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<br />water to "":1"1 th,.ir aut}Hlrizt,J appro-
<br />prialiom. And ...-hil,. IIlf'r,. i~ no
<br />'Iu,.slion (,ut thaI Ihl' >'llJrllgf' of 2.-
<br />000.000 ane.f!. !'ehind Ki'npll')'
<br />I>am lforml'rly called K..ptullt'!
<br />would m,'<1. b,Jth th(' n<:'t'ds of th,.,...
<br />alllJ otlil'r pU\H'r al-'proJlriation.- and
<br />would still leaH' aml'l.. to irri~!ltt'
<br />IIII' land. und,'r Ii", callal~ of the
<br />Tri.Count~' projl"Ct then. is qlll'4iofl
<br />.11' 10 ",'ll<:thl'r theft' are t'nlJlI~h IIUI),I
<br />\<;att'rs in thf' ;";orth PlaUt' Hiver to
<br />fill .1I("h II rt'_<el"\'oir and kf'l'p it reo
<br />pl('nish...d annualh'. SIll,Jit'. of rf'e.
<br />ords for tht' pa~t' 20 )"'lIr& indicate
<br />Ihal &ud. II. rf"St'rvoir woulJ h:i\e
<br />hef'n filh',i 10 o\erOo'" ing in all Lut
<br />f,)ur )'ear.. Curn~nt studit";l show
<br />that from lJet. I of la:<1 p~ar to :\larch
<br />1 of Ihis )'f'ar. 5s.t.7un an,..ft. pa,~t',l
<br />Ihe gaging !ttation al Owrton, :\"...h.
<br />Of Ihis amounl, 1~I.HllO an,'.fl.
<br />would 1]111(' }.cen relea!'ed to meet
<br />the n....J~ of the waler flllw...r planl
<br />al K('arn..y 1t'1I\'inji\" ,t.;-u.oon acre-It.
<br />thai coul,l ha\'.. b..('n ~Iorf'd in fiw'
<br />months. with thl' pl.'dod of mehing
<br />snow yet 10 COUI('.
<br />A major cau!'e for uncertainty
<br />ariS(~ from th,. fart Ihat the U. S.
<br />Heclamalion lIurl'au is no", begin_
<br />ning 10 stort" "aler "ehind $pminol'
<br />Ham for IIIf' irri~ali()n of fllI.UOO
<br />acrt"~ in Ihe ",'ndricb proj~t nl'ar
<br />Ca!lpf'T. Wyo. TIll' St"mi'IO" rf'Sf'T'
<br />voir ha~ /l capacity uf U170.000 aerl'-
<br />ft. ,",'hal df,"{"1 Ulilllltoral!l' will ha""
<br />on the f10" of the ;";'orth Plan.. i"
<br />unknown. Il~ the 110w in cenlr/ll
<br />Nehrasl..a ",ill dt'Jlt"nd in !toml' part
<br />"pnn tIll' rl'lurn Hn" (rom thl' irri.
<br />gatl"d land in thl' !\:l'ndri..l..s projt"<:l.
<br />Offi,.i/ll" of Ih,. Tri.ColIlll~ pruj'''{"I~
<br />hold Ihat Ilwir riJ!ht,; 10 thl' "at..r-
<br />of th... :\orth I'lallt- arl' su,wrior 10
<br />IhuSl' of Ill<' I\...mlricb proj..(.t.
<br />011 ,he olher hand. 11 fanJrahl..
<br />faclor in Ill<' I>atl'r,!>uppl~ "ituation
<br />will hI' th.. "lart of Ih.. di\'er"iOIl of
<br />"-al..r frum th,' Ill'"d"'at..r,;.. of lh..
<br />Colorado inln Ihl' hl'ad".llf"r_ "f tfll'
<br />South Platte Bil'l'r a" plalllw,j fur
<br />tht' Colorado.lliJ! Thoms"n !,rojN't
<br />now umll'r <"III..lr\letion ill CO]<lra./".
