Opinion ID: 1134606
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Heading: the plan of the project

Text: The lands irrigated by the Project ditches consist of 19,717 acres. Studies leading to the adoption of House Document No. 325 indicated that, by reason of the erratic flows of the Purgatoire River, only about 63% of optimum plant growth on these Project lands ( i. e., the 19,717 acres) had been obtained historically. The Project was intended to increase this optimum beneficial use of water to 84%. To accomplish this, as already mentioned, the plan contemplated change of the Model Storage Right to the Trinidad Reservoir and the storage there of the winter direct flow water of the Project ditches. Winter direct flow irrigation of the Project lands would be terminated. All water used under the District's rights to storage and under all of the Project ditches would be administered by the District without regard to the respective priorities of the individual Project ditches.