The Winslow mail., 1922-12-29


low an aggregate of 100000 acre
feet for any period of ten consecutive
years reckoned in continuing progress
sive series beginning with the first
day of October next succeeding the
ratification of this compact.
(e) The States of the Upper Divi-
sion shall not withhold water, and
the States of the Lower Division shall
not require the delivery of water
which cannot be reasonably to do
mestic and agricultural uses.
f) Further equitable apparotion-
ment of the beneficial uses of the
waters of the Colorado River System
unapportioned by paragraphs (a), (b)
and (c) may be made in the manner
provided in paragraph (g) at any time
after October firs., 1928, if and when
either Basin shall have reached its
total beneficial consumptive use as
set out in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(g) In the event of a desire for a
further apportionment as provided
in paragraph (f) any two signatory
States, acting through their Governor
may give joint notice of such desire
to the Governors of the other sigma
toy States and to the President of the
United States of America, and it shall
be the duty of the Governors Of the
signatory States and of the President
of the United States of America forth
with to appoint representatives, whose
duty it shall be to divide and appor-
tion equitably between the Upper
Basin and Lower Basin the beneficial
use of the unapportioned water of the
Colorado River System as mentioned
in paragraph (O. subject to the leg
islative ratification of the signatory
States and the Congress of the United
States of America.
ARTICLE Nv.
(a) Inasmuch as the Colorado
River has ceased to be navigable for
commerce and the reservation of its
waters for navigation would seriously
limit the development of it's Basin, the
use of it's waters for purposes of ma
vigation shall be subservient to the
uses of such waters for domestic,
agricultural and power purposes. II
the Congress shall consent to this
paragraph, the other provisions OF
this compact shall nevertheless re-
main binding.
(b) Subject to the provisions OF this
compoct, water of the Colorado River
| System may be impounded for the
generation of electrical power, but
such impounding and use shall be
subservient to the use and conSump-
ton of such water for agricultural
and domestic purposes and shall not
interfere with or pevent use for such
dominant purposes.
/ Co The provisions of this article
shall not apply to or interfere with
/ the regulation and control by any
State within it's boundaries of the ap-
preparation, use and distribution OF
water
ARTICLE V.
! The chief official of each signatory
State charged with the administra-
1 ton of water rights, together with the
| Director of the United States Recla-
nation Service and the Director OF
the United States Geological Survey
shall cooperate, eX-OfficiO:
/ (a) To promote the systematic de-
Termination and coordination Of lhe
facts as to flow, appropriation, con
sumption and use of water in the
/ Colorado. Rive Basin, and the inter
change of available information in
such matters.
(b) To secure ascertainment nnC
publication of the annual flow OF the
Colorado River at Lee Ferry
(c) To perform such other duties
as may be assigned by mutual con
sent Of the signatories from time tt
time.
ARTICLE vi.
Should any claim or controversy
arise between any two or more of the
signatory States: (a) with respect tC
the waters of the Colorado River Sys
item not covered by the terms of thi:
campact; (b) over the meaning or per
formance of the terms of this compac
(c) as to the ALLEGATION of the bur
dens incident to the performance O
any article of this compact of the de
livery of waters as herein provided