Transcripts of the Arkansas River Compact Commissions 11/25/1946

• Description: Sixth Meeting of the Arkansas River Compact Commissions 11/25/1946 Denver, Co.
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Author: Commissioners
• Title: Sixth Meeting of the Arkansas River Compact Commissions 11/25/1946 Denver, Co.
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

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the Arkansas River basin west of the ninety-ninth >1
meridian is threefold; first, the settlement of inter- m;
state controversies arising over water supplies; second,
capture of all unused waters for ultimate irrigation
use; and third, stream flow regulation of present vested
water rights. "
Note that the first
problem enumerated is the settlement of
interstate controversies. Other references -in the 308 report
show clearly that there was inherent and implicit in the con-
sideration of the Caddo& project with respect to feasibility
and justification its bearing upon the interstate controversy.
Some of the gentlemen here were active at the time the
Caddo , project was considered by committees of Congress and
subsequently authorised, and X am sure that the records of
those committees would show that considerable emphasis was
placed upon the relation of the Caddoa project to the then
pending existing controversy.
All of this adds up to the conclusion that although the
words of the lax, that is, the Flood Control Act of 1936,
state the purpose to be for flood control and water conserva-
tion in Colorado and Kansas, a third, though not expressed
but very definitely implied objective of this authorization
en4-purps+ee was the contribution to the solution of the inter-
state controversy.