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

I folt might dofoat tho vory objoot that tho southorn part of tho

rivor wishos to acoomplish. Whon this titlo is sottlod, thon, tho

next thought whioh vlill bo promptod, I bolieve, in the mind of

every fair man would bo "savo inundat'ion of tho Imporial Valloy",

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whioh in turn will bring vii th it tho 'vory maximum storago dovolop-

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mont you f9lks nood bolow. That was 'my lino of thought, roughly.

lill. NORVIEL, I had in mind, Mr. Sooretary, tho statomont

lIr. Carponter just gavo oxprossion to but hositatod to oxpross

it, that in the oC!.rly discussions of: this Cluostion thoro \7aS a

strong improssion givon out that tho,oarly dovelopmont of tho

rivor should bo abovo, inoluding tho storago, and I will add that

thoro was 2>n objeotion to the developmont by oonstruotion of

large reservoirs below booauso of tho foar of ostablishing prior-

itios thoro and thoso two things werp, I might say, tho ineontivo

for vlhat wo aro doing now. I dO'-lbt I'lhothor tho.t thought has boon

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oradioatod from tho minds of the upp;or-stators and, thereforo, I

don't think this paot that wo propos'o should bo mado oporative

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with that strong dosire still oxist~ng that tho rosorvoirs and

tho dovolopmont of tho uppor statos should not bo mo.do until tho

storago is providod below, Yihilo I,fool that thoy would bo fair

with us, perhaps thoy might not lend that moral assistanoo that

thoy would if it woro nooossary for!us to provido storago in tho

10Vlor division. Thoy might not try'to assist us, perhaps, in

obtaining tho financial aid whioh We must havo to oonstruct tho

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largo works in tho lowor basin, and, tho pact should not be opor-

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ativo until that is done,

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