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<br />. <br /> <br />14. <br /> <br />a <br />C~) <br />N <br />~ reservoir, and that all such exchenges shall be ch~rged against Coloraoo's <br /><...) <br />ClJ share of the n f,urpl us n . <br /> <br />The question erises as to the right of ditches above Caddoe reser- <br />voir to aivert any water by means. of such excl1E.nge, ~I'l eXG<>Be-<lf Rirt.ol'oic <br /> <br />~<"~=,,.~,)eSpeeially since all of the store.ge in Ceddoa l-:eservoir, up to <br /> <br />April 1st, was made at a time when ditches above the reservoir ~ere divert- <br /> <br />ing, 'Qthout restriction, all of the water available at their heedgetes. <br /> <br />JAr. Knapp took the position that Kans~s is entitled to at least <br /> <br />44.l percent 0': the stored water, and to have its share delivered at the <br /> <br />State line when and in the amounts required by his water users. <br /> <br />e; <br /> <br />On the other hand Colorado ditches belo.. the reser/oir have <br /> <br />raised the question of Kansas' right to ~ of the ~ater stored in the <br /> <br />reservoir, since this storE.ge occurred prior to hpril 1st, and, d'~ing <br /> <br />a period ..hen ample water was crossing the State line to satisfy all <br /> <br />needs in Kansas, and her equity under the Stipulation. In this connection, <br />Di~tric=t <br />ho~ev~r, it must be remembered that the United ~tates/~ngineer bad imposed <br /> <br />upon both "States t~1e requirement that an e.Greement !Oust be rec.ched between <br /> <br />the t\'iO States covering the release of the stored v:~t€r for irriGation <br /> <br />uses, and had intimated thet, in the absence of such an understanding, he <br /> <br />might order the stored ~ater out of the reservoir to provide additionel <br /> <br />e~pacity for flood control, ..hieh at the time ..ould have resulted in an <br /> <br />almost cOT!l;olete loss or the ",'"ter to both States. <br /> <br />It ;na~T readily be seen, the.t t:1i~. r:hole 71attsr of c:.u:ninistration <br /> <br />ej <br /> <br />-- --~i8- v~ry .coJl:Jlicated-; -- Trying to-int~rpI"et and- ad:nini-st-9r-t-?1e- :-iv,:;r-W1QCr- -- - <br />