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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ments, QS long es they ?rcCead ana exorcise due diligence, ~s

we heve ~t all times.

lB. ROOVER: You rather object to a conrpc.ct?
tffi. FIEID: . We went to retain all the rights vie he.ve.
IiR. HOOVER: Sup~ose !:.Her doduct~ng the two ['Jld a half
million [',cre-feet from the total, thl'.t Jeing suffioient :for
your needs, eleven million C.ore-feet ramc,in unused, would you
consider giving sor,~ concession on th2.t mc.rgin, if you oen
h2.ve 2ssur2,nce in c. oo;n:'l2.ct of rights be.sed on prior use?
Iffi. FIE]]): Assurcno e migh 1; be 0:11 some v::"l ue.
1-iR. HOOVER: You 2XO mvere the".; Colorado initi::tted.this com-
miss ion becc.use 0;: intorferonc e ;md long oontinued Ii tfgp.t ion
['.nd expense with rege.:rd to hc'l: wc.ter rights?
MR. FIE1D~ Yes sir.
MR. HOOVER: Do you think some kind of e com~c.ct could be
entered into ~hereby it would cle~r tho ctmosphere and freo
Colorc.do of long continued litigction, Qovelopmont?
Yes sir. But might it not ~:Jrevent development?
You do not believe c.ny such compo,ct would be

.ME. ?IEID:
HR. HOOVER:
of !:.ny use?
fIR. PI E]]) :

I would prefer to tcke my chences without it; I
would ~)cse it on our needs wlo.ere \"Ie do not in 2.ny !n2-l1i1er recog-
nize ri;c.ri~n rights for ~lY ?urpose, but recognize ap):ropric-
hon of we-ter, uni:.er the lc.ws of necessity.
HR. HeaVE,,: Would you consideI' raising any o'ujoctions to
these works 011 the lower riveT?

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