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<br />On the basis of the above study the Braziel Reservoir water
<br />Vlould be about on the dividing lir.e be t':;ee". Chss I vmter (loss thr.n
<br />60 percent sodium) and Cla~s II VI~ter (60 percent to 75 percont
<br />sodium) with regard to sodium percentage, and in Cluss I on ~ll other
<br />counts. i\8 '\'iQuld be 8x?f:cted, tho il.pril 30 conditioT~J ('~fter collection
<br />of winter Dry Creok Drain flo'."s, is most sevore. If neoessary, the
<br />quality of tho Braziel Reservoir vmtor could be improved by p"ssing
<br />\"linter inflows through the reservoir, theugh this pr~etice wculd result
<br />in a gro"t decrease in the amount of water saved by operation of
<br />Brn.ziel Reservoir becn.use of loss of winter flows r.nd September 30
<br />storuEo.
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<br />The lrulds to bo served cy Br~ziel Reservoir ~ro of medium weibht,
<br />und Serne nrG~S Qrc Qdvsrscly ~lk~linc.
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<br />Tho m~in sources of water s~pply for Braziel Reservoir would be
<br />Dry Creek Drain flows =d C't, Lo.ro.",ie Cn.n~l ,.,aotes, Accerding to too
<br />Tilley decision, tho United Stc.tes he,.s the right to re..,,"o roturn
<br />flcms devolo1'od on the projeot so long r,s they muy be identified and
<br />remo.in on tho project, Y Vlhen they leave tho confines of tho project,
<br />in r.atural stream coursos, they are c.e'1sidered to be part of tho
<br />nc.tural flo'," of tho stream,
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<br />Dry Creek Drain is C,n r,rtificiill drc.in constructed by the Gering
<br />& Ft, L~rr~io Irrigation Di6triot, Nor~ally, and excopt in times of
<br />rG.infc.ll, thore is no wn.ter running in tho small strcCtin channel nhcre
<br />it cresses the Ft, Lc.rnmie C',nnl, The prosent flow Delovl the ce.nc.l
<br />dO'lGlopod aftcr project construction, 'lheroforc, all Ylc.t.cr, except
<br />r~in runoff developed o.bovo Br~zicl Dc,;", is return flow which, accord-
<br />ing to the Til10y decision, m"y be retainod for use on the preject,
<br />Thera arc no ot~er adjudicated ri~hts on Dry Creok,
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<br />The Ft. r;,ramie Cc,no.l ..mstes, or other w",ter which miGht be
<br />trcJlsferred to the reservoir through t:1C Ft, Laramio Cane,l, is '"c.tcr
<br />which folls within tho present udjudicntcd riGhts under priority dnte
<br />of Septomber 19, 1904,
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<br />A reservoir filing for t!1C Br"ziel site should be mnd" under
<br />Nobraska lo:.v, ,end the sourceS of \',ai;(,r listed in the filing se that
<br />right to use of' tho !'Gscrvoir mny be confirmed.
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<br />11 United Stn.tos vs A. C, Tilley et al U, S. Circ."i.t Court of
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<br />A:)l'enls Eighth Circuit, .Iovuo:b^." Tun l:.~l., (00c. 23, 1~1J) Loc~n0
<br />dated Se2tembor 17, 1942
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