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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to titlo to water for other purposes.

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I um not D.vorsc to D. resorvation in thoro such us ;)rou have suggcotod

whereby Congress mi[;ht approve, or at least Ql1 article mi[;ht be se draftod

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that the failure of Con[;ress to approve in re[;ard to tho para[;Taph on

naviGation would not vitiate tho entire compact, but I certain beliovo that

Congress oue;ht to have a chance to pass upen tho question.

J.ffi. NORVIEL: I think if it is omittedaltogothor, if the navi[;o,tion

pertien of it is emitted altogother and Congress passed it Tfhy 1'10' should be

satisfied.

1m. C:JiPENTJ::R: I foal' not. I foal' it would defeat tho vory thing

all of us vrant. I feel it vrould still leave the matter ho.nging in tho ,~ir

and defoat tho vory purposos that wo all of us rmnt to accomplish and that

is tho utilization of the river for agriculturo.

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!.ffi. 11ORVr:~L: If thoy ratify this compact that is what thoy do,

isn't it? ..

1m. CAnPj,11TER: I doubt i.t unloss thoro is some ref8renco to Ylnvi-

gation in the compact.

l,ffi. NORVBL: It soems to mo if Con[,'1'oso givGS us the' right to divert

and use the water in the river then they havo alm~st dene tho very thing

that you are aiming at.

lffi. Cl~~PENTER: By inforence, Y8S, that might be true, but th8Y are

prone to hold that such rights are not surrondered except by express

language.

lffi. NOI\VIEL: Vfouldn't it be express if they,permitted us 'to use all

the water in the stream?

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CHAIRl.lAll HOOVj~: Supposing I endeavor to presont something ooncrete

to the conference after lunoh on the subject.

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While we are hero I would like to havo Mr. Hamolo illuminate the
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