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~ Lt'? 00 ~ ~h!~~~WJ!~~.~~~~~~secl t' ta", p""""" Co. has won a fourth change m pomt of dIversIon. duce diversions for a proposed De l'te th . t b R k ~,_ Rock M . - sp eVlcory Y ocYI , victory in the continuing dispute UIaO:) W'aJS Y ounba!J.u Pow. hydro-electric plant at the new Mountad. P th lover water of the Whilte River N'S fkst victory. point whenever there is not In ~'tIh e seWemWhi,:"t . Th _M_" ' ~'~h t . tIhe ' 00 w>as we come ill e area. . te A compromise s€lbtilemeot over e St::~;U!.l1lU tnumph was the ~111v~' wa'~ ill sW"oom a River Elec1:lric ved"is ateT '. " . successful challroge of effOlts of lts tributaries for the proposed . sa I. W . a request of the Wh"e RIver the U>lorado River Water OJrt- Yellow Jacket Project and exist- r>~. Yellow Jacket Pro~t Wlll Electric Assn.. a ru:rall electric servation Dist. to obtain de- ing uses. The junior u:sers will oo~ .have th~a.'t at, tit-Igation I cooperative. for a cha<l{!e in crees for w..... for fish in haJve as mooh _ter as if the rli- '~- it :en It goes be- 'point of diversion of water stJreams in bhe Flattops SIl"OO I val cooperamve electric utility . ore ~. . water stays ~ reached between sessions of. where the S__ Project were still diverting ai tile old ~ .llie Whi. te RIver Valley. arIdr l oourl Monday stJren~the<1ed tlhe would be built. The Supreme pan.. m:g.,tors. wilih JunOf rlg'h.ts . re- ; rigl1, of Rocky MoootJann Power Court ru1ed tlhaJt using WGIter fOr Rocky MOl.mtain Power may. :r:;:letL~""i""tJon bhey cla,m- , to use White River water. fish is not a beneficial u~e under store walter in ib proposed r e .3'w. . r White River Eledric several I CoIonldo laws. Meadows Reservoir on tihe Sooth When the oil shal€ mdustTy ye3'rs ago asked-approval of Rio The Rio Bla<1co Dis'.rict Court FOIt'k of tile White River when develops. some or all of the wa. BkIDoo District Court to change last I1lOOlh grnrltJed Rocky Moun- White River Electric has cut ter '? .question ",,:,y be ,;,sed for tihe poi!1I\ of dl_sian oll80 sec- tain Power Co. a pl'i<rlty d<aJte back dd_sions, provided llie mUlllOlpai! aOO ind~ put"- ond-feel of water from the While foc tlhe SweetwOOer Project W<If.er is not diverted out of tlhe poses. R i v e r upstream aboui eight alJead of that for tile (lIroposed ba.Un. Rocky Moumain Power miles. '!'be obvious inteflll of the competing Flat lop s Project origill1amy i...tended to send wa- move was to block tihe ioves(. s(lOllSOfelurado Riv- ter from Meadows Reservoir or-owned ubil1ity wilbh headquar- eT Walt€[' Coruservaltion Dist. At- -thrrough a tunnel to power p~all1f..6 Army Pvt. Clavin P. Letey, ters in Denver from bu~ldiing the tomeys for the district protes~ed 100 Swootwalter Creek. .son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. .. pro~ SW<let_ler Hydro- tIhis decision. I Rocky Moountain Powe<. in Letey of Glenwood Springs., elecilrlc Project. Tenns of the compromise selt- turn. a,greed to drop cl>3rges completed an electronic device' White River Electric sought to Uement include tlhe following: thal White River Electric had repair course al the Army I prevent Rocky Mour>ta.in Power Stream gauging stations will al>anduned the u.s.e of tlhe water Soll'l:heas\em Signal School, Fort from being a party to tlhe pro_ be installed on the White River decreed to pri""te companies Gordon. Ga., August 12. Pvt. _ ceedings as jurnor ~opria- ,to m'l3SW1e the /lows of the for a hydro-<>leotric pla~Jt near Letey's wife. Lida. lives in Glen- i- tor of water. A sendor approj}ri.a- stream above bhe proposed new Mee!,er. The plant operated from wood Springs. tor may oot move a point of cli- div"",""n by Wl1lte Rivu Elec- eillI"ly in tile century ll'lltil 1948 g version if it injures a junior ap- tric. at the site of the old point or 1949. Wl1lte River Electric ac- CAIRO - Egypt is planning t propriator. The Colorado Su- of diversion n_ Meeker. and quired tlhe water t1tgIhts from the to build an atom power plant. preme Court ruled that a water aJt other poiJJ1ILs to determine re+ t- user seeking a conditiroal de- ,turn flow. ;s a a 5 t SERVICE NEWS e- o I -