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

ELL IIOOV::JR~ You [:.ro seoking protection from a shortage

on prooipi to. tion beyond that horetoforo lU1oym"

I.~rt ~ C,"~RP:::HT~n" I think I a.m corroct in saying that,

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nhel1 ''Ie come to eonsidor the oxtreme minimum, a 20 yoar period.

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is not indioC\tivo of that ono YOQr oxtromo minimum. i'lo havo

hoard on.E;inoors se,y it takos 2, 50 yoo..r record to revoal D- SD-fo

oxtrome minimum, or lil~owisG 8., Bc.-:.fo oxtremo illaximwTI, but tho.. t

for genoral calcu12~ tion of avore.gos a 20 year record rIgs safo"

But the proposition is this, TIe shall mako in any specific

Y0::.~r, no mo... ttor v/lw,-t calumi ty abovo roducos tho flow bolo\7, a

dol ivory of so much not Qt Loe1s Forry" That condition ~ill

be one forced upon us by CQuses beyond our control. Theroforo,

it is not tho idoa of Qvoiding dol ivory so much QS it is avoid-

ing causo for conflict, tho very objoct of the Commission" It

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is not to esc~po rosponsibility but to e:void an opportunity of

oponing tho door to conflict.

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iffi. HOOVDR, Dont you think tho margins horo pretty 010801'-

ly covor tho si tua tiOD'?

I.ilL C:",R?:.JlT1J.1:JR ~ GonoI'<:::,lly Sljoakin2; I think you 2,1'0 co:r:root.

;,:IL HOOV::-'::R: Your \70rst contcElpl2, tioD on c"l,ny historic basis

is t_~c~t it works out 80mcthinc over 10 millionfcot over tho

\'lorot thrGo Y02,rs knOY1D in history c1nd tho \IorSe ono yoo.r works

out at 9,500,000 foot.

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iIDo GLnFSHTJJl1~ r:Phe.t's tho rooordo

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J.iRo I-IOOV~~R~: ThQt your o8tim2~tod. m2-xir:iUm usa nhich I clon't

think is final, ~t 2,ny timo is about 4 million additional a.oro

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