WSP04180

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/22/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #22
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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found 75,000,000 acre feet at 1ee Ferry were in excess of the amount needed

there would lIant to be a reconsideration of that, surely.

CKeIRleLcH HOOVLR: They can do anythinG by unanimous: agreement.

MR. 1'I0RVII:1: I think that Ifould be a very goed thinG to put that in

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and also if there is too much 1'later hold- back, t11at o'LJ.ght t.o be a~.soo

lJR G LIC CLunL~ Tho -~'J0\10rs of tho CmruJissj-Oll seom to covo~ it.

CI1URJ.L\H lIOOVi'1t: Sure.
HH. EMillSON: As far as one paragraph is concerned, the right to funct:lon
of the Commission is based on apportionment.

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CHHH!.LCN HOOVER:

I don't lmow that it lIould do any .harm, it miGht be

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Yforth a moments discussione By lmanimous aerocmont thoy would Dave povwr

to amend it in any way they like, I don't lmon what you would think about

that, Hro Carpenter. You can alYlays do anything b;yr unanimous agroement,

legislativo action.

MR. D,\VIS: The only pOVlor of this Commission is to divide and

apportion the nater equitably betvroen the states. Non rro provided that

also shall be the power and duty of tho nOH Commission. It strikes me that

language is broad onouGh to cover praet:Lcally anything they may Ylant to do,

lvm 0 CLRPENTi'1t,
JUDGE SLmN

I think so.
Isn't it true nothL")g chould be put in thore that

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might be implied as. pOrTer in tho n0\7 commission to intorfero rrith rights

that may have beon approved in the meantime?

CHAIRMAN HOOVEn: 'C8 it stands here all they: can do is. to work with

unapportionecl nateI'. They ean't interfere with the apportioned natoI'.

JUDGE SL01'JIJ: No, but the suggostion as to amending the present eonpact,-

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