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<br /> <br />the irrigation season fixed by the 1905 decree is of <br />extreme importance; because, as hereinbefore set out, <br />. the duty of water fued by ti16 1305 decree was o~e <br />seccnd foot for 80 acres ot land. Therefore, this <br />limitation indicates th"t the Court fourJ1 that there <br /> <br />were 3890 acres of land in 1905 being irrigated crlder <br />the Eastdale Reservoirs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />It will be nohd that this 1905 decree ti~s 75 <br />second teet.as the total Illno1Ult of water wh1ch may be <br />:dmwn trOll the COllti1la RiVer for Eastdale Reservoirs Nos. <br />1 and 2 dur:l.ilg the non~irrigation season. lloreover, <br />~s will be seen by examining Exhibit B, each of the several <br />priorities awarded to the EastdaleReservoirs and Canals <br />by the 1905 decree l'lXjlJ:>8ssly provided :tor the amount of <br />)!ll.tei' that could be drawn under such individual priority <br />during the irrigation season and also during the non- <br />irrigation season. <br />These proVisions in the decree demonstrate that <br />the Eastdale priorities included flood waters. <br />SeVeral years after the rendition of the 1905 <br />~deoree and in the Yearl190~the enlargement Of the <br />li:astdale Reservoirs and Canals was begun. In order to <br />understand 'the factors involved in the enlargement it is <br />necessary to call attention to e certain change in owner- <br />$hlp of the Costilla Estates, which oeeurr~d about that <br />time. The new owner was The Costilla Estates Development <br />Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Develop- <br />!:lent company). <br />Prior to that time no comprehensive plan had <br />been undertaken for the complete utilization of the waters <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br />I <br />f <br />:f <br />" <br />I <br />l: <br />~ <br /> <br />if,- <br />)1\} <br /> <br />--'''~ ,~-, '-. <br /> <br /> <br />,.--.<,~ -..- <br /> <br />K <br />