, 1923-01-18

means a point in the main stream of the Colorado
river one mile below the mouth of the Paris river
(extreme southeast corner of Utah). (F) The term
upper basin means those parts of the States of
Arizona, Colorado. New Mexico, Utah and wy
oming within and from which waters naturally
drain into the Colorado River system above Lee
Ferry and also all parts of said states located with
out the drainage area of the Colorado River sys-
ter which are now or shall hereafter be beneficially
served by waters diverted from the system above
Lee Ferry. (G) The term lower basin means
those parts of the States of Arizona, California,
Nevada. New Mexico and Utah within and from
which waters naturally drain into the Colorado
River system below Lee Ferry. and also all parts
Of said states located without the drainage area OF
the Colorado River system, which are now or shall
hereafter be beneficially served by waters diverted
from the system below Lee Ferry. CID The term
domestic use shall include the use of water for
household stock, municipal. mining, milling, indus
trial, and other like purposes but chall exclude the
generation of electrical power.
art. III. (A) There Is hereby apportloned from
the Colorado River system in perpetuity TO the
upper basin and to the lower basin, respectively,
to exclusive beneficial consumptive use of 100
600 acrefeet Of water per annum, which shall In.
clude all water necessary for The supply of any
rights which may now exist. OBJ In addition to
the apportlonment In paragraph (A) the lower
basin is hereby given the right to increase its bene-
fetal consumptive use of such waters by 100000
~acre-feet per nnnum. (C) If, as n matter of inter.
national comfy, the United States Of America shall
heFehiteT recognize III tine united STATES or Mexico
any right to use of any waters of the Colorado
River system, such waters shall be supplied first
from the waters which are surplus over and above
the aggregate OF the quantities specified In para
graphs ca and (B), and II such surplus shall
prove insufficient for this purpose, then the burden
of such deficiency shall be equally borne by the
upper basin and the lower basin. and whenever
necessary the states Of the upper division shall
deliver ut Lee Ferry water To supply one-half of
the deficiency so recognized In addition TO that
provided In paragraph CD). (D) The states Of
the upper division will not cause the flow OF the
river at Lee Ferry to be depleted below nm nggre.
gate OF T5.OO0.OO0 %acrefeet for any period OF 10
consecutive years reckoned I'm continuing progress.
sive series beginning with the first day Of Octo-
Der next succeeding the ratification Of this com
pact. t) The states OF the upper division shall
not withhold winter, and the states OF the lower
division shall not require the delivery of water
which cannot reasonably he applied 10 domestic
and agricultural uses. (F) Further equitable APP
p%ortionment Of the beneficial uses Of the waters
OF the Colorado River system unapportioned by
paragraphs (A). tB), and (C) may be made In
the manner provided In paragraph (G) at any
time after October l, 1863. II and when either
basin shall have reached It's total beneficial con
sumptiye use MS set out In paragraphs (A) and
OBJ. &c IL omitted.
Art. ". (Al Inasmuch as the Colorado river
has ceased to be navigablc for commerce and res
ervntlon of its Writer'S Tor navigation would seri-
ously limit the Developments OF its basin. the use