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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />WATER COMPACT AND TREATY OBLIGATIONS <br /> <br />The extreme drouth of recent years has accentuated the problems of river <br />regulation and use. In prolonged dry periods there is not enough flow <br />to permit the upper bas:i.n to consume its apportioned water and at the <br />same time to meet its obligations to the lower basin and to Mexico. In <br />wetter periods, however, flo'''s are more than sufficient for these pur- <br />poses. Large holdover storage reservoirs are thus needed to provide addi- <br />tional. ,rater when needed for compact fulfillment during prolonged periods <br />of drouth. Favorable opportunities for such reservoirs are provided by <br />the deep canyons of the Colorado River and its principal tributaries in <br />the upper basin. <br /> <br />Further information on the water supply situation is presented later <br />1n thi s report. <br /> <br />) <br />