WSP11699

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/22/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #23
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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~'.iL ECC/IlLH: About 2C I expect:! The last paragraph 01' this :Lt:l alright

then? (accepted) (reading) Art. 7 lINothing in this compact shallbe

construed as affecting the obligations of the United States of Amorica to

the Indian tribesll, (accepted) Art. 8 re-read,

MR. CALDWELL~ I would like the privilege of consulting my att.orneys

during the dinner hour about one point. It may not be at all important,

MR. NORVIEL: In the 7th line it says 111\11 uses which may be per-

fected subsequent to the effectivc date of this compact shall be satisfied

exclusively from tho remaining water hereby apportioned". Wouldn't that be

from the water remaining from the water hereby' apportioned, that which is

hereby apportioned? The way it reads the remaining water is hereby

apportioned. We don I t apportion the remainden,

MR. DAVIS~ I don't like that word "appontion,lI

Rffi. I-IOOVEIh I don't see why we can't tal,e out "herebyll.

Iv~. NORVIEL~ Put lInot" in before lIapportioned" and you might re~.ch

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MR, HAMELE:: The reference is uncertain, .1'01' the reason that we have

3 basins defined. The Colorado River, upper and lower,

MR. DAVIS~' But there are only two divisions.

MR. CARPENTER: We are not speaking of a .division, vThat we are :i.ntend-

ing to say is upper and lower basin.

JUDGE SLOAN: Why. not say "all uses" or '''all subsequent use in iJl1Y

basin shall have no claim on waters apportioned to the othor basin."

DIR. DAVIS:' Let each basin take care of itself,

MR. SCRUGHAH: Il,\pportioned to that division in which they are sit-

uated,lI Vlhy put lIbasinll in?
IAR. HOOVER: The division means the political division. The only
way you can do it is to put in upper and lower basin,

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