WSP10077

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1948
• Author: Charles A Carson
• Title: Statement of Charles A Carson - Chief Counsel of Arizona Interstate Streams Commission re Colorado River Compact issues
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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cor.;jJo.ct, then the State of C2.lifornie. shall ane1

\7ill :',utuallY 8~ree lrith the State of Arizon.? to
Su~)ply, out of the j,'.?in strear.l of the Colorado
River, one-hC'lf of any deficiency "hich [.lust be
supplied to Iiexico by the 10lrer basin, and (5) that

the St2te of C1'lifornia shall and. Hill further

f,;utually aGree 11i th the States of Arizona and

lIevada tI18t none of saie:. three States Bhall lli th-

hold "ater anQ none shall require the Qelivery of
\Vater, '.Thich can not reasonanly be ap~':lied to
dor,ieatic [',nc~ aGricultural uses, and (6) that all

of the ::orovis ions of s ai Q tri_Sto.te agree-,;ent sho.ll

be subject in all particulars to the rovisions

of the Colorado River cOilpe,ct, aml (?) se-ie1 a[;'ree~'1ent

to tal:e effect upon the ratification of the Color:ado

River co: ,"act :)y Arizol".a, California, and l:evac1a,"

I leave it to the Co,ittee thE't the "am1" before (3)

as set out in the Act ,me1 herein1Jefore quoted :'leans th~.t it lIas
the intent of ConGress that Arizona should have the use of
2,800,000 acre-feet of:pin streeD 1Tater ::lus one-half of

any excess or surplus ~Jaters unanJortioned by the Colorado

River Cor,l,',act "Ilich rlii::ht be e,vailable 1n the LO-Ter Basin, and

in adC.1 tion thereto that the 3ti'te of Arizona s:y,u1cl hElVe the

exclusive beneficial 60nsm:c'Jtive use of the Gila Riyer nm~

its tributaries Hi thin the bOl'm'.aries of said State,

The Le:~islature of Arizona ';1aoe a firr,] offer of such

cO:,:pact s ettin:::; out its terns anC. '-;rovided that if it vere