<br />This din"r,iull "Imuld a..l,f 10 the ],,1>
<br />Aow of 11M" ~"llt!J Plath' HiH'r. aid.
<br />inp Iht' irri,l!<lll)f'< "do,," iiII' conl1l1.
<br />I'nr... of Ihl' ~"ull] and .\'orll1 Plall"
<br />and so mal..in)i;! po,,,jbl.. thl' ,Iora::;!..
<br />of more wall'T in the Kinftsl,'" rl'.'l'r.
<br />voir.
<br />Anothl'r fa,'lor (;1\'ora/.I.- tll Ih".
<br />lIUCN-", of Ihl' pn'''''1I1 undertakine i"
<br />a findin,l! b\ Iht' :\.."rasl.." :'lul'r~m".
<br />Court to the I'ffeel that the Ceulral
<br />
<br />:\I'hra,ka l>i!'lriclllla~' not tal.. watt'r
<br />out of thl' Plat II' Hi"'r Valley for
<br />lhf- irrigation uf lands Jyin~ O\'l.'r in
<br />Ih,. U..puLli('an Hiver wall'rlllll'..l. a.'\
<br />"as I'r"l'o"e<l "lwlI tht' di!.<lriC1 was
<br />urganized. This f.-du,'''s thl' land
<br />un,l..r lhe Tri.CliulIl~ irri~atillll can-
<br />al~ frvlIl 5ll0.000 an.., t" 220.000
<br />awl mall'riall)' n~Jl/l"e~ ,h.. amount
<br />of I<o'atn Ihat "'ill haw 10 1>1' dra"'n
<br />fwm th,. 1\1'~'''t..n'' 1t',t'T\'oir, Thu..
<br />Iht. nHr~'(Jwr will 110'11' lu .)IT.....1 all)'
<br />shor1<1gc in dry )I'ars.
<br />
<br />Sutlll"rlau,1 1"'W("f
<br />
<br />Tlw Sutlll'rla"d vruje<'ll....!!an ['"m.
<br />nwrcial ~alc of I",,,..r in FdJruar~
<br />u[ thi~ )'t'ar 1I1I<J "in.'.. 'tarrh 1 lilt'
<br />al"ra;.:e daily t>lItpul has 1....." 115.-
<br />000 kw..hr._ the ,.....1.. I",ill~ at.uut 70
<br />'ll'r "enl uf th.. caparity uf une tlf
<br />tl]t' lI<o'u /Zf'ru:T<ll"r.. in Ih,. !,"wt'r ~ta-
<br />lion. Power If"t..,.. lu I,...al I,rival..
<br />I'ow..r ('umpani...... I., lIIulIidl'aliti..,.
<br />ami 10 (Jlht'r publir !,""I'r ,listrict.':!.
<br />This load ill aboul -to I'"r cl'nl "t
<br />thl' de~ign..d fapa('it~-. Wilhin a fe'"
<br />"....k.. Ih.. (,(lIIlradur.. al Kingsle~'
<br />(lalll I>'ill I><"f!in Il~ drauli,.. fill opera.
<br />tion. ""hil'h. ",111'11 till' drl',l~r.. ar.. UI'
<br />10 rapacity. will r..quire lI.huut 2,1-0._
<br />1100 kl<o'..hr. !'t'r Ja~'. Thai "",I. ""ill
<br />continut' unlil ~'plemkr. l?tll. IIntl
<br />br PHI IIII' ,Iistrict offil'ial.. I.dit'\,,,
<br />that Iht'~ "ill hano' Imilt up II ~uffi.
<br />dl'lIl mark", 10 lakt. on.r that 1',,1><,1.
<br />Thr lulal Ilmount ad\alll't'd I.) till"
<br />1'\1;'.-\ in th,. f..rm "f l"all~ allll II-rMII~
<br />is $11.226.11110. ..I "hi,h ;t .-ol1sidl'r_
<br />aide slim is ..till al'aifal.lt, ror I> "rk.
