WSP06721

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/29/1922
• Author: Colorado River Com.
• Title: Proceedings of the Colorado River Interstate Compact Commission, Denver, Colorado March 31 - April 1, 1922
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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.iC.: c.'J.n net :t'oTsc:;J.l jnst \Vh~~t \'.Iill be required

but we would like ~ fr~e h~nfi to irri~~te all the lands pos-

sible. rue do not ~2nt to limit the :crsage.

lite. IJ.L?'30l,: ~:'ou think t.he problem of the lo,;-/er rivor

S iJ~;~lll3 L:t1ough?

Mr. 1,icCLIllb:

I think if ~te development of the country is

~llowed to ~o on ilJ cn or~e~ly m~~D~~, thera is ~ot any danger

Jf our }nl~.:tii.~[' the lO\'IJ:'~ riV0:'.

LT. r.;.:_1.D'Ii:.l~,: Could ES3Ur2.1')CL be ll)(;.C..€ th::.:.t t:i.t: lower

!''iyer i1~.ve snitici~'(lt sL<_~,)l:;'?

Mr. ilcCU1C: If o.Ol1e ,il' cD o~'J_fE'ly wqr I co ,10t know 2.ny

r.:;ason l;r1::;; ~l1~:rbo~l:r irJve3tin~) c;.o.,".Jtl there \~:ould. not tave t'.

sa~iici~iJt su}?ly

M~:. 0.!~LIr~r.~1.1: Conc6rnir:2; the (:.l.:v81o)ment as :.-O-:""!- seG it

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subj~ct to lliodificetion in

tllf3 fUt1.11'8t if rye e"et that fur?

]vir. McCUNI",;

I <:'fll ',;0'" f:~)lG tJ :';86 v'Jry f,':t' in ete future.

II).'. d..LR;)OJ!; It could. be li:"it6c: f,n both tr,e eastern

a~1c1 west0~n G:J..o~L)e :Jnd to t:1f..~ c.:.zton'~ be 2.i.1 C:.S2Ur2i1Ce fo::.' the

10\181' ::ivcr? In "i,!l2,t '.vc,;.r futu.re liti",.J.tion ;-,light be avoided?

Hr. licCU1L: If the r.:llo\v,"nce wi:.S 12l'gt; enough it miGht 'be

dODO so cs to c,Ji~ litiG2tioD.

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a i1<.:lf million feet \i'ou.L6. be .J!j~b.E; ~ .jiJSuf::',L)tive use on the

western olope; you admi~ th~t?

Mr. l[cCUlr::.: I hcve not estir..",cJcC thee", no, sir.

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