BOARD00403

• Board Meeting Date: 9/27/1948
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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ARTICLE XIV

Subject to the provisions of this Compact, and wi thin the
apportionment made by Article III of this Compact, the consumptive
use of the water of the San Juan River and its tributaries is here-
by apportioned between Colorado and New Mexico as follows:

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Colorado agrees to deliver to New Mexico from the San Juan
River and its tributaries which rise in Colorado an amount of water
which shall be sufficient, together with water originating in the
San Juan Basin in New Mexico, to enable New Mexico to make ful~ use
of the water apportioned to New Mexico by Article III of this 'eom-
pact, subject, however, to the following conditions:

(a) All uses of water made in either state at the time
this Compact becomes finally effective and all uses of water
now contemplated under water use projects authorized by the
Congress of the United States shall be recognized as having
a first and prior right.

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(b) Colorado assents to diversions and storage of
water in Colqrado for use in New ),lexico, subject to. c~m..:>~',>
pliance with ,Article IX of this COllpact. . . ~":.. :~:-:....:~ }'.
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(c) The uses of water of the San Juan Riye'F:8nd any _ .... t
of its tributaries within either State which :are dependent' : .- ~
upon a common' source of water and which are ~t covereti_by _ .!..., ~
(a) hereof,. shall in times of water shortages';,b:e, reduced in' .~.
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such an amount so that the resulting consumpt:l:~ ,use in each,-<.
state will bear the same proportionate relation~ - the 'cOil': ,~ .
sumptive use made in each state during times of av~",."
water supply as determined by the Commission, provided that,
if Indian uses of water shall be entitled under Article nx
to any prefennent, then such Indian uses shall be excluded
in determining the amount of curtailment to be made under
this paf!lgraph.

(d) The curtailment of water use by either state in
order to make up deficiencies in Lee Ferry deliveries as
required by Article IV of this Compact shall be independent
of any and all conditions imposed by this Article and shall
be made by each State, as and when required, without regard
to any provision of this Article.

(e) All consumIfive uses of water of the SanJuan
River and its tributaries made by either Colorado or New
Mexico shall be charged as uses under the apportionment
to such State by Article III of this Compact.