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<br /> <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />i49i <br /> <br />2~ <br /> <br />It was ne(:essary to obt9.in 1.500 signatures of landholders <br /> <br />to have the district formed. <br /> <br />1\1 though, tho l~ryingpan-l\rkllnslJ.S <br /> <br />was very popular in Southeast <br />,to obtain the required number <br /> <br />Colorado it now became difficult <br />BO <br />or sign'ltures. In the sprins <br /> <br />01' 1958 the required number 01' signatures were achieved and <br />81 <br /> <br />presented to the Court. Judge C?-bibi on I\pril 29. 1958 <br /> <br /> <br />authorized the taxing district to be formed and the Southeast- <br />82 <br /> <br />ern Colorado Water Conserv9.ncy District became reality. <br /> <br /> <br />After the formation of the Southeastern Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />Water Conservancy District. Charles Boustead became the first <br /> <br /> <br />General Manager-Executive Director of the District and Selby <br /> <br />83 <br /> <br />Young of El Paso County became the first president. Previous <br /> <br /> <br />to this., Mr. 130ustead had been President of the Arkansas Valley <br /> <br /> <br />Water Development Association. <br /> <br />When testimony in Congress first beglln in 1953 for <br /> <br /> <br />the project there was little progress bec'luae the thrust of the <br /> <br />project bad been for agricultural water, supplemental water <br /> <br />for agri(iul ture only. During this period there was a surplus <br /> <br /> <br />of agric~ltural pro~uots and many people felt that, this supple- <br /> <br />mental wIlter would just compound the. problem. I\s 11 r'esult of <br /> <br />this. other uses of the supplemental water besan to be stressed <br /> <br />(10 <br />Christy, p. 55. <br />'31 <br />Hoag, p. 156. <br />82 <br />Christy, p. 51.1. <br />83 <br />Rosg. p. 1 56. <br /> <br />'. <br />