WSP11976

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/14/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #15
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

drouth of such stupend-ous charactor that both baoins will have

to suffer. You havo torockon with that. On the other hand if

you take the 20 year record of the river. we are dealing here

with a very extrema situation a hypothetical.extreme.

En..1I0RVIBL, Th9-t's true.

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lIR 0 I,IcCLURiJ ~ r:L'ha t if; my CtnswOr IJr, Chairman 0 Tho

possibility is so remote that California is not fearing it.

1m. NonVIDL, I don't know but I am unable to antioiputo

what intermountain diversion may bo m2de in the upper states.

I don't know exactly what the upper GtateG have in mind, but

using .the .past as a criterion, I imagine th8..t tllGY v"ill under-

take to reach the limit in intermountain diversion, and it may

be to such .a' point as vlould create a desporate. candi tion in the

lower division, This in addition to thoir full development with-

in the basing

1.lR.UcCLUIill, I cannot concoive that s\.lch a condition may

or will arise within any reasonable period, and the compact,

if made, can .cortainly be revised if ,.my such extraordinary

oatastropho should occuro

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I:IR. CARPljlTT;m: Hr. ;Jerviel, the tendency of the peo];lle
belOW is to regard the border of the basin as a sort of
outer rim~ as the rim of a dish.. Tho mountainous aroQ,s are

largely interior mountain masses and it io physically impossible

to penetrate to this interior source if they wculd, and all

they could penetrato vlould be the mere rim.

.lill. NORVIDL: Then, I assume you will be willing to limit

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