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<br />elements that determinos ~le ~o~ition of the Jiverside IrriGation District
<br />should tales are Clfaluated as follo,,":
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<br />1. Thc gcol;l"aphical location of thc Riverside Irrigation District.
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<br />The land5 we irrir;atc extend from just within ~leld Countjj thence aJ.rn.ost
<br />entirely across Horgan COlUlty at an elevation above the river such that the very
<br />lowest point on the South Platte niver that we could divert ~r grunt;r flou
<br />lroIllc! be at a point about 4 miles west of ::a.stcr, Colo" :lith our present B:;-stem
<br />lolC divert from the South Platte aiver about 2 mIes east of :\mer, Colo. run
<br />throuGh the inlet to Riverside RoooI"'V'oir of sQ't:W n J';J,ilesJ thence through and
<br />across the ilcservolr into the Ilivcrsido District Canal which is 90 r.liles in
<br />length 1'ror.l 'Which farP.5 arc supplied.
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<br />2. Ava1.1abil1t~r of W<lter supplies noW' and in tho f\~ture.
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<br />Our anrroal \'latcr sUPiJ1y is diVided botuccm two categories J storace and dir-
<br />ect flow fron the river. In actual pro.ctice the:r are Sor.1ctimcs used siJ,tul-
<br />tane0'U5ly~ The stora~c water is that 't1at~r that is obta:1netl 0~r the use of the
<br />lli.versic1c Reservoir and Land COr.l~a.;.-.:-IS decrees and is <livic.!cd eq1.1al~r among
<br />2505 night ouners, The fi.ivcrsidc Irric;ation District mmS 1061 of these riGhts.
<br />The direct uater i3 tha.t .later ti~at is obtained'r:Jy the ni"'cl'si<'~c lr~i3atior..
<br />Districts decree for 417 second feet, and is divided apong the la:.1dmmcrs of the
<br />Riveraide IrriGation District on~r,
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<br />lIonnal1~r \10 fill the ncscrvoir in the trl..nter li10nths on the r:'escrvoir
<br />Compw1Y's 1902 decree for Bo~e 16000 acre feet measured into t~~ rcscrvoiT and
<br />the 1907 decroe for an a&litional 41000 acre reet on the sar..c basis, 'lheorct-
<br />ically 1TC should then be filled to 32 feet on the rod, Since the reservoir
<br />loses approxima.tely lO/~ of the water stored therein ever:.' l;\onth b~r e.-apor-
<br />ation and seepage 'uc find that 1m arc TlCV'cr full after '\10 hnve cr':.l':2l.\.~stcd these.
<br />decrees, To co~plcte thc fillinG and replace the SC~)2tiC and ev~pora~ion
<br />losses, the Cor:tpany has another decrce, dated Oct. 25, 1910, llhi~b is called a
<br />rod decree a.""1d is final to 32.5 feet on the rod ai1d conditional to 34 feet on
<br />the rod. (:10 have never filled the reservoir to the latter level, but uc are
<br />'Worl:in;:; to that end, 33,,5 is our safe maxiI11\U11 at the present tir,le), Som...::times
<br />this deerce 1rlll provide us ll'ith enough water to completol~' fill, -crut mailY t~ICS
<br />it uil1 not because betuecn the 1907 decrec date all(1 our 1910 ~ccrec d~te,
<br />Di,~ou :0.. 2 ::'cBcrvoir, :~arr La1:e enlar::...c:'lC:1t, "Oi:"th :.itcrli:lr: ,~escrvoir, ~:'ilton
