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<br />'cf'''"tfJ 18 51 <br /> <br />~ <br />\.1\ <br />, <br /> <br />~-t2- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />WIn. O. ~es <br /> <br />ARIZONA .,. CAtIll'OlUUA, J'1.itle 3, :1.963 <br />. <br /> <br />Question: lil:lM IlUCb $:\tel' W ee.ch l.owe1' basin matel:l le6C\l",1glxl; <br />to use 0Irt of the C'tllorade iiV'n' e.nii its triiluWries'i <br /> <br />" <br />,I <br />II <br />i <br />~ <br /> <br />Cal1forn1&. would ~t 1,000,000 acre-feet lIlOre if too tributaries are <br />included in,the di~1I1<m W'.ld ArillOM 1,(lOO,OOO e.tJ:'e-feet lea.. <br />(Tb1e aaGWlleS 7,,:>0,000 ~feet :l:n the llIa4.natteSl1l below Lee's <br />Ferry and 2,000,000 acre-teet :l:n the t1'11n1tariee.1 <br /> <br />1. The fiUO<!fit1on of the .ter $lIOllg the States of the Lower ~1n <br />ws dete:rm1ned by COlIgt'eSll in thtt 1'kW.der Ca:l;y'on Project Act: <br />~,OOO ~feet to Cal1farn11l. <br />2,800,000 ~feet to Art:I;om <br />3JO,000 acre-f~t to Be'Vl!ldA, <br />leav1I!S ee.cbstate its tr1bu.twee. The tributaries ~ not <br />1Il.c3.:llded :1n the a.pJ1orttOtllllent by the IlcWder CaQyon P,rofect Act. <br /> <br />A. The C01Wl\d0R1ver compact ~ not !llflkQ an apport1Qtl- <br />ment of lI'&ter 'between tbe State$of the lIawel' Bas1n. The prin- <br />clp1e of prior ~at1on ~ the doet1'1ne of equitable <br />&wort1Cl1llll1IDt are_ am:-llcmble. <br /> <br />11. The is.CoP. Act ~loned onJy the wters at tbe <br />minllltream of the Co101"Ud.o Mver. (~ctWll: The Colorado Mvw <br />Caljpaet "Jil.Port1QlW the wter of the "Ca1Q1'8do Biver Systelll" <br />, 1nc~ 1t& t1'1~es. It 'Iftl,& t:ol'ltell\PlA1;eil t~ tbe tribu.oo <br />tariee eheUld ebare the 'bu1"den of l~ean 'J.~L'ea:t;r obl1tJrt1on.) <br /> <br />C. CClrIg&'eSa intended to :PJ.'OV1de ccq.lete ~iO%llllent <br />of on4r the tDa1mJtream wn'ter 8IllO.l:lg Ar1~, Call1'orn1a am\ <br />Neva.da.. \!.'bill is ~ frgn. the .les1alative h1vtory. <br />- The ~ of I'nter1(1'l.' ~excJ.us1ve power -to aUocate <br />'llSte7with1n a state by contrsct under tbe rules of tlie i.C.Jl. <br />Act, witll i1() state mhor:l.ty. <br /> <br />2. f!eo:etar:Y'e Contracts <br /> <br />A. D1vers101lli1 abOVe "the ~e Mead. <br />- The Se~'s contrscts 'II'1th Ariwna awl Ne'v1iIda provide <br />tbll,t ~V wte21S d1verted from the mainatree:a or tribu.tartes <br />abOV'e 1I$.e Mead wst be cl'Jl'l.rsed to tbe :respective ste.te's Lowao <br />Bao1ll. .M'1mulletlt. <br /> <br />~ld1 ~ Seeretl14'3 ~ot re(lu.Ce the "\later I'le11veries to <br />./U'lZOM tmd Nevada b;y tbe elI10Qtlt of their UII~ from tributaries <br />allow !:Me lSead, bu.t they 00l:I be cbarged 'lIith their ~ses f'.rom <br />the l!Ia.:l:1Ult1"&\ljl. Tb1s ill bec$Ul'le the :B.O.il. Act apportioned <br />