BOARD00695

• Board Meeting Date: 1/17/1957
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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1940 and 1941. It was found that such
procedure was entirely impractical and
would result in ruinous consequences, and
for that reason a division of the water
allocated to Colorado was made and an
agreement entered into in 1942 between 1
the Meadowland Water Users and the trans-
mountain diversion owners dividing the
said allocation evenly between the two
entities (19,875 acre feet to each).

The above mentioned 1942 agreement
has been continued from year to year
pending a settlement of the question,
which, I believe, the stipulation now
before us will do.

I am at a loss to explain the ob-
jection being raised by the transmoun-
tain diversion interests, since it has
always been my understanding that they
were quite willing to enter into a per-
manent agreement whereby the transmoun-
tain diversions would limit the amount
taken by them from the Laramie River and
its tributaries to 18,875 acre feet. The
present stipulation essentially guaran-
tees this amount to the transmountain
interests, and I do not believe this
stipulation is prejudicial to them.

I have endeavored to contact the
officials of the transmountain diver-
sions by telephone and have been unable
to do so so far; however, I have in-
structed our Water Commissioner in that
area, Mr. Wilkinson, to personally con-
tact Mr. Ralph McMurray, President of
the Water Supply and Storage Company,
and Mr. Albert Fisher, Attorney, and to
advise them to contact me immediately
should they feel, the adoption of this
stipulation would be prejudicial to their I'
interesta I have not heard from them,
consequently I definitely feel that this
matter can be worked out to the ultimate
satisfaction of all parties concerned.

Since time is of the essence, it is
my opinion that further delay in consum-
mating the stipulation could cause the
loss of the entire plan,"