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<br />---ce___ <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />N <br />~ ditch companies, ?:ere not in full agreement with the viev:s of the Attor- <br /> <br />W <br />~ ney General, and the Stete Engineer. <br /> <br />By resolution, hor:ever, the Executive Committee approved the <br /> <br />proposed agreement between the tTIO state Engineers covering the adminis- <br /> <br />tration of the river, and TInter stored in Caddoa Reservoir, and the action <br /> <br />taken by the State Engineer up to that time. I advised the meeting that <br /> <br />Mr. Iillapp and I did not consider the agreement essentiE.l, and it has not <br /> <br />= <br /> <br />been eighed. <br /> <br />Section:: of the Stipulation rrovides that tha construction and <br /> <br />operation of the dam and reservoir- shall not disturb the "status quo" of <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />the diversions of water for beneficial uses from said Arkansas River by <br /> <br />the ditches and canals now constructed and operated in both of the states <br /> <br />of Colorado and Kansas. It appears that this certainly applies to all <br /> <br />ditches in Colorado, v:hether diverting abOV' e or belo..- the reservoir. The <br /> <br />ALc-rod_ <br />question arises, - lYas it intended that suoh divers.ions are to be P8Qere:~d.. <br /> <br />in cubic feet p~r second of time, and in acoordance with decreed priori- <br /> <br />ties,? - or, Are such diversions to be evaluated L~ aCre feet, cased upon <br /> <br />historic M 1 <br /> <br />J ? tt4U..- 'Z <br /> <br />'The Stipulation then provides that in order to ~aintain the <br />J <br />"status quo" of all of said diversions in Colors.do and ;';ansas, there is <br /> <br />allocated to Colorado ditches below the reservoir, and to Kansas, certain <br /> <br />quantities of "ster ~easured in acre feet. <br /> <br />It "ould seem that since these allocations below Caddoa reeer- <br /> <br />-.--- <br /> <br />voiiare made-in acre - fe-et-,-a-proper interpretation of tile- Stipulation - - <br /> <br />170uld,liJce'\'i"ise, limit diversions bJ." ditcnez above t:1e reservoir to acr"e <br />