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1 ? . <br />COLORADO RIVER COMPAGT <br />Novcmbcr 24, 1922 <br />Signatory States: Arizona, Califocaia, Colorado, Nevada, Yew ilrfexdco, Utah and Wyoming <br />Major Pwrposes: <br />1. Equitabte division of che waters of the Cotorado River (Art n <br />2. EstabGsh retative impoctaace of different uscs (Art. II) <br />3. Promote intentate camity (Art. 1) <br />4. Remove cavses of Qresent aad future controversies (Art. I) <br />5. Sccure cxpcdiaous agricultural and industrial developmeat of the bazia (Art. n <br />Salient Provisions: <br />1. Divides Colorado River $asin into the Lower Basin (California, Arizona, Ncvada) and the <br />Upger Basin (Coiorado, Utah, Ncw Mexico, Wyoming) at Lee Feny, Arizona. (Art I and <br />? <br />2 AIlocaces 7,500,000 AF of coasumpcive use co eac.h basin per anaum. (Art II) <br />3. Altows Lawer Bazin w increase its coasumptive use by 1,000,000 AF per year. (Arc. III) <br />4. Provides for Mexican altocatioa, first from surpius wacers abom the 15,000,000 AF per <br />year, and secondly splits obligation cquaily betweea the basins. (Art. III) <br />5. Provides chac Upper Basia shall delivcr 75,000,000 AF ia each coosecutive 10-year period <br />to the Lower Basin. (Art. II) <br />6. Subordiaates navigation use to domatic, agriceiltum and power purposes. (Act. TV) <br />7. Sabordiaases power use to domestic aad aSncultural PurPoseL (Art- IV) <br />8. Termination of Compact by unanimoeu agreement of a!1 sigQatory states. (Art. X) <br /> <br />4