WSP12332

• 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 #16
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

is in the upper basin We are assured only of tho minimum flow,-

tho minimum avorago,- whoroas we possibly might receivQ morc if

tho storago is in tho IOHor basin.

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riRo C.t..RPEH~EIl: If' a largo rOGcrvoir is constructod Gt or in

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tho vicinity of Loo's F8rry, for illustration, probably tho dam

in your stato.and tho body of'tho resorvoir in Utah, for oX2-E1plo,

that should bo SUbS0I'viont in its pOHor USOo It viould bo 0880n-

tially a I'8servoir for the delivery of water to the lowor rogion.

It could be nothinG olse. The same \'lould bo true of any roservoir

constructed belo,i tho mouth of tho Groon Iii vor or tho Grand. No,

other use could bo mccdo of it oxcept tho moro gonor2, tion of pel'lOr

or floating of boats, and we ceuld get no irrigation benefit from

ouch a structuroo l1ay I sUGgost that th2.t \72,8 my thought in tho

compact that I sugGosted, although I don't believoI exprossod it

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fully enough to bring it out clearly? ~hatovo~ tho losses miGht

bo they oould bo moro than componsated,- tako your O\'ffi ststomont

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for oxample, - from tho powor bono fits to bo dorivod, It would

cccoomplish first of all tho saving of humsni ty bolovl and tho

saving of proporty and incidontally rich bonefi to Yfould run to

tho lower torritory, which would bo ontiroly proper. In roturn

for thiS, some dsy, tho uppor torritory miGht look to you folks

for e, rociprocity in tho mc~ttor of tho uj)por dovolopmont,- not so

immodic::. toly? hovvovor 1 bocc.uso thoro is no illt1inont cQle..mi ty throa t-

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oning USa Do I mnko mysclf clear to you?

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!.lRo lTOnVI;lL, I think you do, but I think the resorvoir dam

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