The Arvada enterprise., 1923-01-18

Aue III tne 'Oorhuo river. NJ tne
map shows. are IN Wyoming just south Of Yellow
6tsreai rMsk. anA IN ncrthwessern Colorado
Water flowing from Miner pass in the Rocky
Mountain National park falls 1879 feet 1t,
eourse to tine sea. The Green and the Grand come
together In Utah TO form the Colorado. The Col.
ersdo In Arizona flows through Grand Canyon Ma.
0Ona' park. II empties Into the Gulf " California
b Mexico. II IL nearly 1000 miles In length ana
more than n score Of rivefs contribute theie vs.
tiers. II rrigntes and annually aaces with floods
ehe Imperial and Palo Verde valleys In California
md the Yuma valley In Arizona Its basin totals
os2.OCD square miles Of American territory.
II is no exagIerntlon to say TINT the original
epntentions Of the seven aatep ere far arar
Nat an agreement seemed hopeless. But Herhert
Hoover. secretary Of commerce. appointed by
President Harding the representative Of the
United States. there chairman OF the com.
0ission Enough said, The compact has been
0Gned by the representatives Of the seven warning
Sate~ and bears this: Approved. Herbert
Hoover"
FoliesinG IL the odicIal tex, OF the cssnpact.
with the sn,irsioo II certain technical details not
secessa@y n ncosnrrehens!ye understanding OF the
whole:
THE States Of Arizona. California Colorado
Nevada. New Mexico. Utah and Wyoming having
fes",ved TO enter into n compact under the act OF
tAe congress OF the United States OF America ap.
psoved August 10. 1921 t+2 Stat L.. r. I'D. and the
eets of the legislatures Of the said states have
eAr"ugh their governors. appointed ms their com.
nissi"ners W. S. N.sviei. for the State ~ Arts"oa:
". =. Mcclure, fog tLe State OF California Derh
y Carpenter. for the State OF Colorado: J. a.
1rruEham. for the state Of Nevada stephen r.
levs. Jr.. for the State Of New Mexico X. F. Cnd.
Welt for the State Of Utah; Frnnk C. Emerson. for
de State Of Wyoming. who after negotiations par
ttcipatSd ntby Herh~rt Hoover. appointed by the
I'rcsidts,f ms The representative of the United
kintes of America. have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE l. The major purposes Of this compact
ere to provide for equitable division and apporf,op
saent of the use Il the waters ~ the Colorado
river system {" establish the relative importance
II different beneficial uses of water. to SRrosuots
lnterstnte comfy. remove Of prtssns and
future controversies. and to the expeditions
agricultural and Industrial development of the Col
lssd" River basin. the storage of Its waters and
tie protection OF life and property from floods
To these end. the Colorado River basin Is divided
INTO two basins. and nm npportionmenf of the use
of part ~ the water ~ the Colorado river system
n nnd. to each 81 them with the provision that
further equitable appor'lonm.nis may he ma3e.
Art. H. As used IN this compact tA) The term
Colorado River system means that portion OF the
Coiorn, river and its tributaries within the unite,
State. of America (B The term Colorado River
kasin' means uil OF the drainage area Of the Col.
orndo River system and all other territory within
tNe uni,cd States Of America to which the WATERS
of the Colorado River system shall be benenciaiiy
applied. tC) The term States OF the upper divI.
sion menns the States Of Colorado. New Mexico.
Vtab aad Wyon,inE. tDD The term States o. the
tower division mems the srntes Of Arixona Call.
eornla and Nevada. tE) Tie term Lee Ferry