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<br />-in tilt's!' ('Ullntjf'~ Wii~ {i~~, Ill' tlliil init!illt-'d In till' ('olllrudll hl'l~ill, In 190fl it was
<br />";"70, in ]!J~!I, !1,7l;c. ,lIld, ill ]!l;l!I, 10.7~(-_, 1: "\'1'111-; tllat CO[OI'i:H.lo cannot. hH\'l;'
<br />dl'plf'tpd flip 11s;dde ~lIPllly Ilil......ill~ illtfl }\(lII:-.<I:-. if ..j(~I't'<l)!e 1I1ldf'T irrigation is
<br />ell 1,\' 111('<1:-\11'(' (If deplPrillll,
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<br />Jllft. ('ntitlpd h, J't.]ief 1I111t'~s ~h,' ~h(f\\':-' that thl'.'" dead.'" hil\'l' Plltllilcd seriulIs
<br />dillllll~C to 1]('1' sulp.;J,mtiill intel't'st.... <llld 1110:"0(' Ill' her t'.itizCIlS, It i... lint. necessary
<br />to quote 1lll' fillding~ of tl1i~ ('D\ll't lIlilllt" 111 the ('arlieI' c'aSl', \Ye 11l'\'cl (]1l1~' sny
<br />fliP:," di!owl..:"Or that some ditdlf'S ill \\'l'~:trl'll 1\:;111"';;1... h,ld brl'lI illtandOlJcd for J:-Jl'I,
<br />411' il\'ililahlr, waleI' all(l II]] tlitdlt'" wt'J'e S\lt-rt'J'ill~ from shnl'tllg'l"S of flow, 'flll'
<br />I'ollrt Jlllill1rd 011t. tlwt Colfll'lIdn hntl ,1l1l!Jnrizl'c\ di\'l'l'siolls ill l':\('('SS of the fttl\\'
<br />,It Cmlnll City, And till' J'el'Ul'd ill the pI'C'-t'llt (.il.....P illdii.:iltt'S tlwt. except for
<br />SL'l'Pil1!l' illHl 1't'11l1'11 fio\\, the Ilppl'upl'intiot1... (:(11UI',I(}0 1m.... ilut.lloriz;I'd frllll1 t.lIl'
<br />hllsin, as a whole. exceed t.he [lynililld(' delll'lJdrtldt'. flo\\' of the Stl'l'illll 1-111(1 it.';
<br />t j'ihntal'i('s, ;.lI1(l thir-: nppeilr~ tn IJIlYt' lWt'l1 tJ'll(' .IIS1) ill 1 !I01, Jt npP(,ilT':-', 11p.V(~r-
<br />lJIl'If'ss. thl-lt. silJ~e ]~J(I+~ :1n illel'('Clsed qllanti!,," of 11:-'ilhl(, "'iltc']" II/Is pll.'.;...ed 1lte
<br />slate line, for it is te:-tified by KilIISilS' ('xp(']'t \\'itllt'ss flint. hc,twl'('1l ] Hn:, and
<br />1!/02, no \liH'J'tihlc w1l1el' passell tll(' lilll' and Hulll' 1,1't.\\'e(~11 EIO;l :lllcll~l(li~ \'xl'ept
<br />ill l!lO:1 alll11905, W}l<'}'I',IS, ill t~atll YI'UI' sillel' ]!I(),~ clivert.ilde watl~J' ha~ ~l'ossed
<br />flip statt' line ill Yal'~'jllg- qllillltitil'r.: <11111. ill ll1(,st Yf'iHS, ill snllstantiill amounts,
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<br />Kill I S;]"", hm\"l'\"~J', ill~ish that -!]-!,U()l) (11'1"\'8 ill ,reSlt'J'l1 ]\:an...;ns I.lI'C slls~eptihle
<br />IIf "1J('I~t'S:-rlll irrignli()Il, and JIllh:11 of this bllld wOldd 11,1\"e 11(~l'1l irrigated !tau
<br />C'cllul'udo 1101 d('pri"l'cj l\:ilIIS;IS (If 1\('1' ~qni1ilhk :"O!tlll'l: (It llw /low, The p.vid(~II~l'
<br />j... tlliJ! till' iP'I'I'i1g"P )lll\\ IlTig"iltcd ill l\:;III'-;,b_li,"", "I,,:-.c 1() tll(' l'i\'t~r ,l1lll illoll:; tlll'
<br />I.j,.l'!' hl\ttnlll. Tilt' ];111,1 1'laillll'd 10" 11(' f.ill<;,:",'ptilJll' of il'l'i~':H)nll f'\"If'II(l~ Illill1Y
<br />lilill's frOJll tIll' lu,\l of tIlE' river. \\"1-' ill'(' .j,k,'d 111 ,,,pt'('.II!;l\\' i.... III Illl\\" 111111:11 nf
<br />thil'; Jfllld w01l1tl !l,IVE" bef'1l pill 'jllld,.I' il"l'i;!';lIillll Illld,'I' 111411',' f;l\'lll'ilhlL' l~il'l:lIJ]\-
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<br />1 Ilf' flCJ'eage n1ldt'r ll'l'ig-mion ill ,,"('...fl'J'11 I\:.ClllSilS tlll'OIl;;h existing djtches 11il~
<br />st1'illlily int:rel-l<';'t'll. 41\'('1' the lWl'ioc1 ]:-i~l.-,-l~l::!I, fJ'111t1 appl'(,ximntely ];1,000 :Wl'l.....
<br />tn appl'oximHteJ." :ill,OO(l Hel'ec.;, J\lIlJ'COVl'I', tile al'i(l la1l(h. ill \\-1;'''.1<'\'11 h..UII~il~
<br />il!'e llIH1erlaid at shn]](q\' dcpth-; with ~l'C'[It qllCllltities of ~l'(lllllll wj]t~'r <I\'ilil:-Jble
<br />for ilTigatiol1 Ly pl1ll1Jlill~ <It llq\" illitiill i1]1I1 Jnflilltt'll;]JI"~ !:fl";t. TII(~r~ i~
<br />Pl'l'sll<l<.;i"e testimony thilt tilJ'Jl]l'l':-:. W!tf.l \-'ollld he :-:.eI'Yt:c1 fJ'/J1l1 l:'xi"tillg' ditt:lH':';
<br />lwyt' f'1f't'lec1l1o! to take "'iltl'l' tl1(>]'l'fnJIIl ll1lt 1~1 jtl"wll plllllpill~ "y...tellls hC~<ll1~(, I
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<br />diyert th(> water hom llle stream for irri~alivll. In t.hf' (,<lrlieI' snit Kansas
<br />.L...~erthl,lf HJlll th(' ~'Oll1't held,:::: thnt the COlllmon \.I'Y ])l'e\'ililetl in Kallsns illJd
<br />t!fl\'erlletl 1.h(' l'i~.dlt~ (Jf ripal'i<lll (lWlJers. h i... Tl'Ue thilt. the l'uh' no;,; tl/ riparian
<br />ri!!ht~ has hE'l'll eX}lnllded by the (:OlHIllOll hl'Y of ]\:illlsas to pCJ"mit. n TJpilnall
<br />pJ:rITll'i"tn)' "1'''''011111.11' ll...;e of tJlf' wat('I'O;; of :J ST1'e:lnl for il'l'i!!ntlC\Il.I:' nut SIll'h
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