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<br />D. Channel Losses <br />The Lower Basin also charges that in addition <br />to one-half of the 1.5 m.a.f. required by the Mexican <br />Treaty, the Upper Basin must also deliver one-half of the <br />channel losses occurring to the water between Lee's Ferry <br />and Mexico. This issue was raised just twice during the <br />compact negotiations. The commissioners discussed <br />designating Yuma, Arizona, as the delivery point for <br />water due Mexico. Delph Carpenter, commissioner for the <br />State of Colorado, commented that such a designation <br />would have the effect of imposing an additional burden <br />on the Upper Basin. The notion of locating the delivery <br />point at Yuma was subsequently abandoned. <br />Article III (c) states that the Upper Basin "shall <br />deliver at Lee Ferrv water to supply one-half of the <br />deficiency." (Emphasis added). By specifically desig- <br />nating Lee's Ferry as the point of delivery, the 1922 <br />Compact expressly relieves the Upper Basin of any duty <br />to compensate for channel losses occurring below that <br />point. So far as the Upper Basin is concerned, Lee's <br />Ferry is where the delivery of water in satisfaction of <br />any Mexican Treaty Obligation is to be made; the fate of <br />the water below that point is not its responsibility. <br /> <br />-24- <br />