Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-25

a point in the main stream of the Col
orado River one mile below the mouth
of the Paria River.
"FO. The term upper basin
means those parts of the States of Ari-
zona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and
Wyoming within aud from which
waters naturally drain into the Col
orado River system above Lee Ferry
and also parts of said States located
without the drainage area of the Col
orado River system which are now or
shall hereafter be beneficiallv served
by waters diverted from the system
above Lee Ferry.
N'(G) The term Flower basin
means those parts of the States of Ari-
zona, California, Nevada, New Mexico
and Utah within and from which the
waters naturally drain into the Col
orado River system below Lee Ferry
and also all parts of said States To-
Gated without the drainage area of the
Colorado River system which are now
and shall hereafter be beneficially
served by waters diverted from the
system below Lee Ferry.
"(H). The term domestic use
shall include the use of the water for
household, stock, municipal, mining,
industrial and other like purposes, but
shall exclude the generations of cleo
trical power
4" Article 3-(A). There is hereby
apportioned from the Colorado River
system in perpetuity to the Upper
Basin and to the Lower Basin, respec
lively, the exclusive beneficial con
sumptive use of 100000 acre feet of
water per annum, which shall include
all water necessary for the supply of
any rights which may now exist.
n "Bl. In addition to the appor
Vionment in paragraph (A), the Lower
Basin is hereby given the right to in
crease its beneficial consumptive use
of such waters by 100000 acre feet
per annum.
"(C). If, as matter of interna
tional comfy, the United States of
America shall hereafter recognize in
the United States of Mexico any right
to the use of any waters of the Color
ado River system, such waters shall be
supplied, first from the waters which
are surplus over and above the aggre-
gate of the quantities specified i'll par
graphs A and b; and if such surplus
shall prove insufficient for this pur-
pose, then the burden of such deficien
cy shall be equally borne by the Upper
Basin and the Lower Basin, and where
ever necessary the States of the Upper
Division shall deliver at Lee Ferry
water to supply one-half of the defici-
ency so recognized in addition to that
provided in paragraph ID.
"(D). The States of the Upper Di-
vision will not cause the flow of the
river at Lee Ferry to- be depleted be-
low an aggregate of 75,00O,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 ratifi-
cation of this compact.
50 (E). The States of the Upper Di-
vision shall not withhold water and
the States of the Lower Division shall
not require the delivery of water
which cannot reasonably be applied to
domestic and agricultural uses.
F). Further equitable apportion-
ment of the beneficial uses of the
waters of the Colorado River System
unapportioned by paragraphs (A), OBJ
and (C), may be made in the manner
provided in paragraph 60 at any time
after October l, 1868, if and when
either basin shall have reached its
total beneficial consumptive use as set
out in paragraphs (A) and (B).
800. In the event of desire for
further apportionment as provided in
paragraph (F), any two signatory
States, acting through their Governors,
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