Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-25
COMPACT TO ALLOT
COLORADO RIVER
WATER Is SIGNED

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drainage area of the Colorado river
system which are now and shall
hereafter be beneficially served by
waters diverted from the system
below Lees Ferry.
"(H). The term domestic use
shall include the use OF the water
for household, stock, municipal,
mining, milling, industrial and
other like purposes, but shall ex-
clude the generation OF electrical
power.
Article 8, (A). There is hereby
apportioned from the Colorado
river system in perpetulty to the
upper basin and to the lower ba-
sin, respectively, the exclusive BEN
eficial consumptive use of $780,
600 acre feet of water per annum,
which shah include al water nee
essary for the supply OF any rights
which may now exist.
"(B). in addition to the appor-
tionment in paragraph (A) the
lower basin is hereby given the
right to increase its beneficial con-
sumptive use of such waters by
100000 acre feet Fer annum.
International Comfy
"(C). If, as a matter OF interna-
tional comfy the United States
of America shall hereafter recog-
nize in the United States of Mex
leo any right to the use OF any
waters Of the Colorado river sys-
tenn such waters shall be supplied.
first, from the waters which are
surplus over and above the agrre-
gate of the quantities specified in
paragraphs CA) and (B); and II
such surplus shall prove insuffl-
cient for this purpose, then the
burden of such deficiency shall be
equally borne by the upper basin
and the lower basin, and wherever
necessary the states of the upper
division shall deliver at Lees
Ferry water to supply one half of
the deficiency so recognized in adj
dltion to that provided in para
graph (D).
Flow of the River
"(D). The states OF the uuper
division will not cause the flow OF
the river at Lees Ferry to be de-
pleted below an aggregate Of u.s.
000,000 acre feet for any period
of 10 consecutive years, reckoned
in progressive series, beginning
with the first day of October next
succeeding the ratification Of this
compact.
"(E). The states of the upper
division shall not withhold their
water and the states OF the lower
division shall not require the de-
livery of water which cannot reas-
onably be applied to domestic and
agricultural uses.
"(F). Further equitable appor-
tionment OF the beneficial uses OF
the waters OF the Colorado river
system unapportioned by para
graphs (a) (b) and (c), may be
made in the matter provided in
paragraph 0g) at any time after
October /, 1853, If and when either
basin shall have reached its total
beneficial consumptive use as set
out in paragraphs (a) and Cd.
Further AppOrtionmcnt
"(G). In the event of desire
for further apportionment as pro-
yided in paragraph (f) any two
signatory states, acting through
their governors may give joint no.
tice OF such desire to the COVER
nors of the other signatory states
and to the president of the United
States and it shall be the duty of
the signatory states and of the
president of the United States
forthwith to appoint representa-
tives whose duty 1t shall be to di-
vide and apportion equitably be-
tween the upper basin and the
lower basin the beneficial use of
the unapportioned waters of the
Colorado river system as mention
ed in paragraph tf), subject to the
legislative ratification OF the sig
natory states and the congress of
the United States of America.
article 4 (a) Inasmuch as the
Colorado river has ceased to be
navigable for commerce and the
reservation of its water for naviga-
ton would seriously limit the de-
velopment of its basin, the use of
its waters for purposes of naViga-
tion shall be subservient to the
uses of such waters for domestic,
agricultural and powOr purposes
If the congress shall not consent
to this paragraph, the other pro-
visions of this compact shall new
ertheless remain binding.
Waters May Be Impounded
"(B). Subject to the provisions
OF this compact, water of the Col
orado river system may be Inn
pounded and used for the genera
ton of electrical power but such
impounding and use shall be sub
servient to the use and consump-
tion of such water for agricultural
and domestic purposes and shall
not interfere with or prevent use
for such dominant purposes.
"(Cl. The provisions Of this ar
ticle shall not apply to or inter-
fere with the regulation and con-
troll by any state within its boun-
daries of the appropriation, use
and distribution of water.
Article 5. The chief official of
each signatory state 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-officio.
"(A). TO promote the systematic
determination and coordination of
the facts as to flow, appropriation,
consumption and use of the water
in the Colorado river basin and the
| interchange of available informa-
| tion in such matters.
Annual Flow of River
"(B). To secure the ascertain
ment and publication of the an
nual flow of the Colorado river at
Lees Ferry.