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<br />~67 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Beaty stated that "Last Friday, just before <br />John Martin Dam went dry they called a meeting of all the <br />irrigators on main stem of the Arkansas and Animas, and they <br />were unanimous that they retain a fish pool there of 2,000 ft. <br />and all agreed to go along on this fish pool. I think that I <br />-could say, speaking for a number of the irrigators down there, that <br />they are in favor of a pool, not as a fish pool, but as a <br />cushion for the gates down there, of at least 2,000 up to <br />5,000 ft. of water in order to operate the pool more ef- <br />ficiently. They agreed at the meeting in Las Animas to <br />retain this fish pool. People below demand the water." <br /> <br />Mr. Mendenhall said, "Unless you can get the people <br />below and in Kansas to maintain a fish pool I don't think <br />there is any chance whatever. I think the people up above <br />would be willing to maintain a cushion for the more efficient <br />operation of the pool. I think it should be definitely explained <br />not as a fish pool but just a cushion. n <br /> <br />Mr. Bell stated, "I was at this particular compact <br />meeting when this matter was discussed in some detail; quite <br />a bit of difference as to the matter of a cushion pool. The <br />District Engineer at Albuquerque thinks pool for protecton <br />of gates not necessary, not even wanted. Apparently the <br />local people would like to have the pool there very much. One <br />difficulty is a matter of operating the reservoir itself with <br />permanent pool, as the gates are constructed; they were not <br />built with that in mind. Of course when the reservoir is in <br />that condition the stream is under the control of the State <br />Engineer and he is likely to hold in-flow up to certain <br />amount. Gates make that very difficult to do, with the result <br />that Kansas people got the idea they were not getting the water <br />because of water differences in trying to maintain the pool. <br />It was released originally on that basis. That difficulty could <br />be corrected. I think personally, that pool would be desirable, <br />but as the Minutes of the Commission point out, it is extremely <br />difficult because of the Interstate nature of the stream." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Bailey reminded the Board of the Anderson Bill; asked <br />what it is. <br /> <br />Mr. Crawford read the Bill: <br /> <br />83d CONGRESS <br />1st Session <br /> <br />IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES <br />January 16, 1953 <br />Mr. Anderson introduced the following bill; which was read <br />twice and referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular <br />Affairs. <br />