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<br />Ol' .1'6 <br />~vJ <br /> <br />average annual ideal diversions demand pOT aore; <br /> <br />(0) The average &nnual ro-regulation by <br /> <br />Flatoro Reservoir represents a fUll supply tor <br /> <br />about 16,000 acres. The Federal gover~ent has <br /> <br />no control over the natural flow of the river. <br /> <br />It would be a relatively simple matter for the <br /> <br />water users of the area to distribute the avail- <br /> <br />able natural flow and reservoir water in suoh a <br /> <br />manner as to give the appoara.:lc6 of full oompl1- <br /> <br />anoe with the Reclarnatio~ laws; <br /> <br />(d) The development of irrigation water by <br /> <br />pumpi::lf; from wells 1s progressing rapidly. <br /> <br />OwnBrs of exoess lands might choose to retain <br /> <br />tlleir holdings and receive indireot, but <br /> <br />llovert11eless real benefits fran the projeot in <br /> <br />the form of So higher groundwater level, So de- <br /> <br />orease in the depth from rmlch water must be <br /> <br />~umped. and considerably less d~~er of deplet- <br /> <br />Lng the ground wntsz supply; <br /> <br />(e) Subirrigatio~ as practiced in the area <br /> <br />:.lecessitates a ;liGl water table during the grenter <br /> <br />part of the growinS 3~aso:n. P:-ojeot soils e.re <br /> <br />extren~ly porous1 ?6rmitting ground water to spread <br /> <br />rapidly outward free the point of applicatio~ ~o <br /> <br />the end that water applied c~ot.be oonfL~ed to <br /> <br />ownership boundaries. In other words the water <br /> <br />ta.ble is CO.i"lr.lOn to all lands in the vicb.ity. <br /> <br />- 17 - <br />