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<br />lI.st,ifit'd that lilt"' diversioTl re('ol'ds SIIO\\" Jli) Illatcl'ial Ch<lll;..!:f~ in Colorado dive)'.
<br />~iOllS Silll'l' lHO;-) ilnd that if Bi..'I'Pilg'c ill <.'o]nl'adr, has ('X P<ltl'-!Pll ullder the ditdtes
<br />(lll tht' JIJilill "tell] (If the ri\"t'1" it has dOlle !-iO iJp('aw.;e of illl improved duty of
<br />watp.f; tllnt. (l\lring the prriorl. tIle river ~ains (l11t' to reW!'1l tlnw have increasecl..
<br />tilt' l'OnSlIJIlpti,'E' 11~e of \\",dt>.r hetl;;, dl'dil\~~d1 and 1'\'lati":e\~'_tlH.:_st.l~e;lHl_f1ows_hav~
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<br />The Kiill!-.i-l.... ditdlt's lirE' (,ilJlable of diverting' Welter Oldy till tv :?OOO c. 1'. s.
<br />\""hell the Aow is gn'iltt'l' tIle l~:Xl"t'SS l'IJIlllot 1)(' din'rted and tlsed. It is admittp.d
<br />tJlilt tin. dlilJ'<lerer rd" the fiow of the I'i\"t'l' ill Cn!o],(l.du is \'lIrialdc from year 10
<br />....cClr, from :-;e:IS01J to Sf>ilSnn, illld frolll dlt." to dcl,\". /Jlld tlIP main J'i\'(~1' below
<br />Call<lI\ (~i\y 1Hay h~, nlm{\s\ witil\lut wa\\',\' Oil\!. d;l,\'. rUll il Hlll)d t.he next t1rl~'. alld.
<br />(In tllt~ fIJlIu\\"illg' dilY, hi' ill Jll'(/l'Iil:iill~' ih 1I!'iginal cOllditjulJ. Thus it <lPIWilt.S
<br />t.lwt both ill COIOI';ldo" alHt ill J\<I11SilS then' lllay at one t-illle be flood W<lII'I'
<br />llllu\'.liJaLk fo!' dil'l'd diVCl'sitlll Hud, ilt lIllotilt'I', not ~nollg-h wate!' to supply
<br />tile capaciry of diw'1'sion ditches. Th(' ~l'itit'il) 1l1ilUf'r is the Hlllnllllt of di\'cl't.ibll'
<br />flll\\' at tim~'..;, \\"hVB \\""h.'I' i~ HlU'" Jl',~l.'d,'d fill' il"ri~allOlL Cilkulali(Jn~ of H\'et'a~t'
<br /><1111111:1.\ ftow~ 'wllil'\t illcl1111e fl{\(Jd Ao'\":;. :II"!. 111l~1'l'fnJ'e. 1I0t JI(']pful in Ilseertainill!!
<br />thc dcpendilule sllpply of '''<ltC'1' \1';;Il1Ie fill' inigal inll" That ~mppl.\' h:lS, ill
<br />CrdOl'tH1o, l)pp.lI supplelllel11('d hy tll(~ t'xt(,llsi\'t' 1\-;(.' of "l.'sc!'\'oit's for stura;.!e of
<br />flood walrl's lllld ,,"illt(,!' 110\\':-' IPH llsilhlr 0)' Jlecdi'd for ilTi~'iltioJl. Tiloug-h
<br />"'(l~lel'll K:lIls:lS ;dl'nl'ds sift'... f(ll' ...illlilill' ....rlll'il~I' I'P"('!',"rliI'S. Illlt Illlt' ~m:l.lI hasin
<br />Iws IH'P.II (~Olht.rlH:Il'd in rhilt. State. Uli the (ltlll'I' hlllld. 1,11(. ~I!)t'a~'(' III (~Ol(ll'illl(,.
<br />illltI lIH~ 1'(>1(',1.'-;0 of ...;~rl]'('rl ,I'rlter Itl ~l1pplt..'lrlellt tllP IIil1"Hrat !lo\\' of the st.l"(~;l1l1
<br />in tillIes of 1\('(111. (qkl'illl'~ b~" "'('eJ1H~'!' il1111 1't'l111.t1 III till' ('ll<lllIH") tn stabilizl' ,,1111
<br />Improvc th(' fin,," <It 1111' ..1;111' lilli' flllrl. In thal ('XtPIlt. Il(,ll'>nlo;; il'1'ig'Htioll 1I1
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<br />Kansas rl'!ii's IH'il\'iJy Illh!ll 111(' illl'I"'il:-;t' 1'[ il'rig<l!e<l at:re11:;e JIl CoIOI';](!n
<br />"itlC;C our decisioll ill l~)Ui. TllC'. tt'sfill1l111~' ill tile earlier t"ilSI~ \\"llS eloseJ"ill l~HJ"-l.
