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<br /> <br />MR. A. P. DAVIS: It probably would, yes. As a matter <br /> <br />of fact, there are but few large 'diversions in the upper basin <br /> <br />but what at ,some time normally take all, the flo;1 of the river <br /> <br />nO;I, The Grand Valley Project is the only one I know of in <br /> <br />the Upper basin that doesn't take practically all of the water <br /> <br />that is available in the 10;1 water soasons which \'Ie havo ox- <br /> <br />poriencod. Now if an abnormal year occurrod, all those projects <br /> <br />would be short. They ;muld be unable to consume as they want <br /> <br />to, <br /> <br />MR. NOR\lIEL: In those years they ,would be unable to turn <br /> <br />down any water perhaps. <br /> <br />MR. A. P. DAVIS: No, they would close dQ;m their head- <br /> <br />glltes. , The entire project in the upper basin, as a physical <br /> <br />possibility, can be closed off and use no water. They con- <br /> <br />template that possibility. It is something that the upper <br /> <br />basin is delib~rately shouldering. Of course, thoy wouldn't <br /> <br />do it if ,they felt any danger in it. <br /> <br />MR. NOR\lIE1: In other ;lOrds, you think if they should <br /> <br />deliver in a flood this year, three times the amount and then the <br /> <br /> <br />three succeeding ,years were dry, they would be privileged to <br /> <br /> <br />take it all out, and that they would shoulder the same respon- <br /> <br /> <br />.sibilityas ;Ie? This year they turn do;m a three year amount, <br /> <br /> <br />and then for the two succeeding years, they would not be com- <br /> <br />polled to turn down any, <br />MR. A. P. DAVIS: No, th~tdoesn't follow, The compact <br /> <br />contemplates ten years and in nine years they could turn do;m <br /> <br />12th - S,F, <br />20 <br /> <br />90 <br /> <br />90 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />