The border vidette., 1922-12-23

! of the river at Lee Ferry to be depleted below an aggregate Of
 75 ,OOO, ,OO0 acre feet for any pc
 riOd of ten consecutive years,
 reckoned in continuing progres
 dive series: beginning with the first day of October next, sue
 ceedinR the ratification of this
 compact.
 (e) The-states of the upper
 division shall not withhold water
 and the states of the lower 6ivi
 sion shall not require the de
 livery of water which cannot re- asonably be applied to domestic 1 and aggricultural uses.
 CD Further equita ble appor tionment of the beneficial uses 1 of the waters of the Colorado River system unapportioned by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) may ] be made in the manner provided
 in paragraph (2) at any time 1 after October l, 1863, if and
 when either basin shall have reached it's total beneficial con sumptive use as set in para
 graphs (a) and (b).
 (x) In the event of 8 desire for further apportionment as provided in paragraph CD, any two signatory states, acting through their governors, may give joint notice of such desire to the governors of the other signatory states and to the pre-, sident of the United States of
 America, and it shall be the duty of the governors of the signatory states and the president of the United States of America forth
 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 o. subject to the legislative ratification of the signatory states and the con gross of the United States of America.
 Article f (a) Inasmuch as the Colorado River has ceased to be navigable for commerce and the reservation of it's waters for na- viRation seriously limit the de vefopmentS of it's basin, the use of it's waters for purposes of na- vigation shall be subservient to the uses of such waters for dom. estic, agricultural and power purposes. # the congress shall not consent to this paragraph, the other provisions of this com pact -shall>-nevertheless remain binding
 (o) Subject to the provisions of this compact. water of the Colorado River system may be impounded and used for the gen eration, of electrical power, but such impounding and use shall be subservient to the use and consumption for such water for agricultural and domestic pur- poses and shall not interfere with or prevent use for such dominant purposes.
 (c) The provisions of this ar ticle shall not apply to or inter fere with the regulation and control by any state within it's boundaries of the appropriation, use and distribution of water.
 Article 5. The chief official of each signatory states charged with the administration of water rights, together with the director of the United States reclamation service and the director of the United States geological survey, shall co operate ex oficio.
 (a) To promote the systematic | and coordination of the facts as to flow, appro priation, consumption and use of l the water in the Colorado River basin and the interchange of l available information in such l matters.
 (b) To secure the ascertain ment and publication of the an nual flow of the Colorado River l at Lee Ferry.
 (c) To perform such other duties as may be assigned by consent of the signatories from time to time.
 Article 6. Should any claim or controversy arise between any two or more of the signatory states (a), with respect to the waters of the Colorado River system not covered by the items of this compact; =
 (bl Over the meaning or per.