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<br />/ <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />!,'ili. EO'JV.i.;i~: i10~i arc :iOU going to ~et at tt:e problem 110 V: 'cf <br />the sort of a compact you would enter upon c.t the 9resent time in <br />order to encourage llevelopment of thc river without litigation? <br />MR. j~cCR.t;GOi{: I think t;1at anybodythbt analyzes the situa- <br />tion--goes into the faCeS as to what land is &lready under oulti- <br />V'a:ion and the land thst is likely to be under cUltiV'ation, why, <br />he will 'be V'er~i well satisfied if the llpper ststes cannot possibly <br />economiciilly dil"ert rr:ore water or enough w> tel' to ms]:e it notic- <br />able to the p01'!er int0rests or detriment~l to the power interests. <br />!~. H00Vh~; How would you Drevent the upper States from bring- <br />ing acti,]n ag..:,di1st the lovler 13ta tes in order to preV'ent the es- <br />tablishmp.nt of ;:>rior-ity l.lse of the water? <br />. Mri. "i<Jv&GOJ: I tlon't think th2t they would--they might take <br />that position, but it don't Seem to me a reasonable one to take, <br />would it? <br /> <br />MR. HOOVl:ii: I don't sa~7 that. I am only inquiring what kind <br />ofanuagreement you would proV'ide in order to stave off such an <br />action? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. McG.iU:GOJ: lihy, I said I don't think Ole would have any <br />agreement." I might take that back. I might say that as far as <br />use for irrigation is concerned, that priorities in the basin as <br />a whole should govern, End, of course, I think that the upper <br />states should be satisfied if the power users below are not inter- <br />fering with the use of'the water by the u~?er states, until,after <br />there is a re~l shortsge of water for power end that will be so <br />far in the future that--ana. we know so li.ttle about the condit- <br />ions, thst, it is my opinion, we should not try to lay down a'rule <br /> <br />P. <br />