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<br />nil the hp,si~ (If \'\l\udit,\" (If l'i'!hh {II ,'.'~'nn.:. "U Lll" ft~ }\o%ib\\,. 10 Colorado, Ilw i l{I\t~'. .\ 11 dllllcl1'~ ul tilt' .\1
<br />henefits uf irrigation. wirll'lllt dt'p!']\'ill~ J\i1IISi1~ of the. benl'fit.:>' of a tiOWJI\g' J---tlill1' ('ill"lw] 11l<l1l :\lIg-ll:-.t :!7.
<br />st.ream. The JIIea~urt' c)f tilt' n.(.ipl'(,(';d l'ig:iJr" lllld oldjglltion~ (If the st.ales WCl:-.e . ...11111 to The ]\.UII.3(1.... JlIlt'lt.....h
<br />declnred to he all equitablt' HPlll11"tiIl1l111ent of the l)t'llelit:::. lIf the ri~er. The d.lrf'_l!L~\.ug'usL27._1mU. ,till I
<br />court. added that hefon tilt' ,h-,\"{'jollll1eIlTs ill ('(.]oI'Cldo l'(lll~f'q IIl'Jlt llpon irrigatioll ! II detillit ;on ,In.] c1ett'1"I1l ill..l i,
<br />,,-ere to be dest.royed or mntel'i;lll.,' iltlet'1t,cl. E.lIl'';fiS mllst show Ilot merely :-;Ollle I till' 1t.rlll.... (lj till' l'illllr;wt.
<br />techllic<ll ri1!ht bllt olle wl1idl ~C1I'I'it'd (.ol"l'I.....IHIIHlillg' 11t'lll.jjt.'i. ;
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<br />by ('nIO/'Hdn "1l1hl'nt:~d 1I1ol'e W;ltt'1' thelll thl' InUl! AClw fit CIIIIOll City. It foulld.
<br />lIo\\'('n'1", then Illl ~kHI' sIJcl\\"inl; \\;1" Jllild!"' ;I..... III "hat ~l1rJlI1"" WiIU'l', if HlIY, \"<1"
<br />('lllltl'ihuted by Ihl' II.iIJlll11l'il'.... IwJo\\" lll1lt point (II' (I~ tn tilt' pl'Olllwtiol1 of tIll'
<br />di\'/:'I.lt'd \l"iltl'" l.t'lllrJlt,d 10 1 hI' riH'J' hy "'l'(')li1g'e, Till~ lI[lilliuII descrihed tilL'
<br />di\'el'sions ill l'.ll~h state, illwl."Zt'll till' llse llwdt' of the W;ltt']' ,I Ill} the !l('IIt'til,
<br />t1t'l'i,'!,:! I"nlltl if ill 1',H'h. cot1.....itlt,I'ed !In!llll<ltio)) l.;lule, iJnd ag-l'il~ld111ral ..;tilrisli\.s
<br />hl'<ll'ill~ IlJHIII till' gT.,\\.tlt of tIll-I ('1l1l11l1l1Ilities (lfljHct'nt In tile ,.i\"r-'l' ill f:III'.1i. allll
<br />...."Itc.ll (:olJt:11Isi\)1l~, 1111\\' 1Ililtt'l'i,it. <l~ follows: That thl" l'('sl1lt of (;i)llll'illl'I'~
<br />nJlJll'npl'illl iflll.... lL;ld ht'('11 hl'llpti{'i,tl n'l_.lllllliltiun of 1Il11l1.'" ill'I'.'~: t.hllt. \\'llilt~ tilt:
<br />illHlll'lllT or ('olol'ildo \., din-'I'S;<lIlS II<ld he('ll of )ll'I'(:t'ptihle illjUl',Y 10 portiol1" of
<br />llh~ .\l'kiJl1SiIS \"11111'.'" ill l\illlsa...... y~t. III the :.!l'l:'ilt hod.\' of lh(;' \'illlt'~- tht~ dilllll1lllinll
<br />1)1' tlll\\' lHlll \\"lll'\\t't1 litt.le. if i\lI~'. \ll~ll'il\\l'llt; 1\\<11 l'l'~(lnlin~ 11\[: ill1t"l'l'~l.-. llr \\lltll
<br />.....I,lftoS. and tIle l'i:.!'lit IIf 1-'111'11 111 I'l'(.('i\"(~ Iwnefit throllglJ inigatilllJ and othl'l'\\'i....('
<br />frllll\ tile wilters uf lilt- strp.illll. flit-' "lIlll'l "'(IS lint sRti"fiecl nlHt I\illl!-;aS IlHd nlildl~
<br />nUl (I (..;t....,. t'lltitlin~ it to il dP.(71'('(~, Till: I'I)I\I-r ,Hl(ll...d .1\1.11 if dl'ltldjllll lJ~' ColOl'ttt.lu
<br />l~tlllliJllll'd To iIW.I't'iISf' tlll'I'(' wOllld-p(lllk ;1 111111" whell 1~;IlI~;J~ llli;:lit .iuo;;tl~' "it.'"
