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<br />CEN'l'RAL ARIZONA PROJECT
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<br />[)uch('sne Hive!',
<br />inle Creek, Ani-
<br />e River, Dolores
<br />gleRiver, Blne
<br />. Bill WilIinms
<br />i;, . SUell reports
<br />i tte lower basil)
<br />'he reports sIlt! 11
<br />he Govel'110l'S of
<br />i veI'coll1Pllct,
<br />irl~d tor full It ad
<br />,f the basin,
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<br />of the compact. to demand the release of w"h~rstores ill the upper basin
<br />to meet lo\ver basin consumptive uses. .
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<br />Section 11 (a)
<br />Seetionll (l.l.) dil'ectsthe Secretary of the Interior to propose criteria
<br />for the coordinated long-rlJ;llge operu.tioll OI reservoirs (~ol1stt'Ueh1(l
<br />undtl' the ltuthQl'ity of tht~ Colorad() River Storage Project Act and
<br />the )30111d(\1' Canyon Project Ad; r..()nsist~nt with, the prQvisions of
<br />those statues, the Boulder Canyon ProJect AdJllstmtmt Act, the
<br />Colo!,lI,do River compact, the Upper Colorado Hiver comp!tCt and the
<br />MeXICan 'Vater Treaty,
<br />'o/hile it is impossible to a!lticiprtte nll <!f the combtnation~ of hydr?-
<br />logIC sequences tmd economIC and flnanClltl :factors that Will occur In
<br />the futUl'e or to (wltlull.te }?t'\\<:iselY the effeet of applying rigid criteria
<br />ullder ull ('ouditions, the committee believes, on the 'basis of testimony
<br />IUld inIormntion suppli(ld by the Depltrtment of thtl Interior, that
<br />strict.ll.dhel.'ellceto the specific eriterin !'e;quired hy this tit1e will rarely,
<br />if ever, require a reservoir' operation which is inconsistent with whnt
<br />would be cOllsiilered the optimum opemtioh,
<br />To theexte.nt that it is possihle to forese,e, rellervoir opm'atiollS tmder
<br />section 11 ,~i11 nO'lt be illcon~ishmt, wi~h resel'voh' nperatiOllR permitted
<br />underUle (l!en Cltl1Y()~1 fiIllT~~ enterll\ promulg~ted by the Secretary
<br />of t,he InterIOr a,nd }'il'l11ted 'm thl) F'edeml RegIster on.Jllly 19. 1!J62
<br />(27']'!':R 6851). Thus, the filling (wiH\l'ia. would continue until termi-
<br />llltt.ed a.t some later dllte, . .
<br />Secti?n 11 (It), fnrt!Iel'. specifi~s tha.t in the, preparation pi. t~le
<br />reserVOIr operat,mg Cl'ltet'lll, and In t.hetr exec\lhot1, certnm prlOl'ltles
<br />shall govern tlle storft0'0 of water in reservoirs 0'[ the Colorado River
<br />storage project. am! l'e)el\ses o,f wa~erto t,lm lowet'basi~l at Glen Canyon
<br />Dam, The first .lll'lOt'lty, set; out IlL pa.rll~I'ltpll (1), IS rOl' the release
<br />or ":ltt,er to Sltt,lsfy .one-h.alf the defieieney in delivm'ies or water to
<br />M:exICi;) as,descrlbe,d 111 artt~.1e lIT (c) o:fthe Colorado Rivel'compa.ct, if
<br />such deficlencye?,U'.~~s lUlU 1$ ch:n'geable to the upper basin States,
<br />Theseconn prIOrlty, set, out Ul paragrapJl (2), for release of watt:'t'
<br />from Lnl\e Powell is to deliver at IJee FE'rl'Y 75 ltliJliOll acre-fl~et in
<br />every f.~el'lod of 1 0 (~onsecut.ive )lenrs uuder nt'tiele III (d) of t.he Colo-
<br />rado RIver (~ompact;
<br />A third p~i?t',ity is given to stOl'ag~ of w~1ter to ena-bIe the; States of
<br />!he upper dlV,lSlOll to ,meet theil-compact obligations withoutilllpair-
<br />mg eOllslunptlve,uses 1l1. t).lenpper basin, 1'he Inngu,age in the first part
<br />of parngraph (~J) provlqes,t}Htt wat~l' not requlre~ to be reI en sed
<br />E:\Rch, year t~ fulfill t~e pl:lOpltJ.es l.elatmg to the Mexwlm Treaty bur-
<br />~en ,md deln;ery of 15 !1111hon acre-feet every 10 ~'eR.rs shaH bestol'ed
<br />111 upper basm l'('sel'VOll'S to the extent thllt the Se0t'ettuy shall find
<br />to be necessary to assut'~ long-~m'm :l~1ivel'ies of water at T..ee Ferry for
<br />these~fJ.me purposes WIthout ImptUrmg present or contemplated con-
<br />sump~l:u,llse~ of water withh~t!ll.~ compact apporHonment to the up-
<br />jJ(\l' dIVISIon Stutes. In detel'lnlll1l1g the extent to whieh water must be
<br />stor{~d ror those purpose.s, the Secretary iflrcquired to consult with the
<br />Upper ~~~l<,>rfido River 0ommissi<?1111nd rE';pl'{)oonfl1tives of the three
<br />lower dIVISion Sta~es and tQ take m1'o <lonsIderation all factors perti-
<br />n~nt t~) l\ hydr'Olo~lc ItiHllysis or the Witter supply situation, including
<br />lUSt.Ol'lO strcn.m:ftows1 the most. cl'itiettl period :for which water records
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<br />l:ontrad$ to!' ot',-
<br />\' dminage baSin
<br />\ Colorado RiveI'
<br />Jy exi8tin~ p01i(\v
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<br />Ipt/on of tlw Inn-
<br />1\ ting Cl'tteil'in foI'
<br />invrilved interest~
<br />('1' divisi01l States
<br />~dlnical nnd leglll
<br />I', The agreement
<br />es which hlwe ex,
<br />, of :;tatN;mallship
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<br />ion of tht~ ('Onllllit"
<br />Ie prohlem of l)l'{)-
<br />,1' t.he four nplwl'
<br />r the watel.' in the
<br />tl'cmn. This 8honl11
<br />I water,
<br />, complld, lu't iC'h!8
<br />llt~l' is rC(lnired of
<br />IJ!\k(~ Pow~ll h:; the
<br />: there iB no wah'l'
<br />1Sl.~f; during periods
<br />OlptiV(\ tlR(\~ wO}lld
<br />ompact obhgntlOl\,
<br />kelihood the,1'e will
<br />lllCh wlttel'j~ \'dth-
<br />lw<:,es.<llll'V fot' III tel'
<br />p08sibifity or 81'111
<br />L The l1111gm\~(' of
<br />ompnc::t is intended
<br />right of the upper
<br />li very l'(!quiJ'l~nHmt 1\
<br />nrler' article IIf(e)
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