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<br />C": <br />co <br />r- <br />C'.. <br /> <br />~ <br />"" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~! --~---------- <br /> <br />coo...,ti.. c.. in .h. United s..... end .r...y _.'iveri.. '1 <br /> <br /> <br />to Mexico. Numerous legislation was also introduced to <br /> <br />authorize the Central Arizona Project, but none r.ached the <br /> <br />House floor until 1968. Failure of a bill to clear the <br /> <br />1I0use Interior Committee in 1951 lead to a thirteen (13) <br /> <br />year 10n9 le9&1 action Arisona v. California, the longe.t <br /> <br />and moat costly water Butt in hi.tory. A Supre_ Court <br /> <br />decision came in mid-1963 followed by the Court. Decree in <br /> <br />March 1964. <br /> <br />~his Oecr.8 not only apportioned the Lower Ba.in <br /> <br />portion of Colorado River water but reaffirmed the priority <br /> <br />of operation of the Lower Colorado IU.ver that v.. e.tabU.hed <br /> <br />by the Boulder Canyon Project Act, that la, flood control <br /> <br />and rlver regulations, irrigation and dome. tic us.. and <br /> <br />~ .., <br /> <br />for power. In 1968 the Color.do Rivar Ba.in Act authorized <br />.I <br />the Central Arizona Project and establi.hed legiSlative <br /> <br />requirement. for tbe ooordinated long r&nge operating criteria <br /> <br />.,' <br /> <br />for the Colorado IU.ver Bystem. <br /> <br />The operating criteria pre.ently in effect and <br /> <br />developed pursuant to the Colorado IU.ver a..in Act were <br /> <br />developed at a time when ~e Colorado IU.ver system had <br /> <br />ex~rienoed several year. of below-average runoffl re.ervoir <br /> <br />storage v.. well belov flood control level., Lake Powell va. <br /> <br />fl1Unq At a alov rate, and there va. a veneral concern tha <br /> <br />there would not be .ufficient vater for the Central Ari.ona <br /> <br />~ ,__~ 'n'. <br />