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<br />dlt.y nu\' (unhn dl.J.J1t"n~t' II I)'. WJTef
<br />righls dlrou~h .1 ft'qc,", ot whJt h
<br />"rt'J'on.lblt" Jnd ot"ndlual u,t"" of The
<br />Color.lJol{iwr.
<br />H\X'e\(" .I1....Jys l>t:1'n lor wh.ll'
<br />rt'a,onahle." {~arrn '.llJ. ~~'crc ir nol
<br />for rhe SallOll 'it'a. lhi, Ir.lllslrr woulJ
<br />h.lve rcm.lir1t'd .1 \'olulllary onl" in."..,J
<br />ofa p.lni.lll.\' inH,lun{Jf\' Ollt.... hi' 'JiJ
<br />In JJJilllll1111 qUl"'IlOllS ;IO"UI
<br />mirj~ation funJing. ell\'lfOnml'nt.l1
<br />i"llC' surrounding the ~.Ihnn 'ie.l hJ\t'
<br />o'Tn fUflhn (OlllphCllnl h~' rh,.
<br />,un"'llill~ 01 all impUrrJlll Jmcll<lnH"nl
<br />10 Ihc CJ1iforni.1 ~1.L1e f-j,h &: (;.lmt.
<br />et,Je Ih.1l would lun' JlI"w((II"r Iht'
<br />IJKt'of"lull.\' pT\l\('(II.J 'l>Cuc," .1.' .I
<br />r(",ult (lllhe WJlt'r H;In\frr (\I'''' p.lgc 9).
<br />.'\nJ '0 Ih... s,lgJ ,'''llIinu...,. Thi, i"lIt"
<br />of RiI't'r Rt"fl'rt l'x.llnin,", Ihe h.KK!!-HlUllll
<br />It-.ldingup l<llhe(Ufft'nl '1.111' of
<br />indt"ci,inn Oil the l]S:\ ,llI,1 huw dthe
<br />(nr LIf) Ihe !,Juie\ Jr... rn re,,,lvinl': Ihe
<br />l"lIt' .11\.1 gelllll~ Ihe ....j l'!.in Impl,'-
<br />llIt'nu,.d.
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<br />Setting the Stage
<br />(~n;I'IJI 'oulhcrn (:;I!if"rnIJ ,'llit'S
<br />hJve lx't'n UIl .I tjll"'1 10 .l<tjulre llI"ft.
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<br />"Were it not (or the Sahon
<br />Sea. this transfer would
<br />have remained a voluntary
<br />one instead o( a partially
<br />involuntary one:'
<br />- John Cart~r
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<br />wJler '1Il(t" the~' bq~,U1
<br />devdoping in e.unl',t
<br />.lIlhc Iurn oflht' !O'
<br />It'lIIury.l'wlt"d\, 'lIsh
<br />.1, rhs' l:o!"t.ld" I{ivf;"f
<br />AtjUI'JUll ,md Iht"
<br />"1.1I1.\\'Jlt'll'rolt"d.
<br />....ne huilt to hdp Ll(iJiI,ll'" Ihi, dt'nullJ
<br />h'r WJt.'r. rhe 'IU,"'I, huwt"\'t'!. I......olllo
<br />t"\t"n ~re.lI.-r for .1 ,in' like ~.In ()jq:o
<br />Ih.ll j"lcpendl'lll 011 ,\I\X'I) I(,r nt".uil'
<br />,,~ p,'r(t"nt of II' 'llrpJ~',
<br />In C:!lit'l/nj... whl're .Igri(ultur.ll
<br />ints're'l, h"l.llh.. I'liorm fi~hl\ 10 xn
<br />rs'r(t"lll "tCJIlI"rniJ\,llJr.'ot'lhe
<br />Colllr.ldn Ri\'er .II1,llh,. (!lIe' .Ire 1.'-\1 III
<br />line,.m ,,[wi'"I' "lhlljOIl SlTnh III I>t' I"
<br />If.ill,f,'r "Jln Ir<lln rh.. ;1t-:rit'ulrur.ll
<br />,'nrillolUlhClJrhJnu,,'rs. SlIlhIlJml'er,
<br />h.l\'t" ,hOWl! 10 he .I v],lhl... IH,'.lnS of
<br />~erH'r:Hin~ waler t;u <!Ii"" .I' ,'xt'mphfinl
<br />hy IhO;'" long-lcllll U". yt";U\) I "XX
<br />nlll't'r",lliollflran,I~'r .If.:fl'cmenll;,r
<br />I 11).O('IIJ'r..-t~T' annll,IJI~' h.'l\\wn III)
<br />.IIIJ .\1\'\'[). Iltl! olh,'r H.ln,I~'r,. ,u<.:h ,I'
<br />Ih... Ili,tOlle ........11..1 ~I,lh~ "rdl<"lrJlnl h\,
<br />\X'illi;lnl .\1ulholl,mJ Itll lhcsin "fl.,,,
<br />.-\n~dn In ['m".. h.l\'t. rJi'nl C.llIlllHl
<br />....ilhin the"wilultuul '.~stor.
