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<br />Water Future
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<br />(CONTJNUF.O FROM PAGE 29l
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<br />the interest in it stems from the
<br />1953 report of the cngint'cring firm
<br />of Leeds, Hill and Jewett on Colo-
<br />rado River water supplies, That re-
<br />port paints a vt'ry glowing and con-
<br />vincing picture or the industrial po-
<br />tential of the Colorado River Valley
<br />between Glenwood Sprin~s and
<br />Grand Junction, .Raymond Hill has
<br />uid that the area may become a
<br />second Ruhr because of the d!.'vclop-
<br />ment which may result from the
<br />enormous oil shale and coal dt'posits,
<br />To lll'cure such industrial develop-
<br />ment, large quantities of storage
<br />watl'r will ha\'t> to be supplied, The
<br />DcBequE' Reservoir will serve such
<br />a purposE', Yet thNe hall been no
<br />great support from the West Slope
<br />for the DeBeque unit, Two objec-
<br />tions Rre pointed out, One relat!.'s to
<br />the fact that some 25 to 30 miles of
<br />railroad relocation would be neces-
<br />sary. Another is hased upon the pro-
<br />position that the DeRepue reser-
<br />voir would constitute a r'ep]acement
<br />resl"rvoir ror trans mountain diver-
<br />sions.
<br />Such is the situation at the mo-
<br />ment. Colorado, the state which has
<br />the greatest right or any Upper Basin
<br />State, can a~ree on onl)' five small
<br />proj(>cts costing about $20,000.000 and
<br />dcpletin~ the river only about 60,000
<br />:lcre feet annually and the small
<br />Curecanti, or doubtful fC'asihility,
<br />for inclusion within the billion
<br />dolhlr project to develop the water
<br />,of the Upper Basin,.It is a sorry
<br />situation. Some analysis of the causes
<br />may be helpful.
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<br />No RpS('-l've ror FutU16
<br />The West Slope in its demand
<br />for protection of its potentials is
<br />('onfrontl'd with the principle that
<br />under thl:' appropriation doctrine of
<br />waler law the riJlht to the U!le of
<br />water goe!! to him who first dh.t'rts
<br />it and applies it to bl'neficial use.
<br />Hl'O{'e, if a transmounlain dlvN!lion
<br />is m:lde before an in-basin use, it
<br />has a priority which is protectt'd by
<br />law. There is no method of procedure
<br />in Colorado whNeby a block of
<br />water may be effectively and legally
<br />rescf\'('d for future use. The trouble
<br />with the appropriation system is
<br />that the racp is alway!! won by the
<br />swjftest, There are probabl)' few
<br />who question the wisdom or the
<br />principle whl'n it is applied to in-
<br />dividual errort. The diUiculty arises
<br />when consideration must be given to
<br />the oVN-all planning of vast projects
<br />rl"quiring fedNal finam::mg, It Is a
<br />fair comment that Colorado's ex-
<br />isting constitutional and statutory
<br />provisions were designed to meet
<br />the requirements of the- era of pri.
<br />vate development, That has long
<br />since passed, To apply our existing
<br />laws to the vast publlc developments
<br />which must occur if Colorado is to
<br />utilite to the ru]]est extent its water
<br />resources is compl('tely unrealistic.
<br />The Colorado Water Con!lervation
<br />Board. which was created in 193;
<br />by a statute char~inR the Board with
<br />the responslbiiit)' of developing Rnd
<br />protecting the water resources or the
<br />state, has struggled long and hard
<br />with the problt'm. Whl'n the mattl'r
<br />cnme to n head in the winter of 1953
<br />the Board appointl"d what was
<br />known as the Colorado Conference
<br />Commitll't' and gave it the specific
<br />dUly of making rpcommendations on
<br />the Denver request for inclusion
<br />within the bi1lto authorize the Colo-
<br />rado Rivl'r Storage Project. The
<br />Genl-'ral Assembly, appreciating the
<br />J'leriousness of the situation, appro-
<br />priated $100,000 to finance thp work
<br />or the committee, An outstanding
<br />enginel'ring firm was employed to
<br />makp a sludy or the watcr supplies
<br />oC the Colorado Hiver System nvail-
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<br />RANCHER & FARMER
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<br />able ror use in Colorado, It came up
<br />with a report which is common I)'
<br />known as the Hill rl'port. Without
<br />going Into all the complexities of
<br />the enginel'rinlt study, it suffices to
<br />say th..t the experts found that the
<br />Colorado uncommitted water supply
<br />availab]e rrom the Colorado Rivl"r
<br />Systrm was morl" than ad('Quate to
<br />rurnish water for all new irriRatlon
<br />devp]opment on the Wl'st Slope
<br />which could be provided with Ii
<br />maximum subsidy of $400 per ncre,
<br />to providp water ror industrial dc-
<br />\'e]opml"nt of the West Slope, which
<br />may be reasonably nnticipatrd, and
<br />to permit the transmountain diver-
<br />sion to the Enst Slope for munit'ipal
<br />purposes or at ]l'ast 200,000 acre feet
<br />of water, Thl' Wpst Slopl' declin('d to
<br />accept this report. The Colorado Con-
<br />ference Committee by a vote which
<br />split on sectional lines took action
<br />favorable to the Denver-Blue Rivl"r
<br />diversion. When this matter came
<br />before the Colorado Watl"-l' Conser-
<br />vation Board the vote was again
<br />divided on sectional lines and again
<br />thp Denver request was upheld. In
<br />a last minute effort to !!ccure un-
<br />animity the Board appointed a
<br />mediation committee but the efforts
<br />of that committl"e produced nothing.