<br />TIle then latc:->I :l\'niJable CCllSll".-t'(J1' }nO:2.-rcportl'd ::OO.11.l Here"i 11Il{h~I"
<br />il'l'ig':lti()11 in the Al'k:llls<ls h.lSill ill Co]ol':hlp. TII its opinion the COllrt. referred
<br />to thiR fi~llrc" The llcxt cer,sHs.-flll' l~n~l.-g-i\'es the Cnlfll',Hln aCl'C"<lg'f ,h
<br />~(i.f..~3G. Thf"' IClter reports disclo:-.p illl cldditinn of 11's, Ihan ;~).noo :wres \ict\\"t'('lI
<br />J90D and ]010. TIlll":l total of ilhollt lio"OtlO ndrli1innnl ;ll'r'fs hil.... hl't'll pllt
<br />11.1111('1' irrigClljoll ....illl'C' J!l():?" 011 ih Llt:t' tlJj~ 1'('c'ol'd \\"(llild ~et'!ll 10 illdil~at.. il
<br />Inrg-e illt:rellSl' of ('OIlStllllptin- l1:;;;e by Co]ol'iHlo, ~U~5' -!lE't'il~e llndcr ilTigatiOl1
<br />d{)e~ n01 <111(\1'(\ R 1'I'liilhle H\(...;l....Ul'e (If i\\'nwl ('()llSnmptiQ\L \Yhen fit:st tnrnL'tl i\\.
<br />~f1tcr is"rapi(lJ.,' al!sorlted 11,\" the ,"1\h."oil ,\"ith COllS('(jllcnt hi~h r0J1Slllllplirlll.
<br />Dy continued i1'J'j.~<Ififlll the snh.!'oil hf'l'(llll~" ~:it\ll'<lh,d, tIlt' \\':ltCI' f:lhlf' I'isl'....
<br />and wnter, ill illt:l'C'ilSill.!! (J1li1ntitit'...;. till\\..... h;ld. 1ft lIlt' ...;fl'~.<lIrl. 1:ltimillt']y 1:l)ll-
<br />....lIIl1pti(!lI fall:...; Wl'l1 11('1,'1\," di,'er...inll" Th.' l'.'tlll'lll'c1 \\:lll'!' <lg'flin Illil.'- he di\'erll'd
<br />and a';!il\l\ ~\IJ1pl~' l'ctnrn f1flWS. sin!,'/? tilt dl,'":i,,ilrll :Il tll0 ('ill"lil'l" ('it"'..:'" ~llld\'.'" ,,1'
<br />"(>t11l'l1 fin\\":-. have lll:'cn Ilwdl' \\hiC'!l ilJrli"il!l' il <;;tl':IlI"\ l'l':II!r.tic'Jll ill t/if' q!lilll!in'
<br />of water cOIl~\Ime(l pCI' ilt:!'l' III' ilTi!.!iltf'd ]illld.
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<br />Practieally HI/of th(l ;t!l€'('le(l 1\:.111-"11<'; flitdlP.... 111'!"' 111 three wcstt'l'll cOllllti,'..;.
<br />Tnhlf's takcn fl'om the l!llitr>c1 St<ltf''i: (,f'n;':llS ~ho\\" th<tl. III ].s~I!I. tll'!'C'<l;!(' inig-<ltt'd
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<br />deplrlf.d tlil' usahle sllppl.,"
<br />.illY 1I1!':ISlll'('of clrpJetillll.
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<br />lll)l. t'JllI1h'd t.ll relief ullless
<br />dil1llii:!e to lll,t' sULstanticll illt,
<br />tf) <Jwll,e 1Jle lindillg~ (If t.hi.... ~
<br />111I')" dist'!o..;(' thut sOllie dill'llt.
<br />"I' in'ililald" wlIter alHl illl 11il
<br />('uurt jl\lilll\'d"llt. 1hat Cfl}Ol'H
<br />at (:illlt!1l ('it,"" ..:\nd tllt, rel'l
<br />....('l'}lilg'l' itlll! !'('[llt'll flow, tile
<br />Ililsill. itS :t whole. l'XC'l'rl J t1w
<br />r ribut,ll'if's. ,1I1d this llppears 1
<br />thf'[('ss, that. ~illt'('. ]~l(l-l, an i\
<br />"Iille lille, for it i.'i lestitil'd h.'
<br />l~JlJ~. no tli\'('I'lil,lc \\':llcl' paS"t'
<br />ill )!I(t: ,l1trl l!J(l;i. ",11('1"I'il:->. ill
<br />tit,. stall' litle jlJ "Drying ljllClllt
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<br />tlf SlH:tl"S...;t'll] irrig:alioll, aml II
<br />('fiJIlI'l1d,r tlnl dC'JlJ'i"r~d Killl...."...
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<br />l'i\'I'I' hlltlllJ/l. TI1{~ 1;1Ild ,.1;1 1t!1
<br />llliles frulI1-0Jr. 111'<1 of tlJt~ I"in~:
<br />thi!'-; 1<111(1 WOl;Jd hR"C' u('('1l 11n
<br />stilllc:t'S.
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<br />Ihf' ;Jel'ra~e 111ldt'1' il'l'if!:Itjon i
<br />.";l('illliJy j!1(~['t~il"('(l. 0\"('1' the Ill':
<br />tn f1pp/'oxilll:ItrJ,Y ;-.fi.OUO :lCI'!'S
<br /><Ire underlaid [It shull"", <1<'pth~
<br />f~)I' i/Tjg-atioll hy rH1JllJlill~ ill
<br />IH'l'.";ll:tsi\'e t(lstimollY t]I<ll fan
<br />11<1\"\' plp,.lt.!) J)(lf tlr tclk(' \\"iltl'r r
<br />Id' 10\\"('/' ('l'..;t.
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<br />,In'ert r 11(' Wine!' fl'UIll t 11(' St1'l
<br />;hsert('(1.11 Hllll Ib(. l'(lll/'! ht']d.J:
<br />~Il\"el'lled t]l(' ]'j,~lit.... nf ripariall
<br />ri.!!h1s hilS hPt~11 C'XPIllltled ]J." ri
<br />1II'r'pl'i"t(\1' l'I'il..;,nJl,dl\r 11:-;(' nf 1\1
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