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<br />Three principle. ara thus annouacod, vis. (1) <br /> <br />there is an implied re.onation of ..ter "to the extent <br /> <br />reasonably necessary to sup~ tho needs or the IndiAn_J- <br /> <br /> <br />(2) the aroo of irrigabJ.a lru1d 1I1thin the ""..rvation <br /> <br /> <br />"10 not nec..sarilo' tile criterion for measuring tile <br /> <br /> <br />8IIOunt of ...ter ""s.rved)" and (3) "no arr&ng1ll!l8Ilt <br /> <br /> <br />should be countenanced which W) uld encourage waste.. <br /> <br /> <br />The general application of thess th.... principlaa <br /> <br />to the situation in the Colorado Rivar basin presentll <br /> <br />cli1'ficulti.s beeaWls of tile difterent tactual oonditions <br /> <br /> <br />existing on the twent;r-trlne Indian ""s.rvations there <br /> <br />locatod. Thera is tocIq . surplus of water in ths Colorado <br /> <br />Rivar I17Ste1I ov.r and above the ourrant dflt>lll>!. when strem <br /> <br /> <br />rs(lllation through storage 1'aoUit.ies, both existing and <br /> <br />prospective, is t.l.ken into &Ccotmt. Do the India."" haTe <br /> <br />fmT rssorved rilht to BUlIh surplus or is their reserved <br /> <br />grilh t M&aursd by the quanti V 01' water now being used? <br /> <br />Ot coura. the Indiana, like the white tolles, can ac'l.uire <br /> <br /> <br />rilhtoo by appropriation of dirsot now or b1 oontract <br /> <br /> <br />arran_ta 1I1th lb. builders ot storage tacUities. Such <br /> <br /> <br />rightll would b. on a I'&l' 111 th tile right. ot other water usen <br /> <br /> <br />and would not reault tram tho e:urcise or a:rrr reserved power <br /> <br /> <br />or authoriv. <br /> <br />'1'0 reoo;:ni.. in the Indians fmT raserved rilht <br /> <br /> <br />to mo"" -.ater than the1 are now using ..ould dst1ni tel:r <br /> <br /> <br />""tan! tho devel.oJlBnt ot all I"'oj eot. deJlllIldont UjXlll the <br /> <br />0031 <br /> <br />-10- <br />