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<br />.,., <br /> <br />3 t) 3'~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />V~AS, the officers of the Mutual Ditch Companies, which comprise Consoli- <br />dated Ditches Company of Water District No.2 have given serious consideration to <br />the propcsal of tb:; Bureau of Re~le;na tton that a flood control reservoir and water <br />conservation ba,,:in be constructed near }'ort l:forgon at a site known as the Narrows <br />site" and <br /> <br />\IHEREAS, T)10 Army Engineers have heretofore obtained authorization for the <br />construction of a flood control reservoir at the Chatfield site noar the junction <br />of Pl urn Creek wHh the South Platte River, and such reservoir will materially <br />control :md pre'Tent floods in the upstreaIT, area "Ihich will consequertly assist in <br />the cO'1trol and pr2vention of floods in the Fort j,[organ areamd dowdstrear.l there- <br />from.Q and <br /> <br />WHEHrJlS, the member ditches of our organization desire to express their united <br />appeal to the Colorado \Iater Conservation Board, <br /> <br />TI!ER""OlJ.t, B~ IT ltLbULVt,D by the Officers and Representatives of the member <br />ditches cf ConsclicJated Dit.ch~s of 1'0,,6:' fistrictNo, 2, that the G010rado Viater <br />Conser-cat;.on Bocrd be infr,rned of 0':">:' position and be reqIlBE.ted' <br /> <br />1. To urge the ~urvey and i'1vestigation by the appropriate agency of the <br />United States G~vernm"nt of all available sites for small flood reser"oirs to <br />control the tr:i':;:>teTJ.o8 of the bouth i'latte River before damage is done to the <br />lower reac.he ~ o.-I-_~ th.:: :......:i ver ~ <br /> <br />2 < To Wl t;lhold a;:;p"cval of the constructi on r" 'che: 1':~.r:"'''''ls Reservci:r at the <br />Narrows site near Fo"'~, 1l,e",m until 11 complete .i;YC'C';:.':i'..O::.,l'>' :.~.23 been made of <br />pasoible sites fer 5jr~q1 J. :'eservoirs on the tr:i~.1:_:'1.J"i8';j ~c v'18 S("lut,h .PIa;" t.e River. <br /> <br />3, To uqe the jJ11T.1ediate const.,"uction of the Flvod CC'ntl'_,l Rese::voir at the <br />Chatfield site Oil the ~outh Platte River not only to ~ontroi flo0ns, but also to <br />serve as a tere}':'p::y con.ser'ration be.sin to impound all flooci watcers when the same <br />arB not needcoG t.., ~"::,;)1J' ,,:<] sti!1~ water righ.,. pri ori ties, ::iuch YIP tel' should be <br />impounded C'nJ~' temil::rari1y and SilOUl.d be released when required to supply the <br />dem"nd of exiFting priorities on the river, <br /> <br />4, To urge the immediate construction of the Chatfield Reservoir before any <br />work is done on the construction of the Narrows Reservoir to enable the water <br />users and agencies of the united States Goverm8nt to study the effects of such a <br />reservoir at the Chatfield site. Construction of the Chatfield reservoir and other <br />reservoirs on tributaries of the So~th Platte River may demonstrate that the Govern- <br />ment may economize in the construction of a reservoir at or near the Narrows site. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RSSOl..VJ:.;D that a copy of this resolution be forwared to the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />NEVi BRANTNER llT. DI1CH CO. <br />By E. M. Conger , President <br />FARMrBS INDEPENDENT DITCH COI~il'ANY <br />BY Charlie Briggs, President <br />FULTON IRrtIG.DITCH COM~ANY <br />BY John D. Schloo, President <br />LO\iElt LATHAM DITCH COMl'ANY <br />.BY E. VI. Johnson, <br /> <br />(Cont. next page) <br /> <br />CONSClLIDATED DITCHES OF V;ATER <br />DISTRICT NO.2. <br />By Joseph ,':ebber, lTesident <br />Bi!;Ei,iilH DITCH & MILLING CUilll'ANY <br />b:' George E. Vosmera <br />Secretary <br />B}{IGHTON DITCH CO~frANY <br />By Karl F. Stolz, President <br />