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<br />;", <br />t(:/ <br />~; '\".~',f;. <br />~j.\:~r: <br />!r.~'fX! <br />~~~w: <br />\' ' <br /> <br />',": <br /> <br />which the water drains into the Colorado River system <br /> <br />above Lee Ferry, a point in the north central portion <br /> <br />of Arizona. 'l'he ilLower Basin" is that l)art draining <br /> <br />into the River belov: Lee Ferry. The "Colorado River <br /> <br />System" is defined as that part of the Colorado River <br /> <br />and its tributaries within the United States. <br /> <br />The Compact apportions in perpetuity from the <br /> <br />Colorado River system to the Upper Basin and to the Lower <br /> <br />Basin, respectively, the beneficial consumptive use of <br /> <br />7,500,000 acre feet per annum. In addition, the Lower <br /> <br />( '-,~ <br />;' <br /> <br />Basin is given the right to increase its use by 1,000,000 <br />acre feet per annum, making a total for that basin of <br /> <br />'.' <br /> <br />8,500,000 acre feet per annum. <br /> <br />Use of Compact~11ocations <br />Although the "comprehensive planl1 of development of <br /> <br />the River (Section 15, Project Act; Section 2(d), Adjust- <br />ment Act, supra.) has not been completed, it is known <br /> <br />that substantially all if not the entire amount of water <br />allocated to the Upper Basin under the Compact will be <br /> <br />put to use. In fact, there is a question in the minds of <br /> <br />~.L1', <br />~l <br /> <br /> <br />, I.., <br /> <br />some as to whether the allocation will prove to be suf- <br /> <br />ficient to meet the demands. In recent years, the need <br /> <br />of additional trans-mountain diversions has increased <br /> <br />rapidly as a means of supplementing available water <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />