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<br />" <br /> <br />the allocation of 16 million acre-feet to the t\<lO <br /> <br />~ Basins. It also provides, however, that if sufficient <br />t,,) <br />~ surplus waters arc not available, for Mexico's allot- <br />N <br />ment, the Hexican deficiency is to be met equally <br /> <br />by the Upper and Lower Basins.' <br /> <br />5. It enjoins the State of the upper division "not <br /> <br />for any period of 10 consecutive years* * <br /> <br />* " <br />. <br /> <br />~here was no consideration given to salinity or water quality and <br />the amounts of water apportioned by the Compact are in terms of <br /> <br />eld a series of meetings in Denver in a further effort to settle <br /> <br />he division of the Lower Basin water supply and to bring about a <br /> <br />:seven State ratification of the Compact. <br />I <br />proposed that the average annual 7.5 million acre-feet of water <br />I <br />~elivered by the Upper Basin States at Lee Ferry be divided 300,000 <br /> <br />~cre-feet to Nevada, 3 million acre-feet to Arizona, and 4.2 million <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />'l'he Governor's conference <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />.Jik,~ ~..;, <br /> <br />.~ <br />~, <br />