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<br />Kan.....'lS alS(' IS battling iColorado on
<br />the Arkansa.!l Rlve:r in Southern Kan-
<br />s.s~. Trinidad and Pu~blo r~ervoin in
<br />Colorado lap iItili river ,qoove John
<br />Martin Reservoir also located In Colo-
<br />rado downstream' from the other two
<br />r~ervoin! I
<br />When thl"lse rt'servoin ;were built.
<br />Gih'>(In said, the feder:.1 government
<br />assured Kan.o;;as th~v 'ltould be oper-
<br />ated In such a manr;cr Ih;l.t John Mal"-
<br />lin Re....en.oir I'.ould rl'cei\,t the sam~ .
<br />amount ot ',l;'alcr as if lho.se re.servoi.r~
<br />.lid nc,l c'tist For1~ PNcenl' or the wa.
<br />\cr In .1ohn :'>l3rtin bdongs', \(1 Kans..as
<br />al lhe __talc lin\!. I
<br />r dC':J [ think 'mr predCCCSSOl"5 ever
<br />thought lhat thr :\rkan.<;;Is riiv.:r would
<br />ev"r ~'e:J5e 10 now but It hds." Glhson
<br />...,id ""I kcl lha; the Trl'nlrl<lrl ::Illd
<br />PurblCl r~~cn'oirs arc not t1emg oper.
<br />alC'd as they should be' oper,1ted, Thus,
<br />K:lnsas :'as not rl'ceived :the water
<br />flromi.,>ed."
<br />In mrdl:-.~s twlwrr.') the tw... ~tate~,
<br />!he -,t..lle ..::n~ine('fs again ~agre~ to
<br />dl....:!$lr('e... Glb!,on !>aId ^ c.omn\\Hec,
<br />~'uch ""as ,lflpolnled to reach :1 settle-
<br />m~n( r..lS nlanned a mt~tlnff for early
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<br />,\ugust In Garden City. I
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<br />"It ~ to me thai eventuaUy II
<br />will be ne-c~ry for Kan..saIJ to nBnd
<br />up on lu fE'f.'I .nd tUe ~ 'matter to
<br />ftdl".TlI\ court," Glbr&>1\ ~Id. I,
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<br />llll'$l' battle~ between sUlte~ over
<br />\.:atrr rtght3 are not ne...., ~c adde-d.
<br />"I'm aboul <IS ~errish about KnM:I~ wa-
<br />ter H others arc about their slate',!
<br />water."' I
<br />LookinR at the curr~nt ws'ter sllua-
<br />tioll lnr,,-,ughout Kan.'<.a!l, Glt?Son said
<br />lJ"' illppl~ ;!1 short In !lame p~acc.!l and
<br />a :ale In other!. I,
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<br />of.w to~.i percent at the state litle.
<br />"l'm ct:lnl:emed lMt this might hap.-
<br />pen."
<br />BccalL,e of UJal concern. Gib:'lon met
<br />with the sUIte engineer of Colorado.
<br />"So rar....e' have agreed to dL'l:lF:ree,"
<br />h~ ~ld. Th~ U.S, Bureau of Reclam.a-
<br />tlon i3 acting II.'! a mediator in that di3-
<br />pute.
<br />", ","ould !Ike to :le~ some as.'luranc~
<br />thaI guarantee' some ba3e now on a
<br />dally basLs at Ihe state Ilne," Gibson
<br />".ld. He has Bleed that the no... be
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<br />Hrram, dating Irom 1952 when
<br />d....m ';<3!> built .0
<br />"I ~ouJd further like to :see any fu-
<br />lurr d~velopment.s In Colorado in the
<br />way of d~crl'cd waler nr;hl1 ~ .!ubJC'd
<br />10 t:lrlitr ri~hl.s ;n the st:lte of Kan-
<br />sou," Gillson 3<lid
<br />HI' ~Id Die'yenne Count)' pre3Cntly
<br />has r<<,r('allOn riii:hU along the South
<br />F'Qrt. 1)( t.he RE'pubhcan Gras.s al the
<br />St. Fr<lncis Golr lourH' i:'l ",";Iteri'd
<br />from that stream. ltanC"hrrs LL~ the
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<br />would be . blow to thde pe-ople, Glb-
<br />-'On saId. In .sucb .8 3ttUBUon. he would
<br />upect nuctu.auoru In the groUN:I Ilt'Iltr
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<br />While lhLs ~tr~arn conn! only .8
<br />small part at K.1rl.~'!, GiMon said,
<br />~091~ there d('ser-\'~ the ~m~ a.lten-
<br />lion a!'l !hCl:'!e in the rl:!'lt of tt, :c.
<br />"Waler b a vrry pTt"{'iou: ~ce,"
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