, 1922-11-02

the Board of Trustees.
WATER SUPPLY OF THE NORTH
PLATTE RIVER FOR POWER
PURPOSES.
The only discharge records that
would apply to the proposed power
development for Rawlins we're those
at Saratoga. These were secured
from all sources, the available rec
ords Of the North Platte River at
Saratoga. These records cover a per-
Tod of II years with certain periods
out when no records were kept. In
the design Of the proposed power
development for pumping water for
the City Of Rawlins. $50 second feet
Is the minimum that should be con-
sidered.
The records show many times dur
ing the II years Of available records
when its supply Is we'll below $50
second feet which is the amount re-
quired to pump water from the
North Platte River to Rawlins. These
periods of shortage occur more reg
ularly in recent years. There can be
no doubt but what this is in part due
to development OF lands in Colorado
and wyoming. The minimum will be
smaller each year as the water is
used above for irrigation.
II there should be any irrigation
development either in Colorado or
Wyoming above FIT. Steele that d.
verified 500 second feet from the
North Platte River, II would wreck
any power development that Rawlins
might build for pumping water to
Rawlins.
We also wish to here emphasize
the fact that II the City OF Rawlins
contemplates any power development
for pumping water. the rive flow
must be supplemented by . storage
supply. However, II the total flow
Of the river were taken, there 10 NO
storage available within the means
Of Rawlins that could be developed
which would tide . the shortage
thus created.
QUESTION or INTERFERENCE
WITH THE NORTH PLATTE RTv-
Err SUPPLY BY THE UNITED
STATES RECLAMATION SERV-
ICE AND THE STATE OF WYOM-
ING.
In preparing q report on a water
supply to serve . municipality OF
5000 people. It would be quite re-
miss II attention were not called to
certain developments which in the
next s to 20 years would change the
entire aspect OF any proposition from
the North Platte River that now
would appear to be excellent and
most feaKib1e.
For the last Is years there has
been a constant Increase in the IT.
rigated area from the North Platte
River and its tributaries above Fl.
Steele. At the present time there Is
now irrigated in this section In
Wyoming approximately $4,000 acres
and in Colorado approximately b.
900 acres. During the last 8 years
there has been a great amount OF
activity relative to the development
Of large acreage in both Colorado
And Wyoming in the section OF the
North platte Valley from Walden to
Fl. Steele.
IN 1918 contract was entered In
to between the Governor OF the
state OF wyoming and the Secretary
OF the Department Of Interior rela-
tive to q complete survey OF the
North Platte River and its tribu.
taries from its source to the end
OF the irrigated land in the state OF
Nebraska. Tho contract recited that
there should be IAN investigation OF
the possibility and feasibility OF fu-
A@
(ure reclamation Of said lands In the
drainage basin Of the North Platte
River in Wyoming" After this con.
tract was executed the State o'
Wyoming appointed r. I. Meeker
tivii engineer. OF Denver. and tne
United states Reclamation Service
Appointed Harold Conklin. an en-
nineer Of It's own service.
The result was n comprehensive
tenort ON the possibilities and Teas.
Utilities Of irrigation development u
the North Platte Valley and IL trio.
utariss. In this water report we ~
only concerned with the Development
that were recommended soutn Q
Fort Steele. ~ the same would 81
feet the quantity and quality OF tn'
vster OF the North Platte River:
There are four projects that ar
Of eoacorn 70 the city OF Rawl!ns.
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). Pass Greek Project In wyom
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