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\.. I I The Amity Mutual Irrigation Company 14'15 President's Report To The Amity Mutua/Irrigation Company TO TIlE I.l1HECTORS AND STOCKHOLfJER'i: Local precipitation affected the operation of our Canal very much this last season. Early snow and rain conditioned the soil Cor planting and oppor- tune rains throughout the summer reduced the demand for irrigation water. Onl;:: ~7,OO() aJ. was diverted at our headgate this season. ..\t the time of our 1969 annual meeting, every indication pointed to a sholi suppl,y of irrigation water. The winter months had been dry and storage of water lJad been meager if early water was needed and called there would be about 11 or 12 days s~pplJ' as anI,,," 21,900 a.i. was stored in John Martin on April 1st. With l~) inches of rain in the Lamar area and simular amounts along the Amity canal from March through October, no severe flood damage o<:cured on our canal this year. Damage where it did OCCllr was promptly repaired b,y Amity crews. Our equipment was kept busy most of the time on maintenance and improvement of operating conditions of our canals. Releases at John Martin from storage and direct now for the .vear amounted to 137,000 a.f.; 122,120 a.f. of this was diverted by ditches in ~:istrlct Ir;-, but H3,GOO a.f. crossed the state Line. ::)0,800 a.I. of this during the winter months. Timely rains in District 67 furnished much of the water needed for crop growth locall,y and accounted for a lot of the state Line flow. The production and uses made of winter water is important to ditches below John Martin Resenoir, because under the Compact water which they historically applied in the winter should be stored for more timely application. The open winters for several years have permitted abnormal application of direct flow water upstream and very little went into storage. The now of the Arkansas River at Pueblo last winter, November and December, 1968, to April I, 1969, measured onlr 75,460 a.f. During this time, ditches belo'W Pueblo, and above John Martin, diverted 195,156 a.f. or this, 35,900 a.f. was in District #14, and 159,230 aJ., in Distrid#17. Only 8,830 a.f. reached ~Iohn Martin, The Purgatoire River delivered 9,820 a.f. The winter was exceptionall.y mild and less than 3,000 a.f. went into storage in the Great Plains through the Ft. L..von, although more than 80,000 a.f. was diverted for direct irrigation Because of fall rains , and colder winter weather, more water has been stored this last fall. The John Martin storage on February 1st was more than 43,000 a.l.. and may reach 55,000 a.f., or more, by A.Pri11st. The Great Plains has also stored good supplies. Page 3