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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 />r - 02 -j ') <br />LiU L'- <br /> <br />-21 <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />in charge of the bill, or the contention was made, thet the Governmont <br />might not control trat situ8tion, but that in truth the States would <br />control t he water sup~ly. I think tho t statement was mude by Mr. Halsh <br />at one time on the floor, I might say that there might easi.1y arise yet <br />same very serious confliot of jurisdiction on trat very problem. The <br />legis1v.tion does not necessarily exclude the possibility of friction in <br />that quarter. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />THE CIL~ffil'YJJ. This. of course, would not have anything to do with <br />the water power, except in those cases where you might hove to cross a <br />State boundary. <br /> <br />MR. C/.RPEN'fER. That is true. <br /> <br />THE CHAffiI1AH. Or VI~re there might be a contest between two States <br />each adjoining tta other on the river. <br /> <br />MR. C1JlPEN'f'::R, Or possibly same phnse of local regulation of the <br />use. However, that probably would be a matter of interstate commerce. <br /> <br />THE CHAIRMAN. There are questions of that kind that might become <br />very difficult. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. C'RPEH'nR. It is the thought of those who have been thus far <br />pioneering upon the subject to avoid all possible interference with <br />the international phase of this subject and to leave undisturbed the <br />rights of the United States and of the Republic of I1exico, \'rhatever they <br />may be, either within the United States or in l~rico, and we have to <br />avoid the contention or primAry contention as between States over future <br />developments. I might sta.te in trot connection that it might be thought <br />that this is a little bit early or COllin!:; a lHtle too soon, but the <br />experience upon the Rio Grande und North Platte, where two large control <br />reservoirs wore constructed fairly well down to the lower reaches of the <br />streams hns brought into view the fnct that future development or sub- <br />sequent development is largely embarrassed by the construction of those <br />enormous reservoirs below. Therefore, we are brought to this proposal <br />at this time largely out of past experience; and, as I have sevarn1 times <br />stated, to the position 01' one abDut to construct a large building and <br />findinE; it better business to clear the title to the land before the <br />building is constructed. <br /> <br />As time goes on, the prob'lb1e first development on the Colorado River <br />will be on the lower ri var or the lower end of the river., because the <br />upper devo10pment will be more in detail on segrega.ted trvcts and slower, <br />and much of it will depend upon t~ ingenuity "nd inventiveness of man- <br />kind. To use an illustrntion, 20 years ogo you co~ld not have built <br />tunnels as they do nC>'l. I hElve in mind One tunnel 2-1/4 miles long., <br />built by private enterprise through a mountain range, for the transpor- <br />
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