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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anG Tecognizod before we e~r. consent to aid in the develo~-
meat Itn otl1or states. Jlotr;ithstanding our experience in ',;ho

:vast, \'''e c.ro ',vj,lling to enter into 2. r:ritten c.greement in the

beliof thet these "il:'. not prove to he m0re scrc.ps of paper.

We fee 1 the tit is not ask ing too much of our sister states

to have this quostion definitely settled and tbc.t they should

at this time fornelly recoGnize our c12ims.
"The use of m::.ter in the stc.te of Color8.do 8.nd the de-

velopment of !Lends is very limi tod as com~)2Ied \'Ii th the

qUD-l1ti ty of wr,ter c.vc.i12,ble and even sFeh w2,ter :lS wi 11 be
will
used;me: Inrgc mO:::'SUl"C return to the stre/?ms. This ph~'sical

C ondi tj on dOE; s not. affect our righ ts. It is r. fortun[',te eon-

dition for those stc.tos bolow.

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"As to trc.nsmOu.nteill c::.i version:~ such di versions ~:ill

bring \'!c.ter ,to its hd:ghest :;:>ossi ble use an<l wi 11 Ie ad to tho

production of the most veluable cro, c,nd more desireble homos,

[',nd inCidently will be of benefit to both K2J1sas and nebraska.

Tho cOmTaissi on is well awaro that in ;10 country where irr iga-

tion is -yn:.cticed r,t 110 time in the history of civiliz8.tion

he,s the rig;1t of trr,nsnount2.in diversion boen quas'cioned 0:;;:-

CO)t. :;c'ecent ly in the Uni, ted flte,tas \'!hore tr~'.nsmo'-lnt8.in di ver-

sions ~re uni,orsally ,r8.cticec both by st8.tos and by the

Feder8-1 Govortlfwnt for every 8.crf;-footof water brought across

the diviil,o '.-Jill cl'!r,ble us to use more boneficie,ll:f our floOll

\'I8.ter 8-!1c::. for e','-or:) acre foot at ler.st tyro acres of 18.nB, vrill

'J6 il-:;:'iGT.ted Z~l~~~ /.10-( e ve.:.uE'.ble cro:'"";j )l"'O(lT!.Ceo..

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