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<br />MR. PETERSON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR. PETERSON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />FROM THE FLOOR: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />FROM THE FLOOR: <br /> <br />MR. SAWYER: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR. SAWYER: <br /> <br />injury occurred to upstream irrigators. <br /> <br />Before you get down, I would like <br />to ask a question. You stated the <br />Conservancy District Board would have <br />authority on shutting off or turning on <br />the pumps, right? <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />No. Not manual authority. The <br />Bureau of Reclamation would be operating <br />this project. <br /> <br />Not the Conservancy District Board? <br />Does the Water Conservancy District Board, <br />local Board, have any authority on under- <br />ground water? <br /> <br />You are asking a question that no <br />one has been able to answer. I say "yes." <br />I say definitely "yes." They do have. <br /> <br />No. No. <br /> <br />My guess is as good as yours in the <br />Supreme Court. The Conservancy District <br />is for the purpose of proper development <br />of the water of that district. It does <br />not limit the district to ground water, <br />to surface waters and water is water no <br />matter where it comes from whether it is <br />surface water that once was underground <br />and ground water...ground water that once <br />was on the surface. So if you try to <br />define Ilwater," you are in trouble. <br /> <br />Not always. <br /> <br />Marvin Sawyer from Monte Vista. Is <br />there any other available water at the <br />head that could be diverted and filed on? <br />Is there anybody on the Board that can <br />answer that? Like the Animas River and <br />so forth so this debt could be paid with- <br />out pumping? <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Would you state that again? <br /> <br />Is there any water at the head of these <br />