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<br />(j ij 14 8 1_ <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of pumping on stream flow under these conditions is not immediate <br />nor necessarily of any great magnitude, yet there is no doubt some <br />effect. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Surface-water users have been disturbed for some time by the <br />activities of the pumpers. Threats of injunction have cropped up a <br />number of times during periods of short water supplies. The Oxford <br />Farmer s Canal has augmented its surface supply by means of wells <br />near its headworks for 40 or more years. Other canals have toyed with <br />the same idea. A tract of land near Boone having a river right was pur- <br />chased by the C. F. and I some years ago and the water was transferred <br />upstream to its head gat e. In 1928 the purchaser drilled wells on the <br />tract and the land has been under cultivation ever since. These two <br />instances have added fuel to the existing conflict between the two kinds <br />of water users. <br /> <br />North tributaries of the Arkansas offer the best opportunities <br />for ground-water development. Very little development has occurred <br />in the south tributaries. Of the north tributaries the Fountain, Black <br />Squirrel and Big Sandy are the most important valleys. <br /> <br />Fountain <br /> <br />As in the valley of the Arkansas, terraces occur and ground <br />water available for irrigation use has been developed on these terraces <br />as well as on the flood plain. Because of the narrowness of the valley <br />development has been restricted to a strip seldom more than 2 miles <br />wide. Although wells are found the entire distance from Colorado <br />Springs to Pueblo, the principal development and use is occurring be- <br />tween Colorado Springs and around Fountain. There are 113 wells being <br />electrically served by the Mountain View Electric Association in the <br />Fountain drainage. The recent entry of Colorado Springs and <br />Security Village into the field of ground-water use has posed a water- <br />table problem in the vicinity of Security which may prove very serious <br />in the near future. Previous to that activity the water table had remained <br />quite stable. An injunctive suit brought by a farmer against Colorado <br />Springs was tried very recently but a decision has not yet been handed <br />down. Injury because of lowered water table was claimed. <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />Because of the narrowness afthe valley it might seem logical to <br />place all ground water in Classification I. However, very detailed study <br />by U. S. G. S. showed no effect of ground-water use near Security on stream <br />flow. The creek contains a perennial flow throughout its length and the <br />water supply is fully appropriated. <br /> <br />- 9 - <br />