The Coconino sun., 1922-12-29

(COnLlnueu rom rage One.)
 States of Mexico any right to the use of any waters, such waters shall be supplied, first from the waters which are surplus over and above the ag- gregate of the quantities specified in paragraphs (a) and (b); and if such plus shall prove insufficient for this purpose, then the burden of such de- ficiency shall be equally borne by the upper basin and the lower basin and wherever necessary the states of the upper division shall deliver at the Lee Ferry water to supply one-half of the deficiency so recognized in addition to that provided in paragraph (d).
 (d) The states of the upper div ision will not cause the flow of the river at Lee Ferry to be depleted be- low an aggregate of 75,000,000 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 div iSion shall not withhold water and the states of the lower division shall not require the delivery of water which cannot reasonably be applied to do- mestic and agricultural uses.
 f) Further equitable apportion- ment of the beneficial uses@ of the wa ters of the Colorado River system un- apportioned by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) may be made in the manner provided in paragraph (g) at any time after October l, 1863, if and when either basin shall have reached it's to- tai beneficial consumptive use as set out in paragraphs (a) and (b).
 (g) In the event of a desire for further apportionment as provided in paragraph (f), any two signatory states, acting through their governors, may give joint notice of such desire to the governors of the other sigma tory states and to president of Unit ed States of America, and it shall be the duty of the governors of the sig natory states and the president of the. United States of America forthwith to appoint representative whose duty it shall be to divide and apportion equitably between the upper basin and the lower basin the beneficial use of the unapportioned water of the Colo rado River system as mentioned in paragraph (f), subject to the legisla- tive ratification of the signatory states and the congress of the United States of America.
 Article 4. (a) Inasmuch as the ~ IL D,,yo,, hpr ooocol tp ho igable for commerce and the reserva- ton of it's waters for navigation ser iously limit the developments of it's basin, the use of it's waters for pur- poses of navigation shall be subser- vient to the uses of such waters for agricultural and power pur- poses. If the congress shall not con- sent to this paragraph, the other pro- visions of this compact shall never thelesS remain binding.
 fb) Subject to the provisions of this compact, water of the Colorado River system may be impounded and used for the generation of electrical power, but such impounding and use shall be subservient to the use and for such water for agri- and domestic purposes and shall not interfere with or prevent use for such dominant purposes.
 (c) 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- propriation, use and distribution of water.
 Article 5. The chief official of each states charged with the ad- of water rights, together with the director of he United States reclamation service and the director of the United States geological survey shall cooperate eX-officio:
 (a) To promote the systematic de- and coordination of the facts as to flow, appropriation, con and use of the water in the Colorado River basin and the inter- of available information in such matters.
 (b) To secure the entertainment and 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 to time.
 Article 6. Should any claim or con- troversy arise between any two or more of the signatory states (a(, with respect to the waters of the Col orado River system not covered by