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<br />,/ <br />I ~\... \ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />, <br />)> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CAUSES OF THE DISPUTE <br /> <br />Running r1ver on Priority System just puts r1ver back to when <br />Compact was being considered. <br /> <br />Placating pumps 1S only a political <br />disaster all the big shots talk about. <br />we do have some things going our way. <br /> <br />move not necessarily the <br />Here in the Arkansas Valley <br /> <br />There is the winter water program and the supplemental supply of <br />Fry Ark Water plus the return flows from transmountain diversions. <br /> <br />Seems to have boiled down to the use of ground water in Colorado as <br />the problem. <br /> <br />Now I know Colorado should use all water available under the <br />Compact, no mistake about that. <br /> <br />The use of the Priority System in Colorado is not a question. <br />Let's take a look at why pumps came into the picture being used as <br />a supplemental supply to the decreed rights of the canal companies. <br /> <br />1. The drought of the 1930's was what set off the drilling of <br />wells. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Seems as though about <br />short of the demand. <br />1964, 1974, 1977 were <br />water. <br /> <br />every ten years the river <br />1931, 1934, 1944, 1954, <br />the years critical to the <br /> <br />supply fell <br />1955, 1963, <br />supplies of <br /> <br />3. The population shifts did not occur till after World War II. <br />Up to the 1950's water supplies were not being strained only <br />in the dry years. <br /> <br />4. With the population shifts and military installations the <br />problems in Colorado would strain the water supplies. <br /> <br />5. Along with 40 hour week came the recreational demands. <br /> <br />6. As the population shifted to Colorado so did water demands. <br /> <br />7. Many developers chose not to acquire water rights just dig a <br />hole in the ground to acquire a water supply. <br /> <br />8. Many cities' water supply came from ground water. <br /> <br />9. The Good Life idea was to use water or it's fruits to attract <br />new industry to the area, nice lawns, golf courses with <br />recreation facilities. <br /> <br />1 <br />