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<br />two inflow stations at Las Animas to beilitatc and imorove reservoir <br />operations during summl'r flash floods is pl.tnned if the ;lcccss:try addi- <br />tional funds ;irc pruviJed by the Colorado and K:1I1SaS legislatures. <br /> <br />The Administration approved a cooperative agreement 'with the <br />U. S. Geological Survey for fiscal year July 1. 1963 to June 30, 1964 <br />for $7,600, $3.800 fn.lnl each party. Twelve hundred dollars is for the <br />full operation of the Compact gaging station at Lam;lf. $2,400 for par- <br />tial support of the other five Compact gaging st:ttions. and the remrl.1n~ <br />ing $4,000 for p,\rtial procurement of radio equipment for the t\Vo <br />inflow st;Hions dt LIS Anllllol5. <br /> <br />9. Findings of Fact b)' the Administration <br /> <br />(a) A speci~tl Telephonic Meeting of the Aclministr;ltion \Vas held <br />April 8, 1963 111 accorJ~ncc with Article IV, 3B, of the by-Jaws f()r <br />the purpose uf dccbring the reservoir empty. As a result of this mccting <br />it was ckcicleJ th;tt the reservoir would become empty on April 12, <br />I ()63. Notice was !:.:iwn to the St,tte Engineer ()f Colnr:tcJo thdt unless <br />a ch;lI1(!l': of conditi~ns justify cance\latio~ or modification of this notice. <br />he ]5 r~quirecl I.lI1dcr terms of the compact to administer the rights of <br />W:ltcr users 111 G)lorado in the m:1.I11lCT :1nd for rt period of tIme <15 set <br />forth in Artic1..:: VF of the Comp:1ct. The reservoir was ofllci;ll1y dc- <br />..::L-tred empty at 1'2:00 P.M. April 12, 1963, and the Colorado State <br />Engineer and Division Engineer were duly notified. <br /> <br />(b) TilL Secretary was notifiecl S;tturday evening, Septeml~er 21, <br />of some floods In the Purgatoire and, also, some water in the Arbn5;tS <br />ilt Las A.nim<1s. On Sunday, September 22, the SecretJry ffiJc!e a trip <br />tu the rC5cr\"Clr :lI1d Urn!1 finding 1,000 cf:; being d]sch;ugcd :1t dbout <br />'2 :00 P.M.. dcc]ckd to dnvc on up to the g;-tging stett:ons nn the Purg:t- <br />toire ;"tnd Arkans:1s Rivers neilr Las Animas.- He found a eonsidrrrtble <br />flood in the Pur~rttoire; ,lIso, there hetd bet'n some hi(!h \V,lter at the <br />g:lging station 01; the Arkansas near Las Animas. With this informC1.- <br />tion :1t hctTld. tne Secretary decided to call <I special trlepI-lOnic meeting <br />\vhlCh was held in accoruancc with Article IV. 3B of the by-bws of <br />the Administration for the purpose of declaring water rl.vailablc for <br />storage in John M.1rtin Reservoir. Water was declared to be ,l\'dilable <br />and the g,nes were ;tdiu5tcd at 5 :00 P.M. to c1isch:1rge 1,nOn ds wh'ch <br />WilS JCIl1;1ncled hy COJOfflUO and Kilnsas. St;1tl~ Enginrrr. J E. Whitten, <br />for Color:-tdo w:'ts notiti.cd, as was F. C. Snyder, ~Divisio;l Engineer, :1t <br />Puehlo. <br /> <br />(c) A specl.11 Tdepnonic Meeting was helel by the Administra.tion <br />nn September 24, 1963 in accon.lancc wIth Article IV, 3B of the by-laws <br />for the purpose of finding thc reservoir empty. The reservoir was found <br />to hecome empty on Scptcmhcr 26, 1963. NotlCc was given to the State <br />Enginc\.~r of COklr.1Jo that priority adminisfrdtion \\iould COfmnL'nCe on <br />that date. unless :t changc of conditions justified cancellation or modi- <br />fication of this notice. Priority Administration should commence rtncl <br /> <br />10 <br />