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<br />O 0 < ... .'. ".' <br />l;j :.'; ,.j <br /> <br />. . <br />Lower South. Platte Hater C011ServdZlcy District. <br />Box 1725 80751 - Sterling, Colorado .. <br />DeceJjlber 2, 1968. ' <br />OAT E <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Subject: <br />Release <br /> <br />Wells Not Af'fected by. Narrows Priority <br /> <br />Dale: <br /> <br />December 4, 1968 <br />S~, see-tSlK ... <br />. S",J" K4e- 4640 . <br /> <br />?cn ~ ~ catt S.ue 1Q~. <br /> <br />,i <br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />.,:} <br /> <br />Sterling -- Well owners in the South Platte valley should not be concerned <br /> <br />that priority rights of the proposed Narrows Reservoir will be used to shut. down <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation wells, according to Eric Wendt, secretary-manager of. the Lower South <br /> <br /> <br />Platte Water Conservancy District. <br /> <br />Wendt, in a statement issued today, re:t:erred to testimony by Les Canfield, <br /> <br />Fort Morgan well drilling contractor, at a Congressional hearing on the Narrows <br />---. <br /> <br />Unit which charged that the Narrows ProJ.ect will be used to shut off irrigation <br /> <br />wells. <br /> <br />"Water users in the South Platte valley who oppose construction of the <br /> <br />Narrows Unit on the basis that the Conservancy District will use the project to <br /> <br />shut off irrigation wells will be interested.very keenly in one particular item <br /> <br /> <br />of testimony entered into the record of the Congressional hearing in Fort Morgan <br /> <br />on November 25", Wendt said. <br />The policy statement referred to, stated Wendt,Was officially adopted by <br /> <br />unanimous vote of the Board of Directors on October 8, Full text of the palicy <br /> <br />statement follows: <br /> <br /><. <br /> <br />" <br />~~ <br /> <br />'t. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br /> <br />",,\i <br />;-',1 <br />, -.-.1 <br />....1 <br />:. ~.l <br />q <br />.:;1 <br /> <br />r <br />. <br /> <br />'I. <br /> <br />,. <br />