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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so apportioned to the lower basin."

ivll, HOOVill: That isn't the point I am getting nt. ThO third line from

the bottom of the first paragraph: "any rights which the owners of works

located in the lovrer basin may novr hnve in or to tho use of the vratel"S, otc."

Somebody Hill think there is some limHntion in it. Thera is none ill reality,

but this is a paragraph v~itten for. laymen.

MR. NOnVIEL: Is there anything that gives thom any right to any of the

Hater apportioned to the uppcr basin?

1m. HOOVill: I don't know whether they have claims against that wa.ter

now. Their clnim is agninst the. upper basin. riby not sny "users of nater,"

or "appropriators of the streams."

MR. BMERSON: Is it any more against the upper basin or anyone clj.vcrting

nbove?

1m. HOOVER: That don't exclude the loner tributnries.

!'Ill. NORVIEL: I can't understand H.

Mn. EMERSON: We have a cel'tnin. definition for the term of "upper basin"

and that confines itself to the geographical.

MR. HOOVER: It should be against the waters of the upper basin.

JUDGE SLOAN: Not against the waters. "

!'Ill. HOOVER: It is against the users of vrator. Strike the words in the

3rd line from the bottom and substitute "against the users of water in the

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upper;basin, Gte.1I

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1m, NORVIEL: That restricts the lands non having a vested right to the

waters of the basin within nhich it is situated. :

MR. HOOVER: Gives.them a first claim on the; apportioned Yrater.

MR, NORVIEL: It has it royvray. I don't know why ne should hand it

out this .-ray.

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MR. CARPBNTER: It is tho lower basin that you are concerned about and