The Winslow mail., 1923-10-05

or the united states OF America and it
shall be the duty of the governors of
the signatOry states and of the Pres
ident of the United States of Amer
lea forthwith to appoint representa-
tives, whose duty it shall be to divide
and apportiOn eQuitably between the
Upper Basin and Lower apportioned
water of the Colorado River System
as mentioned in paragraph (f), SUBJ
ject to the legislative ratification of
the signatOry states and the Congress
of the United States of America.
Article IV
(a) Inasmuch as the Colorado
river has ceased to be navigable for
commerce and the reservation of it's
waters for navigation would seriously
limit the development of it's Basin,
the use of it's waters for purposes of
navigation shall be subservient to
the uses of such waters for domestic,
agricultural and power purposes. If
the Congress- shall not consent to
this paragraph, the other provisions
of this compact shall nevertheless
remain binding.
cd Subject to the provisions of
this compact, water of the Colorado
River System may be impounded and
used for the generation of electrical
power, but such impounding and use
shall be subservient to the use and
consumption of such water for agri-
cultural and domestic purposes and
shall not interfere with or prevent
use for such dominant purposes.
(c) The provisions of this article
shall not apply to Or interfere with
the regulation and control by any
state within its boundaries of the ap-
preparation, use and distribution of
water.
Article V.
The chief official of each signatory
state charged with the administra-
, tion of water rights, together with
| the director of the United States re-
clamatiOn service and the director of
the United States geological survey
shall cooperate, ex-officio
| (a) To promote the systematic
determination and coordination of
the facts as to flow, appropriation,
consumption and use of water in the
Colorado River Basin, and the inter
change of available information in
such matters.
(b) To secure the ascertainment
and publication of the annual flow of
| the Colorado river at Lee Ferry.
(c) To perform such other duties
as may be assigned by mutual con-
sent OF the signatories from time to
time.
Article vi
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 Sys-
TEN not covered by the terms of this
compact; (b) over the meaning or
performance of any of the terms of
this compact; (c) as to the ALLEGATION
of the burdens incident to the per-
formance of any article of this COM
pact Or the delivery of waters as
! herein provided; (d) as to the con-
structiOn or operation of works with
in the Colorado River Basin to be 81
tuated in two or more states or to be
constructed in one state for the bene-
fit Of another state; or (e) as to the
diversion of water in one state for the
benefit of another state; the govern
! CIs of the states affected, upon the
request of one Of them, shall forth
with appoint commissioners with
power to consider and adjust such
claim or controversy, subject to rati-
tication by the legislatures of the
st deS SO affected.
Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the adjustment of any such
i claim or controversy by any present
method or by direct future legislative
action of the interested states.
Article VII
Nothing in this compact shall be
construed as affecting the obligations
of the United States of America to
Indian Tribes.
Article VIII
Present perfected rights to the
beneficial use of waters of the Colo
RADIO River System are unimpaired
by this compact. Whenever storage
capacity of 100000 acre feet shall
have been provided on the main Colo
RADIO river within or for the benefit
OF the Lower Basin. then claims of
1 such rights, if any, by appropriations
or users of water in the Lower Basin
against appropriations or users of
water in the Upper Basin shall attach
to and be satisfied from water that
I may be stored not to conflict with
Article III
All other rights to beneficial use
of waters of the Colorado River Sys-
tenn shall be satisfied solely from the
water apportioned to that Basin in
which they are situate
Article TX
Nothing in this compact shall be
construed to limit or prevent any
state from instituting or maintaining
any action or proceeding, legal or
equitable, for the protection of any
right under this compact or the en-
fOrcement of any of it's provisions
Article y
This compact may be terminated
at any time by the unanimous agree
ment of the signatory states In the
event of such termination all rights
established under it shall continue
unimpaired.
Article NJ
This compact shall become binding
and obligatory when it shall have been
approved by the legislatures of each
of the signatory states and by the
Congress of the United States. Notice
of approval by the legislatures shall
be given by the governor of each sig
natCTv state m tho p0UprnOrc of tho