<br />iug ('apit,11 durinI(' tll(' l"ad.J,uil,-lill~
<br />,,,,rind. .-\bullt 871"1.1"10 annllalh is
<br />"''luin'd to 1',1\ ill\f'r"~t. ,lmuf'ti/,'
<br />Ih" l"all an,1 ul"'fal,' tIll" plant. Or
<br />
<br />Ihis, $100.000 ",ill COIllf" from wlltrr
<br />u-en, as soon as ""at...r ('an !Jot" ~Iorl'd
<br />in Sulht'r1and re.....n-oir. The pOI'll"
<br />output of th.. s)'sh'lll should Ill' abuut
<br />1lI0.000.00U kw..hr. annualk Ill"
<br />llueling lille lo~"t'", thi!' pu~er can
<br />b.... ~{)Id for about s....'.l'n-3I1d.a.half
<br />mill- pl'r kw..br. a/ld yrt prOtlure
<br />f.nou~ll itw"mt' to pro\'ide Iht' reo
<br />O1ainill~ $.(>1)(1.1)(111.
<br />l.ulIJI Hi\.t"f power
<br />LII~1 ~"'ar ,hI' 1"'0 po"..r slaliulI~
<br />"f lhl' t:oluml.us prl/jet't prmlll<...d
<br />.1.(>,(1("1.000 k."'.-hT. a" a~aiml IM.-
<br />000'(11)0 k"..hr. ,'stimaINl as tht"
<br />a\-era~,- annual olllpul of Ih.. pro-
<br />jt'l'\. It b t'xIOI'I.tl"d that 11ll" outpul
<br />",ill I.t' III-' to aboUI l)U.O()(J_OOO kw.-
<br />hr. h~' IIw end fJ( tIlis year.
<br />The di~lric.t has S9.()(lO.()(lll in
<br />j'''nJ" "llt~tafldill!!, Intl'rest. amor.
<br />lizalion Ilnd operatil1!! coH amount
<br />t.. al'OUI SHin.ooo per ~.t'ar_ which
<br />Illf"al]~ tllat tIll' lI\l'r1l.!!'" ineome from
<br />th.. pOWI'r ,Iluuld ilt" four and one-
<br />half (If ii\1' mills. The dislrirt ha!
<br />had an uffn of fi"l' mill" from pri-
<br />vate power ,'ulllpallie" [or all the
<br />I'owt"r it call produce. Lut ils oflir('r~
<br />ht"lie,'" Ihal on... of their functions
<br />is to buil.! up thl' 10cIIl USt' of powt"r.
<br />""'I','t'iall)' in the rural arl'a!'. Con.
<br />""qul'nlll. the .li~tricl i", doin~ all it
<br />1'1111 to help lh... Iowa I distriels of Iht'
<br />Huml EI''1.:trifirllti',n A,lministralion_
<br />(If whi('h dU"r.. arl' now IW'''nt~'-cighl
<br />in 1111' slat,.. .-\1 lh.. prc~ellt liml' 2..
<br />:>1111.11110 kw..hr. or lhl' Columhu" out.
<br />put i!' ~"illp 10 Ihc REA di!'lricls
<br />Ihr<JlI~h"ul IIU' stat.... P"\\"l'f Il("in~
<br />~old I,. III<' \ ariulJ_ ,Iistrids at It
<br />I','r kl>-..hr. aH'raJ!:':. Th.. Loup di!<..
<br />Iri"1 1i.1" :1;Umilh< "f rural lilw "\lilt
<br />
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<br />lIi"'r.,,.n ....ir ~<r".. lilt. !'blle Hi','r I..,]"" _\"nh 1'1~11t. f"r lh,' lri.t."u"l) ,"'I>..r
<br />,mJ i'I'1"31;"" "'''Jt'n.
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