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<br />J1R. A. P. DAVIS: 1,530,000, <br /> <br />. MR. NORVIEL: Do you have in mind a statement made by <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Engineer Merrie11, the engineer in charge of the Gunnison pro- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ject, > I think it was in Grand Junction, uhen he .said that in <br />six acre feet there was 20% return flow _ no, 60 inches I think <br /> <br />.he said - leaving four feet. of consumptive use in the project, <br /> <br />MR. A. P. DAVIS: I remember his testimony, A large <br /> <br />amount of return water is diverted on the project, and used <br /> <br />over again. I was speaking on the average,. it is greater in <br /> <br />the lower valleys than in the higher. <br />11R. m1ERSON: Do you think it Hould average more than <br /> <br />1-6/107 <br /> <br />MR. A. P. DAVIS: That is as near as Mr. Conklin.could <br /> <br />estimate. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />HR. NORVIEL: I would like to ask Hr. Heeker if that isn't. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ahout the result of his investigations also, <br /> <br />MR. MEEKER: My investigation covered the Western Slope <br /> <br />of Colorado, and I have used a consumptive use. of 1-3/10 acre <br /> <br />feet per acre per annum. <br /> <br />Vili. NORVIEL: As the estiL~ted consumptive use for that <br /> <br />state, <br /> <br />MR. MEEICER: Yes sir. <br /> <br />MR. EVlEHSON: I "ould like to ask for information, a <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />further question, Mr. Norviel. As I understand, you don't wish <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to declare yourself upon the principle of dividing the river <br /> <br />12th ~.S.F, <br />13 <br /> <br />, > <br /> <br />S3 <br /> <br />4, <br />