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<br />Passod UDanimously at the mBeting of th9 Piclcetwir9 Water Users <br /> <br />o <br />Q) <br />1\.:, <br />W <br /> <br />Association. March 10th, 1944, Trinidad. Colorado. <br /> <br />RESOLlYl'I01i NO.1 <br /> <br />to <br />- <br /> <br />;',horeas, the farmers in the valley of the Purl!1'toirB River are <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />suffering !ram the lad!: of adsquate irrigation _tel". and <br /> <br />Whereas, much damage oerors at the period oj," 1'188h floods through <br /> <br />the loss of l70wing l!I"opB and -valuable fSrmlng land adjacent to the <br /> <br />eha~l, and <br /> <br />,7OO1'eas, IIDl ell unneru.inty is ocmneeted with the planting of crops <br /> <br />beoaUfle of 1neuffieient 1rri(!;&tion water supply. and <br /> <br />Wheree.s, the flow of r:\.ver in normal and 1'1ood times will a.de- <br /> <br />,!uately irri!'1>-te the land now I.U1der ditch, provided a dam be constructed <br /> <br /> ~ <br />, . <br />I <br />j <br />, <br />., <br />'. <br />~ <br />> <br />~ <br />I <br />~ <br />~ <br />'.~ <br />> <br />~ <br />..-~ <br />A <br />:~ <br />~~ <br />,..j <br />'J <br />:,i <br />." <br />"I <br />~:~ <br />:J <br />';'j <br />j <br />., <br />., <br />. .~ <br />, <br />:; <br />-- <br />.". <br />';-.' <br />:< <br />-:,. ~ <br />""j <br />; <br /> <br />to oonseMe the water, an4 <br /> <br />Whereas. the geologi(lll.l 10.,;>.M.on a~ Sopris is idse.l for the <br /> <br />10$tl,on of the ~ <br />NC1/'I, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOI.VED' <br /> <br />That the Picll:e-t.wire Water Uaers ACBociat1on, in mee1;ing aBBGll1bled. <br /> <br />urge i;hat the liar Department:, and any other Fedaral At;enoy having juris- <br /> <br />dio-thm in the mo.tter, re-conlIider the previous survey of construetion of <br /> <br />a II1Ultiple purpose d$m at Sopris, colorado and take into consideration too <br /> <br />benofits sud! " s-tructure 'Would rll!.ke passible and t.o.1\u.ther eonsider the <br /> <br />fact that the proposed dam would afford adequate irrigation water fur all <br />lands under ditch, ..nd would pr-o-tect -the oity of ,!'rinidad and its indust.ries <br /> <br />and public utilities and pro-tee-t the SlIlll-ll dams and irrigation di-tehes in <br />time of 1'lood. <br /> <br />(Sl@;O<ld,) Uoyd T . Winger, PresidBnt <br /> <br />Pid!:etwire Water Users Association <br />