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Water Supply Protection
File Number
2100
Description
Laws-Acts-Policy Rulings Affecting CWCB and Colorado Water - Federal
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CO
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Statewide
Date
6/4/1921
Author
Delph E Carpenter
Title
Statement of Delph E Carpenter - 06-04-21 - Before the Committee on the Judiciary - House of Representatives - RE-HR 6821
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<br />OOa2Ol <br /> <br />~20- <br /> <br />this river forms the boundary line between a. part of the State of Ari- <br />zona and Southern California - - <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />MR. CI.RPENTER. Lower California. <br /> <br />'>, <br /> <br />MR. GOODYKOONTZ. Between Arizona and Lower California in Mexieo, <br />and that in tha.t respect an intern~tional question presents itself, <br />and also that under the treaty that river was regarded as navigable on <br />the frontier, Now, tell us what you kna.-< about the navigability of the <br />river within the United States. I want to kncm what bearing the com- <br />merce clause would have on the question. <br /> <br />MR. CI.RPENT;;R. The Colorado Hi ver is, in the mllin, nonnavigable <br />within the United States. Some trifling navigation may te.ke place from <br />Needles south ta.vard the international boundery. Navigation between <br />the Gulf of California and that part within the United Stetes has been <br />cut off by the construction by the Reclamation Service of the Lsgwna <br />Dam, which goes fro,;) rock bluff to rock bluff across the river, In <br />fact. I am told that since the construction of the railroad about 1876, <br />there has been practically no navigation on the Colorado River. Hhat- <br />ever, ha.vever, the fects as to that may be, it is the thought of those <br />of us who have hfld some part in the preparation of thi s general plan <br />that no compact that we might enter into could in any way interfere <br />with the international relations with the Republic of Mexico, and that <br />whatever the State might do, or whatever the United States and the States <br />might do within the territory of the United states would at all times be <br />subject to the reserved treaty powers of the United States of America <br />in its relation to I'exico. He did not think of disturbinl; them in the <br />least, <br /> <br />THE CHAIRMAN. Nor with regard to the administration of the law in <br />reference to water power. <br /> <br />!:lR. Cl'RPENTBR. No, sir; not llt <>11. <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />THE CHAIRMAU. What you really want is the use of the water for <br />irrigation and domestic purposes along the stream? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. C!RPENTER. For irrigation, domestic, refinery, and for other <br />beneficial uses that future ingenuity may devi se. <br /> <br />TRI,; CHAIRMAN. If you do not interfere with naviGation or water <br />power, the States would have the right to use the water under existing <br />law, so far as the Federal Government is concerned, except where the <br />GoverDlllent owns land adjoining the stream. <br /> <br />MR. CARPSNTER. There were some debates upon thllt question, <br />recall the debates upon that question, the position was taken by <br /> <br />As 1 <br />those <br />
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