The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-20

means 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 shall hereafter be benefcially
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 benefcally served by waters diverted
from the system below Lee Ferry (H) The term
domestic use shall include the use of water for
household, stock, municipal. mining, milling indus
trial. and other like purposes but shall exclude the
generation of electrical power.
art Ill (A) There is hereby apportioned from
the Colorado River system in perpetuity to the
upper basin and to the lower basin respectively
to exclusive beneficial consumptive use Of 7,70O,
600 acre-feet of water per annum, which shall In
clude all water necessary for the supply OF any
rights which may now exist. (B) In addition to
the apportonment 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 annum. (C) If, as matter of inter
national comfy, the United States of America shall
hereafter recognize in the 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 surplus over and above
the aggregate of the quantities specified in para
graphs CAY and OBJ, and If 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 at 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 division will not cause the flow of the
river at Lee Ferry to be depleted below an aggre-
gate of rs 100000 acre-feet for any period of 10
consecutive years reckoned in continuing progress
sive series beginning with the first day of Octo-
ber next succeeding the ratification Of this con-
pact (E) The states of the upper division 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 ap-
portonment of the beneficial Of the waters
of the Colorado River system unapportioned by
paragraphs (A), OBJ, and (C) may be made in
the manner provided in paragraph (G) at any
time after October 1, 1868, If and when either
bosn shall have reached its total beneficial con-
sumptive use as out in paragraphs (A) and
(B) &c is omitted).
Art w. (A) Inasmuch as the Colorado river
has ceased to be navigabe for commerce and res
ervntion of its waters for navigation would seri
ously limit the developments of Its basin. the use