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<br />limited to, On'ell River, Yampa Hiver, Whit.e Hiver, I>llehCSIlC Rive,r,
<br />Prict~ River, San Raphael River, San .Tllan:Hi\"l~I'. Chinle Creek, Aui-
<br />mas River, Pille River, Gunnison River, Uncompahgre River, Dolores
<br />l~jver. :San :Miguel River, HOt\rillg Fork Rh'cl', Eagle River, BhH~
<br />River, Little Colorado, Kunab Creek, Vir~il\ RivCl', Bill Williams
<br />RivH. )11lddy River, and the Gilll River, In [u'cpnring sueh reports
<br />t he Secret :try sha II NlllSU If with each of t he Stales of the lower hasil\
<br />Hnd winl ihePppcl' Colorado River COUlmission. The reportll shall
<br />he I ransmitted to the, I)rpsident, the COllgress, amI the Govemors of
<br />Ctwh of the st\\'en States involwd in the Colorado River compact.
<br />The purpose. of such reports is to obtain data required for full mId
<br />eflieient development of the limited "'liter rC[;OUl'ees of the basin,
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<br />Section lO(b)
<br />Suhs{'~tion (h) direds the Secretary to make a II Gontl'llcfs {or de-
<br />liven' of wutt'I' ol'lginati111t in the Colorado Rivc)' drainage basin
<br />subject to physic}ll ~1"lliIl\hil itv nnder' tel'ms of the Colorado Ri vel'
<br />(>ompact, ThiR' p1'oyisio11 merely continues the pl'CRcntly existin~ poli('y
<br />with regard to :'11ch contracts.
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<br />Section 11 .
<br />Long and arduous negotiations preceded the adoption of tlll' lan-
<br />I!u!trre in section 11 relating to the l'ef<crvolr operating ct'itel'ill for
<br />HOJ~'el' llnd Glen Canyon Dams. These negotiatioll:-; involved illtel"eSI>;
<br />in the three lo\\'er division State~ and the fOlll' IIpper division Slates
<br />of the Colorado Uivel' Basin in cOllsultatiOli ,,,jth technicallllld legal
<br />l'epl'eSenhltives of lhl~ Department of the Interior, The agreement
<br />reached iN a step towllrd finally :o;ettling the di~pltteH which have ex.
<br />it<tl.'d between the two basins, /l'nd (~onstitutes an :let of statesmanship
<br />whidl is to be highly cOlmnelJded.
<br />The lnnl!l1ugp expl'cflsed ill S('ctiOll 11, in thl' ojJiuioll of the eOll\mit-
<br />let" ('(ll\stitlltN; a fail' and reasonable sollltion fo the prohh~111 of pro-
<br />t'N.ting the f11lllrc walel' J'('fiOHI'('C de\'elopllH'llt of the fOUl' upper
<br />tlh-isiol1 States. and also providing- Tor the use of the water in t II('
<br />lower division States until the wutN' is required llpSfl'('lIm. Thisshollld
<br />J'{'i!ult in j he g-reatesf heneficinlllsl' of the II ntihtble wutel'.
<br />.\.('cording to the ter'llls of the Colorado Rivel' compact, Hl'tleles
<br />In ((') jmd III (d), delivt'I'Y of Colorado River wlItel' is required of
<br />t Ill:' lippeI' division Stllles at I...ee I<'el'J'~-, Slora!!!' ill IJuke Powell i:o; tlw
<br />kpy to the acromplishment of this requirement. If thl'1'e if; 110 water
<br />storfil!e in Lal,€, Powell to mnke the l'€'<juil'ed 1'€'leascR during periods
<br />()f drollght~ it is possible. that upper' basin eowmmplive uses wonld
<br />have to h~, cl1rlaile,d ill order to disehal'ge the compact obligation.
<br />Th~' gorpuhw the storage ill IJak(~ Powell, the less likelihood thel'(' will
<br />be of this happeni1\I!,On the other hand, if too nllldl wale!' is with-
<br />held in Lake Powell on the grollnds thnt it is nceeSSl1ry for later
<br />rljsdll\rl!~ of upppr basin compa.et oblig-alionsfhe pORsibiiity of spill
<br />l!pd ;dl'IHll1 ?f use in t.he lower ~lIsin IS incl't'ased. The l~n~l1al!e of
<br />S('etlOn1.J. unplement11l1! Opl'1'ntlOl1il 11l1del' the eompnct lR mtenclerl
<br />l(~ ~s~Hhhsh a comnlOnSf'l1SC hnlt1J)ce beh\'Pen t he right or tIle llpper
<br />d"'\810n States to stOl'C watet' to nw(>~ fllt1!l'C delivel'Y requirements
<br />tl ndt'l' the com pact and the lower baslIn; rIght un del' article III (e)
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<br />of the compact tu
<br />to meet lower bas:
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<br />Section 11 (a)
<br />Section 11 ( 11.) <:
<br />for the coordina
<br />under the author
<br />Hie Boulder Can
<br />those sta,iues, th
<br />Colorado River {'
<br />Mexican Watn 1
<br />While it is imp!
<br />logic sequences al
<br />the future Or to e'
<br />under all conditio
<br />and information
<br />strict adherence t(
<br />if e.wr, :require a
<br />would he consider,
<br />To tlle extent tll
<br />section 11 willMt
<br />under the Glen C.
<br />of t.he InterIor nn
<br />(27 'F.R. 6851). T
<br />nated at some latel
<br />Section H ( a)
<br />reservoir operatin;
<br />sha.ll govern the 51
<br />storage project all(
<br />Dam, The first PI'
<br />of water to satisf"
<br />Mexico as describe;
<br />such deficiency exi
<br />The secoll((pl'io
<br />from Lake Powell
<br />every period of 10
<br />rado Rivercompac
<br />A. third priority
<br />the upper divisioll
<br />ing consumptive us
<br />of paragraph (3)
<br />(lac!l year to fulfill
<br />den and delivery 01
<br />in upper basi II 'rcs(
<br />to be necess<'lry to a,
<br />these ~llme purpose
<br />sumptn-e use~ of \Y:
<br />pel' division Slates,
<br />stored for those pur
<br />Upper C<llomdo Ri
<br />lower divigion Statl
<br />llent to a hvdroloO'il
<br />historic strcamRo;"~
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