BOARD02551

• Board Meeting Date: 8/11/1965
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

GOVERNOR LOVE:

GOVERNOR JOHNSON:

GOVERNOR LOVE:

I,m. SPARKS:

NR. STAPLETON:

either. That storage must be there. Not
only to take care of the needs in the Upper
Basin but under the Sparks' interpretation,
to take care of the annual deliveries at Lee
Ferry of the 75,000,000 overall obligation."

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"!-lay I ask a question there? Clarifica-
tion in my o\~ mind, to m~,e an extreme of
it, our obligation is a ten-year running
obligation as far as at least one section
of the compact is concerned. Theoretically,
if we had delivered in the last ten years,
or the last nine years, far in excess of
75,000,000 'fe would not be obligated under
one section of the compact to deliver any if
we had the method to divert and use it. Isn't
this correct, first?

But then, if you go beyond that, if I
understand what you are saying, the section
which deals with the obligation to Mexico
does not fall within this ten-year period.
The obligation to ~~xico is purely on an
annual basis. Is that right?"

"Right, that's the way I interpret it."

"I just wanted to make sure."

"Governor Johnson is entirely correct.
The only way we can keep up with the 75,000,000
is to hold it right at 7~ million every year.
This is the only way it can possibly be done.
We get no credit for over-deliveries. So
each year starts another ten-year period.
vle must average it out, as close as it can
possibly be done."

"No", to get into the discussion of the
meat of the proposed bill, I'd like to know
what the time schedule is, ~,hat are the re-
quirements, who is introducing it, and so
forth. Maybe you can go into that type of
background before we go into the specifics
of what you are trying to do."

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