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<br />Interstate and Federal Law
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<br />Interstate Compacts.
<br />Equitable Apportionment
<br />Decrees. and Treaties
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<br />Inte~tate Compacb. Treaties and Decrees
<br />CoIor.Wo Rl\"tr Compact. 1922
<br />laPlauR.l\"trCompact" 1922
<br />South Plant RIVer Compact. 1923
<br />RIo Grande R!\"er Compact, 1938
<br />RrpubhC3fl River Compact. 19i2
<br />Ark.1nsas RlVrr Compact. 1948
<br />Upper Cdorado Rivtr Compact, 1948
<br />Amcndtd Cosulb Compact, 1963
<br />Arnmas-LtPbla Pro.ttCI Compact. 196tl
<br />US - ~kxican Waler T1'l'.tly. 1906
<br />R!~l Grandt. Colo!'3do and TiJuana Treat)". 19+1-
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<br />..\n InlCT"lall' compJ.d IS Ixllh ~1.I\C la\\ ;1Od
<br />.1 hlw .,t Iht" Lnlled :-;tJles Thb pwm~lte!'
<br />l,'n~-lenn planmng and relt.lbIILI)". and
<br />dl!l\I!ll!'h1.'!' the rush III de\"ct.,p waler ,IS
<br />':>llt.l!l ,I!' T":>:'oslbk
<br />Du(' III ~rl'J.1 m('a~ur~' I" the df~lns ~If
<br />[)dph CJrprmeT. ':>l't1 ~Il J Wdd County
<br />h.,mc;;lcada. Lolorad., eml'Ted lfllO nlfll'
<br />lflter~t.lt,' waler .;omp,l(b JS J.ltern.ltl\"t"'>
<br />III coun-,lpl"lnl'lflmet11 C"l,'rad., water
<br />us<: I" <l1':>l1 ,lH,'lIed by lhrl'e U s. Supreml'
<br />Lllun cyullahk ;lpp.mll1nml'nt dccre6_
<br />1kt:.1U~ ,II mlast,lle and intematlonal
<br />r1.'qUlrements, ,md because ClllllTado h;1S
<br />nl)\ yet fully developed all of us waler ,111(\-
<br />(allon". C..l,lr.ldo p,I!'~S <I large ,ItllOtll11
<br /><,I wJ.ler OUl of ",l;lle In an a\'CTage year.
<br />Col.Had" ~cn,'r,lt6 ,lprroxlfllately In Iml-
<br />It,'n ,l.re-kel tlll,ln "I renewahk waler
<br />.... hh:h Ill'''"'; 111 streams J.nd well hydr.,-
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<br />Alter .!l:(l,unlmg ror ,Ill th,' water n'n-
<br />sUflled k'r b<.'nef1Cl~ll u~" th,' Slates nwrs
<br />dd1\'CT "UI of ~!.lt,' J.n ,lOl1uJ.l J.\"erJge 1:1.8
<br />m,11 II' Iht' I'adh..: Sid." "I th,' C,\fllln,'ntJ.\
<br />nl\"1dc. ,mJ \.-! mat 1" Ihe Atlanlll !'Id..
<br />Thu.... up W tw,'-Ihlrds of C('!.'r,lll.,'>. sur-
<br />la~'.. waler IS ,1blig,ucJ III dllwrblream
<br />stall'S ,lnd \leXI.O
<br />Dtllu~hl c,m gre'ltl'." alter the 3m<mnl
<br />,,[ \\"J.ter C"l,'rad., pwJu..:c!' lor m-stJ.te
<br />,md (lul-ol-st,lIl" ll~ For e~ampk" 1ll
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<br />m Ll'l,lTJ.Jo Tl\'eb \\lTl' .-loser 10 -!
<br />m,ll (,'mp.m:J I,l Ih~' 16 mar J\"crap.e
<br />Appw.'\lmatdy ('> 1l1.1! III r.."...rnllr storage
<br />was u;;.cd up m ~\"-l2 Il1 ~lIrp1cment Ihe:>c
<br />Il1l'3ger n:uural !'treaml1.,ws
<br />Fm ,I Summ,lT'\ oj tht c(lmpads, eqUl-
<br />t,lhl.- J.pp>.mlOnment d,'cr,'6. ,md lTC;llles,
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<br />Colorado RiHr Compact of 1922
<br />Th,' CobraJ" Rm:-r Comp;lct llf 14~2
<br />dlndl's Ih,' \\Jler ,ll th,' C.~I,'r,ld., Rl\"Cr
<br />hetween \\ hal J.IT" kn,lwn ,IS lh.' upper ,1OJ
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