BOARD01250

• Board Meeting Date: 12/9/1964
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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purpose of this study. That is, not to guess
at it but to arrive, with some certainty, as
to the conditions that actually exist and the
changes that take place because of the various
uses.

I

(Mr. Sparks again used the maps and charts
on the wall to illustrate his presentation.)

Now these two studies are very revealing -
the May 1964 and the October 1964. The first
measurement was taken before the wells started
any extensive pumping and the last measure-
ment was made after the wells stopped pumping.
The river very rapidly came back to its May
condition after the wells were cut off. The
change was noticeable almost overnight in
the river flow as soon as the wells were cut
off.

We, in our studies, want to be able to
prove conclusively the exact effect and just
what the hydrologic conditions are.

I

Again here, a mass measurement was taken
when the wells were in full operation and
had been in operation for a month or so. And
this is what Mr. Milenski was talking about.
There was a net loss in this stretch of 22
second feet - that's a net loss. But in this
particular stretch here, from here to here,
the net loss was 46 second feet: 46 second
feet were being lost from here to here. This
simply means that when the Fort Lyon Canal
turned loose 46 feet of water it went no where,
and this is what the complaint is. That they
had to turn loose 46 feet of water to first
satisfy the wells which have no priorities.
After that then, the additional head would
get on down. This is the exact situation
that is occurring, not only in the Arkansas
but in the South platte as well. And this is
the basis of some complaint. A little bitter
complaint at times, I have heard, but this is
nevertheless a fact that the first 46 feet of
water that was. released at the Fort Lyon head-
gate went to satisfy wells.