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<br />l'OLORADO RlVE.R BASIN PROJECT
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<br />less mwlihood th~re ~ill he o.f this happening. On the other hand, if
<br />too much water IS wIthheld III Lake Powell on tl1e grounds thnt it is
<br />necessary for lItter discharge of upper busin cOlnpn.ct obligations the
<br />possibility of spill llnd denial of use in t,be lower basin is increused,
<br />:r~e language of tit.le,VI, implementing operations limIer the compact.,
<br />IS mt.ended t.o estahhsh a commonsense balance between tho rip'ht of
<br />the Upper Division States to store water to JUeet futul'edeliv:ry re-
<br />quirements under the cOlupa.ct llnd the lower bll.8ln'S right under
<br />llrt.ide IH(e) of the compn.et to demand the release of wat.er st.orad ill
<br />the upper bllsin to meet lower basin commmptive uses.
<br />Sectron 601 dll'ccts the Sccrctnryof the Jnterior, in consultation with
<br />the official representatives of each of the seven Oolorado HiveI' Basin
<br />States and ,'lith affected contI'!1ctunl interests, to pl'Oml!lgllle equitnble
<br />crlteJola for the eoordinatedloIlg-mnge op.cration of reseryoirs con-
<br />structcd under the authority of this act, the Oolorado River Storage
<br />Project Ad, lind the Boulder Canyon Project Aet, It sets forth the
<br />broad objectives to be attained by such criteria. and outlines in broad
<br />terms guiding policies to be followed, It also sets fot'th specific and
<br />detf!.i1?d pT'!W.iSlOUS ~o be incolJ)?i'ated in the crit.eril!", .
<br />'" hile It IS ImpOSSIble to anhClpate all of the comoll1ations of hydro-
<br />logic sequtmces and eeonomic and financial factors that will occur in the
<br />futuTe or to evaluate precisely the effect of applying rigid criteria under
<br />allsuch conditions, the committee received tesliuwi.iy, froUl Fedoral
<br />offidn.ls and others, indicating that strict adherence to the specific
<br />criteria l'equirc(l by thi:; title Willl'llroly, if enI', require a reservoir
<br />opeI'u,tiouwhieh is inconsistent with what would be considered t.he
<br />optimum operation. .
<br />To the extent that it is pORsi hIe to foresee, re~wrvoir operations under
<br />Be-cHon GO 1 willllot. be inconsisten t with reservoir operntions permit ted
<br />undl'r the Glen O+1nyou filling cr:iterh~ promulgated by the Secretary
<br />of t;h8 Interior :md pdnt,ed in the FedeJ'lllllegister on July In, 1962
<br />(27 F.R: 6851), Thus, the filling eriteriit would continue' until 1.01'-.
<br />minatcd at somt'.IRtcl'dnte. No dUUlgein the IHllllnel' of cletm'mining
<br />definiclleies ill Hoover generation' durmgthe remainder of the filling
<br />period 18 anticipated, but the matter of pll:.rments for slIeh deficiencies
<br />will be governed h.r se('tion 502 of this ad. .
<br />With rcs.pect to !_h? !}t'oc~dure !or e;;b~blishillg the criteria required
<br />by suhsectlOn (a), It h the lIltcnlwn of t.he In:nguage approved bv the
<br />eOlllmittee t.hat. sHch eriteria be prepared and rev.iewed each year Wafter
<br />an exehange of views (1) with State ent.it-ies de.'liglUtted as official in
<br />the field of wllt.er resource devolopment either by 8tntc hlw or bv the
<br />GOYOl'!lO?' of th~ Sta~e; (2) ,vithl'epr.esentll.ti:'e;':I of ir,lterstllte compact
<br />cornnlISSlOJlS pnmUl'lly (,Qt!(~erned With admmlstrallOn of the ,vaters
<br />()~ either t!.le upper or 1.0 wer lHisins; and (a) with part,ies to (:011 t;mets
<br />\VlUI the Fedel'll.l Government thRt may be affected by tho Cl'lterUl..
<br />. ,Seciio.n tlQ l(b / sp~('ilies 1;lmt in tl!e prepara~.lon ~f t.he reservoir oper-
<br />IUmg c1'ltena, and III thelr exeeuf.1on, certalll prlOl'lties shall govern
<br />the "toragoof wMerin reservoirs of t.he. Colorado River storage lll'o~ect
<br />and releases of W:Her to tlIe lower basm at Glen Canyon Dam. 1'he
<br />first priority, set Ollt in p~1rngraph (1), is for the release of water to
<br />B>ltigfyolle-llalf the deficiency in deliveries of water to :Mexico as de-
<br />H,el:ibed in !lrtide 1I,I( c) of the (Julorado River compact.. if such d~-
<br />iicumcy eXIsts and IS chargeable to the Upper Bnsm Stutes, Thm
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<br />priority ((jr releasij
<br />and when the Pre~-;
<br />claims t hat works
<br />of delivering at-lex,"
<br />of t.he Colorado m,
<br />ral drainage area {Jj
<br />The committ{',c i<
<br />upper basin and frw
<br />of the :\Iexicll.D Tn
<br />mittee, therefore, rt
<br />imported iuto the 1'i
<br />of tIle Upper Di dsi
<br />fieiency burden rell
<br />litigation should en
<br />upper bltsin be tl?J'(.:
<br />. The second pnon
<br />from IJake Powell i
<br />every period of 1 ()
<br />Colorado River com
<br />delivery of water j
<br />sources outside the (
<br />to the upper divisio
<br />amount of Colorado
<br />A third priority i"
<br />the upper division to
<br />cOllsumptive llSes i:
<br />part of paragraph (:J,
<br />each year to ful1in
<br />burden and deliverv
<br />stored in upper busil:
<br />find to be necessary
<br />FelTY tor these same
<br />plated consumptive I
<br />to the Upper Divisi
<br />water must he store.
<br />to consult v.ith (.he
<br />sontntive..'S of the Iohre
<br />oration all (actors pr
<br />supply situation, im
<br />period Cor which wu
<br />water supply under re
<br />is consistent with th,
<br />Act, and Lbe com mitt
<br />provide the Sc{}retary
<br />of storage rcasona.blv
<br />, As the upper ba."ir
<br />critical periods will le,
<br />storage will UlCrClJ.,Sc.
<br />requirements lor earn
<br />considerations alone ",
<br />be considered. AI.~ t
<br />factor thlt& must be 'e
<br />devolopment.s in the C
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