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<br />'i<:\'eIlI'Jrr~' At-:ret".
<br />11It"nr.JprLmuy
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<br />li,hed for ",ulh.'m
<br />CJlii()rni.1 ColllrJdu
<br />RI\eIW;llaU,er\
<br />hut no 'p,xill< Jllns.lli"n of w.llel 1"'1
<br />eMh "I Iht' 101' agrit'ullUr,ll UKr, wllh
<br />Ihe firs' Ihrt"c priorit\' fi~hr' - 1'.110
<br />VnJt'!rugJtion D"tll,tll'\'II)). Ihe
<br />Inln.lJ YUIllJ 1'10jt"d. III) .Ind C\'\X'[)-
<br />".I' JI.\'d"peJ. Tht" o/lh. det'Il,'r i, Ih.1I
<br />Iht. irri~.lIi"n di'lflll' t'UIllUJ.III\'dy h.lh'
<br />righ" IU .ur:; million ,1(re-lt'Cl Ilf
<br />(:"101.1.1,, I{iu'r ,,",lIer Jllnu,t1ly undel
<br />lh<. 101' "1r.T priorilics. ;\I\X']) h.T' Ihe
<br />(ollflh priorin' righl 01 'i~().OOO ,Krt""
<br />It"!'!. hnnging C;tlilurnia 1l! -iA million
<br />.I<re-I~,t"I.
<br />In I')')!,. (:Jllt'"rniJ w;15t'.tl1eJ on
<br />II\' Ihl'n 1r1lt"flllf "<'o('tJf\' Rrut't" R,lhhj{
<br />In de\'i~t, .1 pl.ln 10 fnJu<.:c II' .Illnu.tl
<br />Ilwru.St' ,,! '''mi' .'100,000 ,1(f('-lt"<"l of
<br />Color.ld" Rlwr w.Hel .IntJ rl'lurn 10 11\
<br />'1.'1 million .Jue-Ic.er ,Illnu,ll ,lpl'orri"n-
<br />llWlll in Mnorlll.!I" w.!ler y.:.lf' unJer Ih...
<br />1.1\\ of Iht' Ri",'1. .-\ oHi":JI (Ollll'ullt"nl
<br />Ollllt't'ling Ihi, rnllllfion i, rill' (~S:\.
<br />,\1"'1 would '.I\' ill' rht"(Cm('lIIlh,1I
<br />hllUh tit(' ,,,Iulion 1,,1 g"lfin~ C:.tli("rnIJ
<br />In 'lien...'.!.
<br />I'he I')')') "I(e~' .Ie:lm," It)f lhe QSA
<br />pWI""l\eJ .llllltl.ll wall'r oudr;t'" l..11
<br />,,,ulhern C,lljt'Hlll.l\ W,lIn 1I.\('r\ JnJ
<br />t'.II'I'1.'<1 U',lgt" 11'1 liD Jl1d t:\'\X']). Tht'
<br />t)S..\ pJcbge 1ll(ItIJeJ th... rhm 20-r1us
<br />'t"p.If.lIO:- .Igrt'CIlII'llt\ Jnd Jl.Ilf,lllJt'n
<br />('lwirnnnWIllJI rq'orl\ J,,,KIJ,,....1 wi,h
<br />rlH:(~S:\.Th,1\ numoer h.l"lll't.
<br />h,ll1o"l1...J 10 f1t",uh- -i0 Jo, Unlt'l\I, .IIlJ
<br />"IUllltn~. l 'nlllllUIlJld\'. .I tin.lliJt,J
<br />(]S.-\. 'ellinf.: In <,rom' Cu!oLldo River
<br />.....11'.1 U'J!;t" for rhe bl!;I'IHlrit's. nt'Vet
<br />nlJlt'rl.l!il...J pnnurily I>t'(Just" of
<br />,'ll\,irllnln..nl.ll (IHl(t'rns u",'r Iht.
<br />\.lholl'i,'J.
<br />If illll'!elnrlllt"J. ill.' Q~..\ hJ' lht.
<br />I'Il"r"''' of rlt"\.t"nrin!; ve.lf~ n(lili~.lfl""
<br />mt'l ClllorJdo Ri\'er JlIllt.ltill/l<, thJt
<br />.-,lulJ lltlllr ifthc (..2.\..\ I' never t"nJ"t.J.
<br />The prop..)\('d ,I!;ll.....nll.nt .11",1.11.1 Ihe
<br />grnunJwork for Jnnlhcr srilled dt'lnt'nl
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