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<br />New Mexico's clair!Cofru:tn is mora'
<br />rest= o~ in~~rricient:groundB.
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<br />. In the ninetiosand during :~900 td 19b5; beroio a:ni"large'~rea
<br />was . irrigated in Colorado, :a,series of dry years rendered:
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<br />Colorado in the La Plata Ba~in where a better.watersupply
<br />was ,procu~ab1e~':""_':__'_"',^"{L' . : " ....... _c, ,...., , ;
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<br />19181fas a year of extreltelylow stream-floT.' on the LaPbta .
<br />. Riverj 50";0 f, no rmallar.4,,/iny.. ~l}o,l;:t_age ~oNe.w Mexic,o d,itghlis..
<br />did not represent conditionll of wate,r supply for average or,'
<br />!:ormal years. : .,--!-----.,,';---' '., .. ,.. :-:: .
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<br />Enforeemiat:of 'priorii-ieg' rega~dles~ 'ot Stat e Lines would.be
<br />virtually confiscotorrot tho' water' now enjoyed by ~any old
<br />Colorl!do ditches, and, ",ould: ,impair every Colorado watecright. __
<br />with a few minor exceptions~ '
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<br />.!J.[J!Q1ICLUSION:" (J.)'- A literal enforcement of all water priorities in the,
<br />. La. Plata River Basin. irrespective of the State Lilie."
<br />28.- is untenable to Colorado ditches since it reverlles ):"
<br />present water conditions in the two'etates.' and is virtually con-' "
<br />fiscatorY of water now enjoyed by old, Colorado rights acquired and' ,
<br />f,uarante$d under State \'later ~a,'i!,s,' : ,__, ,,,_,,,,, '"'' ,:.
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<br />. (2)" It is :the most adverse, s'olutio'nto Coloraclooftheinterstate "
<br />prOblems, and would:lmpose the entire burderi of. coetly replacements
<br />s,torage (reservoirs) on Colorado 01" Colorado 'use'loe, if Colorado areas
<br />are to continue to be irrigated. ':Thiaapplies generally tQ other ',.
<br />interstate lltree-me in Colorado. :~! ": . '. ; ,:.'
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<br />30. (3)~' Co-ope~tivs eifort' between ~he t~o' cOlI'r.Jonwealths in' strategic---
<br />reoervcir developmentllCSll1aU,yo.lume,appears..tQ bea rational" ,,""
<br />method of soll!ing, the problem. Such an arrangement would sst is fy .:'6.
<br />New Mexico rir;hte, and leave ColortWo"diversioris- intaet"'ari(\"\J:ndili- ""
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<br />31. . (4)" It the doctrine' of enforcemen~of 'pr'ioriti~s 'regardleils"or' ;',~'( ,l"
<br />State, Lines oan be established in a; legall~ay. then a burden of a,d-' '
<br />ditional reservoir development will be placed on the headwater areas
<br />o fupperstatea' to' replace the' increasea direct" flow reqUired' to"t' ,__ .
<br />satisfy priorities in the lower st~tes on interstate strewms gene~"
<br />ally ~f ,irr.ig::te,dareae are to remain oonstant or increase. . .'" "
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