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<br />o <br />:":J <br />'~', <br />-w- <br />....., <br />Q <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />-\ <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />Complying with requests of water users along the .Arkansas River in <br /> <br />Colorado and offioials of the State, we herewith submit, and reoomnend for <br /> <br />adoption, the governing prinoiples and major details of a definite plan fori <br /> <br />(1) Operation of the irrigation pool in Caddoa reservoir in ao-:- <br /> <br />oordanoe with its publio nature and authorized purposes; <br /> <br />(2) Administration of rights of water users alang the ,Arkansas <br /> <br />~iver in Colorado whose operations and relations vdth eaoh other are affeot- <br /> <br />ed by the ohanged oonditions resulting from the oonstruotion and operation <br /> <br />of the Caddoa projeot; and, <br /> <br />(3) Recognition of the interests of both states in the .....ters of <br /> <br />the Arkansas River, and in the Caddoa project, under the Opinion of the <br /> <br /> <br />United States Supreme Court entered Deoember 6, 194~ in the oase of Colorado <br /> <br />v. Kansas. <br /> <br />Interstate relations between Colorado and Kansas, oonoerning the <br /> <br />Arkansas River, Sil'108 1901 have been subject to the jurisdiotion of the <br /> <br />Uni'ted States Supreme Court whioh, by its deoision entered in 1907. in the <br /> <br />oase of Kansas v. ColoradO, has sinoe retained jurisdiction. The Opinion <br /> <br />entered Deoember 6. 1943, in the oase of Colorado v. Kansas. directed the <br /> <br />parties to submit a decree enjoining the furtror proseoution of the two <br /> <br />pending suits of the Finney County Water Users' Assooiation. cm:ler of the <br /> <br />Farmers Ditoh in Kanse-s. one against the Graham and other ditches alang the <br /> <br /> <br />Arkansas River in Colorado. and another against the Coler Ditch and Reser- <br /> <br />voir Company and other apfropriators in ColoradO; and dismissing the pray- <br /> <br />ers of both States for otrer relief. <br /> <br />Assuming that a rehearing. upon ap- <br /> <br />plioation yet to be filed by Kansas. is denied, and that a decree submitted <br />