<br />And so we have the state divided
<br />into warring raetions.
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<br />A9'll'e On Program
<br />What, if anything, can b(' done?
<br />Thr best thing, of course, is ror all
<br />areas of the state to agree upon a
<br />program which is fair and reason-
<br />able. Apparently this ill impossible,
<br />Templ"fs have flamed, personality
<br />C'Onflicts have developed, nnd the
<br />line1l of Cleavage are so clearly drawn
<br />that at the mom{'nt it seems im-
<br />possible to hope for unity.
<br />Many suggestions have been made.
<br />One of these is that a watl-'r conser-
<br />vanc)-~ district or some other type of
<br />entity should be cre:ltecl on the Wt'st
<br />Slope so there can bc one responsible
<br />spokesmlln fOl' that 8n.'1l and so that
<br />ll. comprehl''Osin' plan for in-basin
<br />de\"l'lopment can be promu]~ated,
<br />Ancillarv to this is tht' idea that
<br />if a si~i1ar or~ani?ation were cre-
<br />ated on the East Slop~ th!'sp hlro
<br />legal entities could by contract a~r(>e
<br />upon a division or the water. Thf'
<br />trouble is that such an agreement
<br />would probably not be bindlllg upon
<br />iridh'idunl water usen and if it isn't
<br />binding, what good Is the agreemcnt.
<br />Another objpction is thai such a
<br />division constitutes in reality_ the
<br />creation of two sub-states. Each will
<br />have the greatest ze-al to promote
<br />and protect its own welrare, Discord,
<br />rather than harmony. would result.
<br />With t.....o sub-statl'S there would be
<br />no available ll'gal machinery for
<br />composing their diUprences. Wh(>n
<br />states of the Union get into contro_
<br />versies, they can go to the United
<br />States Supreme Court for a decision,
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<br />The tr.ubl. with I.. m.ny.l us Is
<br />Ih.t In trying tlmn w. quit trying.
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<br />ThNe is no such tribunal which can
<br />act to resoh'e the conrlicts of the
<br />entities suggested for Colorado.
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<br />Lease WILler
<br />Suggestions have often been made
<br />that the Constitution should be am.
<br />ml'nded so as to l'elax the appropria-
<br />tion doctrine in its apptkation to
<br />prt'sently unappropriated water. At
<br />least one student of the problem
<br />has propos('d that the remaining sup-
<br />plies of unappropriated watl't should
<br />be disposed of under leas(' arrange-
<br />ments in which continuing state con-
<br />trol is assured, Another proposal has
<br />been that as to the unappropriated
<br />water f'xisting adjudication meth()d
<br />should be supplanled by a permit
<br />system und(>r the control or nn ad-
<br />ministrativr. :Igency. An additional
<br />idea has been that limitatiOns should
<br />bp impos('d upon transmountain
<br />dh'l'rsions by all corporntions, both
<br />public and private, unless such di-
<br />versions are approved by a state
<br />agency. At the moment there s('ems
<br />to he no Rreat support for any of
<br />these proposals.
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<br />Bl' that a!l it may, something must
<br />be done. Surel)' the farmers, the
<br />busine!lS lenders, tht' industrialists.
<br />nnd tht' plllin common pl'oplc of our
<br />great s:wte will not nllow its future
<br />to be de.stro)'cd by suspicion, in-
<br />eptness, and just plain qU:lrre!som.'-
<br />ness.. Somehow or other the Colorado
<br />p('op]e must create a constructive
<br />attitudc as to wat{'r. Surely Ihl'rl'
<br />Is ('nough intelligpnce and good will
<br />in our state to come forward with
<br />a program thnt 15 fair and acccptable
<br />to all.
<br />Perhaps the way ha.'! heen pointf'd
<br />by the reCl'nt nction of the Gcnl'ral
<br />Assembly in appointing a commith'i!
<br />consisting of three members or thl!
<br />Senate and five members of the
<br />House to study and investigate what.
<br />ir any, statutory or constitutional
<br />changes are n('cessary to inllur(' thl'
<br />beneficlal use of Colorado's shar.. or
<br />the water or the Colorado River.
<br />May the members or this committ('e
<br />bl" blessed with understAnding and
<br />gifted with wisdom so that they
<br />may It'ad the state out or thf-' mornss
<br />of discord into which it has fal1t'n,
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<br />4-8 lUumni llwards
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<br />4-H Club work by .w.rd. pr...nl.d by lb.. M.lhlnon Ch.mlc.1 C.rponllon.
<br />L.lI 10 righI, 1:.....11 en.n, Log..n Co..nty: OO"..nor D.n Thornlon; Mn. M.I"ln
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<br />Sch.....ng.rdl wh. lu...nt.d lh. .....rd. t.r Ih. M.lhln.D Ch.mle.t C.rporAUon.
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