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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />important dam in the Upper Republican area, and one of the major' dams <br />of the twenty-one planned for development in the entire Kansas River <br />Basin. <br />After authorization it became apparent that the Republican River <br />Compact woUld prohibit sufficient use in Kansas of irrigation water to <br />serve the project lands located there. The Compact,. entered into by <br />the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska in December of 1942, had <br />allocated the virgin water supply of the Republican River to the three <br />states for benefj.cial consumptive use. The major part of the water <br />supply at Bonny Dam was allocated for use in Colorado, which prohibited <br />development of tile st. Francis Unit as originally planned. <br />The revised plan which would provide Colorado with its allocated <br />share of the water stored in Bonny Reservoir required consideration to <br />be given to a high pump lift for the major part of lands to be irrigated <br />in Colorado. Investigations on this type of project were initiated more <br />than a ye ar ago. <br />The Reclamation Law requires a confirmed repayment contract between <br />the United State s Government and the Irri(;ation District prior to con- <br />struction of irrigation distribution works. Bureau of Reclamation <br />personnel have held several informal meetings with landowners in the <br />vicini ty of Bonny Dam, sponsored by the local county agdcul tural agents <br />in order todJvelop plans for the most feasible irrigation development <br />in the States of Colorado and Kansas in compliance with the terms of the <br />Republican River Compact. <br />The first meeting was held June 6, 1950, at School District 21, <br />Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was determined that 70 farmers and landowners <br /> <br />.2500 <br />