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<br /> <br />Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado River Compact <br /> <br />Page 1 of 15 <br /> <br />'~ <br /> <br />. <br />Iii <br /> <br />Announcemenls <br /> <br />Reference <br /> <br />Slaff <br />- ~- -~~ <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />-..'. <br /> <br />Publications <br />> - <br /> <br />Rl'SC~rch <br /> <br />1m ----"-----,--- --~-'~--'- <br /> <br />-_._._-_._,-_._--~.~---~---~--~._~_._~---_...- _._~_._--~-~----"-- <br /> <br />Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Pl <br />Policy and the Colorado River Compac <br /> <br />by Joe Gelt <br /> <br />.. ..-"""-fI <br />I ~.l..j I <br />I tf;JU;;. l!l"..' <br />I ~r .', "'-r'''' ~ <br />I .-~ l" . <br />j.' . ,.\ <br />_ .' I~' " <br />& ._,' . .II <br />. 'J 9 ~ <br /> <br />".. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />~~ <br />.'''' --" <br /> <br />-. :.~,~ <br />~ <br /> <br />The year 1997 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing ofthe Colorado River <br /> <br />Compact. Delegates from the seven Colorado River Basin states met on November 9, <br />1922 in New Mexico to discuss, negotiate and ultimately work out the compact. It wa <br />then signed in the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, on November 24. The compact <br />apportioned Colorado River water between Upper and Lower Basin states and, as a <br />result, is considered a defining document in Colorado River management. <br /> <br />As a measure of its importance and stature, the compact became the keystone to the <br />"Law of the River." The Law of the River is a composite some might sayan <br />"assortment" to better describe its piecemeal assemblage of state and federal laws and <br />regulations, court decisions, and international treaties made over time for the purpose <br />managing the Colorado River. Concerned with one of the West's most important rivet <br />the compact clearly stands as a monument in U. S western water law. <br /> <br />As befits a monument, the signing of the compact is a notable event which western <br />water interests remember and celebrate. Accordingly, during May 28-31, 1997 a <br />Colorado River Compact Symposium was conducted at Bishops Lodge in Santa Fe tb <br />site where compact delegates met in 1922 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the <br />signing of the compact. The symposium topic was "Using History to Understand Cun <br />Water Problems." <br /> <br />Much of the following discussion relies on ideas and information coming from the M <br /> <br />http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATERlarroyo/l0lcomm.html <br /> <br />9/1212006 <br />