<br />t IJIH t llt'I'!' \\"(IS JIll JOIl~e]' ,Ill eljll il.ddr d I"T I'i 11m ion of IIPlleht..... ..lilt! lJli~,.dlt l'i:,rhll."
<br />l'.dl- i'll" ndief a~i1illst C(llol".ado Clnd-llt-'I' c.:illzell~. "\,,,'1I1'(lillg'I.\' the Lill \\'(1....
<br />d i.... II I i.....s.,d willlolll !JJ't-'jlld il'~ tfJ f1ll1ll'C' net iOll- h~- 1\.fln!';a~, The tnl;:iuf!' of eyidrl1(:l'
<br />1:'1ldl'tl.fulle l(i. ]90.\ and t1l(> tlC'C'isifll1 nf the t'oi11'1 WIIS Clll110111I(:ed May ]:3. ]Q()7'0
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<br />T;lilll'd llll'. !-.ll.l.<tll('d Pell'1l1erS Dill'il ill l\.llll!.;IIS, .IPplit'll t(l il J\.,lIlSaS court flJl'
<br />Ildjl1di(';11 jllll (d' prilll'itjes [I.... het\\"f'f:ll \'Cll'illll": f\illl"ih ll"{'!'S of the river W(l1t'J'.
<br />(IIH' of tIlt' dl'felHl;l11ts. the I :nite(l St<lleS IrJ'i~'iltillg Cfllllp(Jn~'. 1.t'llIo\"ed t.he cHl]..;f'
<br />to tl1t. T;nited Sr(ltl's District C(111I't. .:\ L'()lI"('llt (It>el'e(' \\"a~ el1terell )'Iel~- 16.. ]fJl 1.
<br />\\"l1idl pl'o\"ided foJ' tIle ,dlueiltiolJ ,I lid l'ofatilll1 of ll~(. amollgst t'c!'t;lin. bm IlIIT
<br />,ill. tllf' ]{<llI...,as (litl'lJt>"i. illdlldillg tilt' Fdl'IlIt'l'c;' Dltl'h. Tt Wits. hll\\'('\"t'r. )l1'1l\'idl'd
<br />rlliJt I lit' ....l'1tl(>ll!(.l1t ~}lolllrll'ellIHi111)ilHlil1g upon the plJl'tit's fllll.,' \llllil Ih(' ilcljlldi-
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<br />illHI oth€l'S Lolcling- C'O]Ol'iHlll ]ll'iOl'itit...,. ill The 1-llirt'd :')[,llt..... I Jj"tl'ic.:t. COlll't. fill'
<br />C'l.iIJ!'aclo, 10 /)htRil1 <Ill ;[(l.illdivilti(JI1 uf prilll'itiv-. II.... J,t'l\\"t't~11 J\(lll:-icl..... llsers ~lId
<br />('oln"flrlo users. Tht~ Filll1l:'.'" COllin,\" .\"',odmiClIl "<I" den it'd ]c'il\"e To intcr\'ell('.
<br />E\"idf'llee \\"Il~ tllkt~ll.. hilt rile snit \\'<l!-; !-'l'ttlt'd hy a ('f)llt1'!ld uf Fehl'llill'Y ]9. ]n]fi.
<br />B.'" tlii" settlpment. thl' ColOl'flllo (1f'ft't1l1;1l1l.... H!.!n'ed tl, n'l'/Jg'nizt' priorities liS Ill'
<br />~\1l~lIs1 ~7. l~l]O. fllt' ,Ill tilt-' 1\1I1I-o;,i.... dil(.ltt''' in FintJ;.y ('ldlllty \"xt::ept the FII I'll I f'!'.... .
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<br />~wt~.~ Tl'l'i:!ill ill~ C'lllljlilllY \
<br />:\:-.:-.uei,ll illll IJ]'oIIJ_dll (l ~t'I'(lllc
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<br />(.'Ollll"ildo ilppl'Opl'iator~. illle;.!
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<br />liri!!';ltill:!'-. nl' i1t\..Jtl pllllg: In lil
<br />l'itiZl'I1S 11' tli(' \\'i11(~I'S flf till' ,.j
<br />1 ion ill it~ ]l1'llllill~' :-.lli"" illll
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<br />KCllhilS n:.....jdt.llls ,Jllll l:iti'-"It:-.
<br />ri.'Il" .illlliol' ill rillll' ,lllll inri'
<br />llwt. SiIH't.,' tht' tiliJl~ of thl' f'OI
<br />l;lq!l'ly il1(:I'('<lscd their appro
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<br /><l1J\1 qllil:t 11t'1" rig-Ills Hl1d tho:-;e
<br />COUll'" .\~""Cl('iiltioll. tn their,
<br />)'('"i(l(,llh t(1 ,lin'l't Wilt(.l' fron
<br />itllll tlwt Colol'ado, hl'r nffieer~
<br />diY('l'til1~ ;IIIY Willf'I'~ fl"lm th,...
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