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<br />t006 <br /> <br />2. A list. of visitors attendins the meeting is appended to these <br />minutes. After oalling the meeting to order, the Chairman introduced the <br />Committee and its advisors to the viaitors. <br /> <br />Regulation and Use of Water in Arkannas River Basin <br /> <br />3. 1~. Chrirrty reported and exp:ained the favorable action taken by all <br />the major irrigation interests above John Martin Reservoir in the Arkansas <br />Valley at metings held at Rooky Ford on February 22; Lamar on llaroh 1; <br />Ordway on llaroh 2; and Las Animas on Ilaroh 3 with regard to the follmvinC <br />_tters: <br /> <br />Item No. 1 <br /> <br />"That this entire group express a ,'lilling;ness to give hydroeleotrio <br />pm~r first priority on all imported water developed by the first stage <br />Gunnison-Arkansas Projeot, this in order to build up an operatinc pool <br />during early stages of the projeot, and also to pemit the generation <br />of maxil:nun SJllOunt of fim power. II <br /> <br />Item Ho. 2 <br /> <br />"That this entire group express a .dllincness and a desire to give <br />full oonsideration to the proposal that the Ditch Conpar.ies between the <br />Pueblo Reservoir and the John Martin Reservoir enter into agreements <br />vihereby the historioal Tnnter diversions (Novetiber 1 to April 1) of the <br />Ditohes in this area be held in the Pueblo Reservoir subjeot to oall the <br />fOllowin::; irrigation season, the Tlater to be either eamarked or divided <br />proportionately based on the interests of the various Ditohes, sone <br />,'linter diversions in tl1e interveninr,; area to be oontinued on eooount of <br />the .later passinr; Pueblo and the return flcm, all of Tlhioh oreates sur- <br />face flow beloTf t.~e Pueblo Reservoir site." <br /> <br />Iten He" 3 <br /> <br />"That the entire Group express a desire and .nllingness to enter <br />intc agreements ,'rl1ereby the plains Reservoirs, by naans of exohange, <br />would be enabled to hold their ,'mter in the Pueblo or mcuntain Reservoirs, <br />thus so.17o.sing; ..m-oer presently eve!,orated due to the large surfaoe area <br />of the plains renervoirs.lI <br /> <br />4. Mr, ChristeJ ex!,lained to the Committec that all Groups oontacted <br />favored Item Ho, 1, smce t!1e;f deened it cssential to pernit the productic!l of <br />fim hydroeleotrio enGery to essure the financial feasibility of the projeot <br />as well as to stimulete industrial ~rowth in the Valley. With respect to <br />Item !Io, 2, one largc ditch compeny nodified the laIl(;uaGe sliGhtly to leave <br />open the tems of use of conserved winter "later. Another ditch oompan~r nodi- <br />fied the quoted lanGuo.::" ~oI13\'ihat to distin;uish bet"'ec!l winter ,:ro.ter "tored <br />in offohnn..'1el reservoil's 0:1C ,','inter ,'rater o.pplied -to the land. On Item 3, <br />one large di toh CDlOlpa'1.Y took the mtter under ~.dvisenent e..'1.d did report <br /> <br />2 <br />