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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 2 - <br /> <br /> ,Growth of puIIlping plants ~ years (approrllnately): <br /> Diet. 2 Diet. 1 Dist. 64 <br /> Deuver-K~ Kersey-Balzac Balzac-JuJ.esburg <br />1900 1 5 0 <br />1905 2 5 0 <br />191.0 20 25 0 <br />1915 55 35 9 <br />1920 105 70 9 <br />1925 17> 100 10 <br />1930 230 160 20 <br />1935 400 325 45 <br />1940 595 975 110 <br /> <br />"The tremendous value of vater from 1I911s--is universally <br /> <br />admitted even by those wose river rights might possib~ be affect.ed." <br /> <br />"Wells are a source of ilmnediate relier in case of vater Shortage." "In- <br /> <br />jury--is probably of less :l.mportance than the total economic benefits de- <br />rived." "80 percelJt of the pump1Dg plants are operated in conjunction with <br />surface vater rights. It has the effect of diminishing the probability of <br />* <br /> <br />Ii tigation. " <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />In 1951 nature started repeatingitsel! in the form of another <br />dry cycle for the South Platte basin. The progresBive/severit)' of the drouth <br />can be dramaticalJy pictured by the following information: the total contri- <br /> <br />*w. E. Code <br />