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. . Page #3 dates the claims of United States state: "Claim is hereby made of a priority right as of April 17, 1936 or as of 3une 9, 1938 pending on the final determination whether the date of priority is to the date of begin- ning of surveyor the date of beginning of construction work" " "". 4. The statement of the South Platte Water Users Association obviously cla'ims all water claimed by Denver plus additional water to be made available by feeder canals intercepting at elevation 9,013 feet water not naturally tributary to the Blue River above the Dillon Reservoir. 5. Under Senate Document 80 the minimum obligation of the United States is (a) replacement storage of 52,000 a.f. at Green Mountain with reasonable expectancy that it will fill annually, and (b) the maintenance from April 15 to October 15 annually of a minimum flow of 1,250 c.f.s. at Shoshone. 6. An engineering study should be made to determine the effect of the depletion of the stream by the taking of 1600 c.f.s. at the Dillon Reservoir site under the allegedly senior claim of Denver upon the operation of Green Mountain and the ability of the United States to satisfy the minimum obligations stated above. 7. In the event the suggested engineering study shows an adequate water supply to satisfy the stated minimum obligations of the United States, then it would seem that an amicable adjustment may be made between Denver and the United States provided that (a) proper arrangement may be made for the exchange of power generation facilities on the east slope for those at Green ].1ountain, and (b) an under- standing can be reached as to the supplying of Colorado deficiencies in river flow at Lee Ferry. 8. The claim of the South Platte Water Users Associ- ation, being admittedly junior to both the United States and Denver claims, can apply only to water available after such senior claims are satisfied. . <530