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<br />~ <br /> <br />--- <br />----- --~----~-- <br /> <br />BOil. G. L. IrelaJlli - 5 <br /> <br />4-26-411 <br /> <br />r-o <br />.~ <br />:~ <br /> <br />N <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />certa.1Il facll1ties used in. the cOIIB"tructioll of the dam. This resulted in. the <br /> <br />temporary- 1.IIp01D1d.asnt in. the reseroroir by April 5, 1945, of about lI5,OOO acre 1:". ' <br />feet of UBable water. During this period of IItorage, several of the Colorado <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />ditches below toe reseroroir could not make their usuaJ. diversions, but much lIIOre <br /> <br />than 25,000 acre feet or usable water passed the.Colorado-Kans8s State line dur- <br /> <br />1ng the period of october 1, 1942 to April 1, 19411 and the ditches and only <br /> <br />reservoir in XElnsas bad ample supplies or water to meet their requirBlllents during <br /> <br />thRt period. <br /> <br />Also, duriDg ths storage period, and siDce that time, no Colorado <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />ditch diverting water above Caddoa ltesen-oir wall required to pailS water to ditches <br /> <br />below the resen-oir, to eatisf1 any senior decreed appropriator in Colorado. <br /> <br />Ail,.1,,1Btration of TemporarilY' Stored Wat.erl <br /> <br />At the meeting on April 7 and 8 between the chief water officials of <br /> <br />the two states, it was agreed that the stipulation between the States was iD <br /> <br />effect as of April 1, 19411, and is deemed to gO'Tern t.he operation of Cllddoa <br />Ressroroir during the irrigation se8.ll0n of 1945 (unless the Supreme Court enters <br /> <br />its decree in the meaDtime). <br /> <br />It was also agreed. that the _ter in Ca.ddoa Ree81"9'oir would be ut.llized <br />during the 1rrif;ation season of 194:1 to supp18lllent stream nows ilrto and below <br /> <br />the ress:!Voir as contlllllplated by the stipulation, to protect established rights <br />and to insure erlBt1n& llBeB of _ter in both States aga.1Ilst interference by <br /> <br />reallon of the operation of Caddoa Reseroroir prior to a decree being entered by <br /> <br />.) ~ _ ~ jo_he. ~ Suprelll8 CQurt._ ~ <br />