Law of the River CWCB short version ‎(S Rosset O'Donovan)‎.pdf

• Statements of Opp - Doc Type: Misc

United States Supreme Court Decree
in Arizona v. California (1963)
Settled the allocation of the Lower Basin’s 7.5 maf
apportionment under the Colorado River Compact,
however
The Court’s decision was based on an interpretation of
the Boulder Canyon Project Act and not based on an
interpretation of
the Colorado River Compact,
the law of prior appropriation, or
the doctrine of equitable apportionment (the doctrine the Court
uses in the absence of statute to resolve interstate water
disputes)