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<br />illP: till', r{'lwlind\'!' qf the fillillg' p\!l'iod is ltl1tj\'iplllt'd. but thn lIIaf l('l'
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<br />,riilll'\'Spt'('f 1'<1 thcpl'ocpdllm 1'01' e:;<hlblilildll~ tho crill'l'ia reqllin'd
<br />II,." 1'1l1':'E'l'rioll (ll),i!: isJIH',imen1ioll of the. Iangl!af.!;(~ npIH'ovet! b~' the
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<br />('Ollllll i"siollH pl'itlHWily COll\'Pl'lleil with :Hlm inistl'nj ion of t ltl" wllh'I'~
<br />(If pit lH'r t lw f'P!>(!l' Ol:Lower Hn Sill ii ; nad (a) "'it It pnl'ti{.:; to confme! s
<br />\','ith tIll' Fl'dl'l.'ld g'ovN'nnwllt (lInL IIIH\' be nll'cl'tcd by Ow criteria.
<br />Th.~ I'ed:ioll HIH~d/i~~H that in tll!' IH~'pllt:nlion of ill\' l'psel'I'oil' op-
<br />('l'afing" (TUl'rill, und in theil' e~w('nti(ln, ('{'I'lain pl'iol'j[ic~ ;;111\11 g()n~l'll
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<br />jP(.t u11d l'eh,t1.H\H vI: wutm' to tll\' TAm\,..!' HaMin nt, 010/1 Cn,nwm Dam,
<br />Tlw lil'i't pl'iiJl'itr. set out in e1nn~t' (1'1. is for tlm te1Cl\S(' of watf'l' to
<br />:'latisfy OIJe-lllllriho (ldkicw'\' in ddin'I';I'HOf \Yal\~l' to .:\rl'xil'o liS d\~.
<br />>'('l:ilwd in .\ 1'li(\](\ T 11 ((~) 01: 1l1(! C()loJ':uld Hj\'c~J' ComjllWL if snch
<br />dl'!ir.j~'n.',\ l'xish; ll!ld is dU\l'g(,tl~ll(\to the UPP(~l' Basin Statc's, '1'111,.
<br />PI'IOI'lly Jill' J'cknslIlA" "'at\.l' nl (;!CII('HIl:yon Dlllll shall IlOt apply in
<br />l1Jl,r J\~;n' HInt. the Secretll;l'Y, pm'slum! 1:0 R('ctio!l ~02 of this Ael, p1'O-
<br />~'lalllls that 1l1{':lIlH are ltnUl11bJe and un' ill OIH'I'lltiolll:llpab't~ of dl'li I'el'-
<br />lJl~ llnlmal!." hl1 () IlH.l Co]nl'ndo m\'(~I' lit' its fl'ihulll!'ie;; snHidl'nt Wat<'l'
<br />to :'Ill!if;fy f fit! Mexknn Tr<:aly \\':tll'l' l'('quirl'.llWnts t.op:(~tlwr with
<br />aI'S! ~' lH t ('<11 OS:'.(,H,
<br />The Cillnmii.lco is fully eogni.r.ant, PT t [\(I Tl1d, t lwt wihle.~,<;('$ from
<br />till>. ,CPPOl' B,a;.;in IUH1,froll; tl\{'LoWI'.l.' BaBin dili'('l'cd wit.h l'P;<;poet to
<br />the lml>nd () r the .Mf~Xlelln Treaty "'at('!' bunIon Oil the two 1m.smB. The
<br />(\Jl1ullittet~l therefore, n'aliZ()fl n{,jj-; iftJl<:'. l'h'Cl' i.~noj'.ll\1~'nwllhld to flltl
<br />(':\.1('111' n('(.'u~:-;al'yto Inel~tthe '1'l'onl." l'L'qllil'l'lllCn.t:'i the (j'tu'Htiol\ or the
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<br />\\':tt~'l'. flcfi,t:.iN\I.'Y hlll'dc'Jl 1'(';l111tll1S 11l~ re,S\)f n'd Hnd may have t~) be :'if! ttlt,;l
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<br />r . ~Tel'11flllm he t.hr~ntened, "
<br />I [w SCt'0I1d 'pl'HH'ltjr, sel, out m dllllflC (2), Jor l'elcnsl\ of watN.' from
<br />Lalw P()WI~1J Is to delIver at Lee Fm'l'v itl rnilli(IIl11l.'l'e-f\)\lt ill CVOI'\,
<br />);~l':i()~l?f 10 eonse~IlLke yeal's n!1~6r JI'('ic1e III (d) of the CO!(~l'ado
<br />hl\ ct tompa.et, If the Uppt>r J)l\"lSlOll :stntes n l'l'llnp:e for tt de.Jl\'el'\'
<br />?f wnhH' i~lt.o tJH~ ()>!orn,do Hil'('r. he)o\\' 1..00 Yel'l'Y fl'onl s~mrL~e.., out-
<br />l:ilde t.he (.()lol'o,clo lkrer syst ()11l , tll1>1 wat!'!' IS tiJ l)(~ erl:'clw'd to tb~
<br />Shtl;{!$ or tho Cppcr Dh-isloll whkh fltnn, hv exchange, call (:Olliillllle
<br />an (\fll1n.1 llmollnt or ColOl'fHliJ Ill\'el'wlltcl', , . .
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<br />~hH,es()f,t.~Hl t:-pper Dh~l~.ion to ~n('(\t thnii:='(,ol1lpn..ct {)hligntion,:; with.
<br />ouf, Hnpa,lmlg oonsumpU\,(\ USN; 111 Ow lTppcl' Bnsin, The llU\/l,'alI"'B in
<br />ihoiil'st pl1l't of elnnSt~ (:-.1) provides thnt, wnt~r !lot, l'(\(]uirpd 'fo l.~.l'e.
<br />Ie;\:-;otl caeh yellr to fulfill the pJ'iOl'idl'f' relating to the )lexlcall Trentv
<br />blll'd(,ll, nn~I doUve.l'.f (If ii5 m,illion llt'nde~t (}\'erj' 10 years Shtllll;H
<br />R.tnl'{~<l11l (!jl/H'I' Ba81111'(':-,p1'\'01L'S to t.Jw ('xt<mt. nUll' tllt1 Se(,I'!\tlll'V ;:;hnH
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<br />:lot' tlw1'o samo purposes without imp:lidng prllsent or (',ontelllplatt'cl
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