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<br />ClJ <br />00 <br />00 <br />C\J <br /> <br />There is now either such an excesS of water during the flood th"lt <br /> <br />economy is of no moment, 0r so little water thereafter that its <br /> <br />use beccmes very uneconomical through the high percentage of loss <br /> <br />entniled in its delivery. Since the reservoir will not be large <br /> <br />enough to fully supply the derrand set up in Table 4 during the <br /> <br />lnte SULlt1e:r m'~nths, the present tendency to divert excessive <br /> <br />~ounts at the beginning of the season will c~ntinue, although <br /> <br />it will soon be renlized that it ~st be curtailed to the point <br /> <br />where the stor"lge is assured. <br /> <br />The bast use of the stored water can only be obtained <br /> <br />through the recognition of a requirEment of law that now receives <br /> <br />little attention, i.e. that the right of prior diversion pre- <br /> <br />supposes beneficial use. A careful administration of water will <br /> <br />be needed. Rotation in ~ter deliveries especially in the drier <br /> <br />years will .assist in securing the nost use of the stored water. <br /> <br />Drainage <br /> <br />The prevailing slopes are sufficient over most of the <br /> <br />area to prevent accumulation of ground water at levels high enough <br /> <br />to interfere with cultivation and aside from isclated spots, <br /> <br />particularly in the beds of the gulches, there is little danger <br /> <br />of seepage, and little probable need for artificial drainage. <br /> <br />.5.5 <br />