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<br />We, the Direotore of Consolidated Ditchee Company of Water
<br />District No.2. an organization of mutual ditoh companies diverting
<br />water out of the South ~lb~ River in Water Distriot No. 2 betwaen
<br />Denver and Kersey. Colorado, to irrigate ~pproxtmately 200,000 aoros
<br />of land in saId area, in regular 8esc!on convened on August 24, 1945
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<br />Resolvo that we BTe opposed to the oreation of a ~iE8ouri
<br />Valley Authority. We believ9 ~ueh an authority to be eccnomically
<br />unsound for many reaSODS. The reasons are too numerous to state but
<br />among thammay be considered the following:
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<br />1. there are t~o federal agenoies now in existence, both
<br />lIlerving usef'lll purposes. namely, The U. S. Bureau of Reolamation and the
<br />Army Engineers. Both agenoiee are eet up and doing busuiess. Experience
<br />hae revealed that both are capable of performing the re8p9otive funotions
<br />assigned to them. The Creation of the 111s.sou!"1 Valley Authori ty "auld
<br />only duplicate exieting agenoies.
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<br />2. Cr,ation of an M.V.A. or any similar authority will
<br />change the entire adminiEtr~tlon of the waters of the South Platte
<br />River, divest the State ~f Colorado from th~ control thereof, require
<br />the "~ter users of Colorado to i~our endless'R1pense in proteoting
<br />their water righte for irrigation purposes and Up88t known praotioes
<br />of dietribution of water that have he en developed over a period of
<br />85 yeaT8.
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<br />3, Creation of suoh authorities ~ill ultimately result in a
<br />complete ohange in tha form of Government in eo far as the regulation of
<br />~ter8 and ~ater COUr!~8 i3 oonoerned.
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<br />c. Control over the waters and W8t~r oourses should romain in
<br />the States 6.S 8ep~rate legal entities and sho~ld never pass to the
<br />Federal Government or to any atenoy thereof.
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<br />Be it Further Resolved that the Senators- !U1d CongreBllmen from
<br />Colorado be urged to diligently oppose all efforts to oreate & Mresouri
<br />Valley Authority and all similar Authorities affecting the watftr rlghts of the
<br />South Paltte Valley.
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<br />Be It Further Resolved that copies of this resolution be Bent
<br />to the Senatore and Congre.s~n repre~enting Colorado.
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<br />I do hereby oertify that the foregoinG is a true and correot
<br />oopy of a resolution adopted by the Direotor~ of Consolidated Ditches
<br />Company of Water Distriot No.2 at a regular maet1ng held August 24, 1945.
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<br />William w, !Jaunt.. Seoretary
<br />Brighton, Colorado
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