<br />~escrvoir, a:.-.{', !:'rcu:\:i:,t ~\csc:""V011" ii),tCl""'''C_1C u~.:t:': p:..~io-.citie3 a..1C;').C\ of our later
<br />c!ecrcc .l.i1( tj~e SO\'t:l ~ 1ntte :livci' si.l.1~lJ (~oes not sl~p~")l::- c:1ouc;h t1.1tcr f.Jl' all
<br />of -::'hCll.. ;:an:" other sl,lall rescrvo;_rs j".n~st also 'Je cO.lsl '-:::rot: but to li~t thCr:\
<br />is _lot so impOl'ta.;~t sL1ce t;le r.lct effoct is ;;ot lar~e, It Ca.1 ~JC rcadil:- SCC;l,
<br />however, that i7 lIe ca.."1 co,;~")lctcl:r fill a.'1,: tccp our S(;C~"'<l.:e ane eV,:l.~)oration
<br />losses replt.Lced 'until 110 arC! rcaC\r to \":.se tile uatar nearly all of the nOll
<br />c:r.:iatin.:; :rcservoirs Oil t!1C Sou7.h l'lattc .aver MllBt be fnll or VOl:- ;'103.1'1:- so"
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<br />Practicall:r, hOll0Ve:L, t;lC returr. flm-T arisinG 'JClOll 01.~i' oi.1t of (livorsio!'l
<br />~onetil.\C5 does ai1d usual}.:," '\l'cr:.- ::'loarl:r fills ti1C reservoirs t~iv;::Ttin~ froil the
<br />river bclol1 t'..S so 01.1.1' fortu.;.'lea ~ tied in uit.:} i:.:10 ql":.a;.-,tit:" 0; wn'~er t:lat is
<br />avalable at our hea::lc,2.to, since tiC have f01.'.nd t:-~at ver:.r Ii ttle ~lilS .::'0 pass to
<br />satisfy the laller reservoir""
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<br />A:3 500:1 as uater can be api)liccl il.irectli to tho lanc~ :L:. tllC spri:i[" t:l0
<br />river usuall:" <Tops at Ollr :lcD/.:tatc ~Jecauso of t:-:.c 1<SC .::.'uove 1\S X:L LJelou us c'!.i-
<br />rect ri[:hts ta..::c tile retur;-;. floll and stor~::;c i3 at a:.l c:.( until either hca"1,;:r
<br />enouGh rai;.s fall to curtail direct use or t:10 r:l,ycr floll increases to enol~:)l
<br />voluoc t~~t it all Caffi10t be used.
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<br />:Jc eM use our 1907 ;livcrsida :- ~istrict . ~ecrec an<! rv.::l thrOl~Gh the reservoir
<br />llithout <:1n:' sC:lior storo:;e priorities ii.1tcrfcrin:; u:!.t:, us. '"\.',l~i::'.:; t:~c irri-
<br />Gation season the [lOH in tllC Sout;~ Fl<!.tte _livcr is \'.sl.1.a~_lr either larGO enOUGh
<br />to sl.~ppl:- all users a.,c1, ll.oro or it is In.s\'Sfic1ent to supply ~rioritics of c'.ate
<br />l~a~ or evon 113133. :10 have f01.'':lo. that He eai.1 be dratri..l[; all thc ~T::ter 11e c~:.
<br />uso, the river uill start to c'.rO:"'l, He \-till "ue S;l\'.t out, the river coatinucs to
<br />drO!l untiJ there is o:1ly a 100 to 1.50 sceo:1d feet I'lElss1nG Ol'.r llO<1.c!:.:-.tc ia 2 or
<br />3 days &1(\' <:.11 of t::1s is used just belon 1."'S 'h;~ (',cerces 0; 1::\212 .)..'1( carl1.cr,
<br />.i;t\rcn if He C01.":.ld divcr-t all of t:1is Hater ~1e cO'Ll.lcl : ot deliver bet VC1-r little of
<br />it to t~1e reservoir for it lTould see, ;:l,~la:' i:l t:1e i.i1t."~:c (~'itC:1 "voiore ~cac:~i:1G
<br />"tho reser/oir"
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<br />III orc.cr t:lat He ca:. inprovc our 1mter sll'!1_,lies t;>Jrc fn'st be a lar:,cr
<br />stabilized flo1-1 at tile :'oi<lt uhero 110 divert .i'ror~ "tihe 30U;:';1 ~la~te _:i-.,rer. ".;0
<br />c:::pect that UPO:l the conplctiol1 of t:1C :Ji:-'i';lOJ:\pson no vill llavo narc '\rater avClil-
<br />able to us .both for storace <:J..:ld direct uze a.t our point of t:ivcrsioa..
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