <br />Web Development <br />Coupons <br />Active Channel <br />About this site <br />Career <br />Opportunities <br />EVENTS & <br />ACTIVITIES: <br />State Fair <br />Arthia Yaare <br />wysiwyg://11/hftp://Www.chieftain.com/thursday/news/display.php3?article=1 <br />132nd year... and still on the job. <br />Make The Pueblo Chieftain Online your Homepage. <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />DENVER - Colorado would pay Kansas millions of dollars - - -- <br />in damages for Arkansas River Compact violations under a <br />draft report by a special master of the U.S. Supreme Court. TAVtl <br />Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar released a copy of #" <br />Special Master Arthur Littleworth's findings on Wed- , <br />nesday.°t° <br />Littleworth proposed that the U.S. Supreme Court award <br />Kansas not only $9 million in damages on the present -day <br />value of farm irrigation losses caused by water depletions <br />at the state line, but also a yet- unspecified amount in <br />prejudgment interest. <br />He did not say how much, although prejudgment interest <br />might top another $31 million. Kansas sought $53 million of <br />interest back to 1950, while Littleworth recommended <br />about 60 percent as much, from 1968 to 1996. <br />But Colorado knew, or should have known, at least by w_ .. <br />1968, that its wells would do harm to farmers int'' <br />southwestern Kansas, according to the special master,t` <br />appointed by the court as a hearing officer to conduct the <br />case and recommend rulings. , r <br />In a key ruling, Littleworth rejected Colorado's argument <br />that the lawsuit violates the 11th Amendment to the U.S. <br />1 of 3 7/10/00 2:05 PM <br />