WSP07244

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/19/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #20
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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raise it in the oompaot as it is a ~peoial bill?
MR. HAMELE: In a speoial bill, the thing would stand on its,
own feet and oould be handled on its own merits, while a great
many other things are bound up in this oompaot, and it is a sort
of - well, - foroed aotion on it, you might say, and oannot be
oonsidered on its merits as it oould in a separate bill. I see

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no great harm that oould oome to any of the states by a oontin-

uation of all federal rights regarding navigation. I don't know

of any harm that oould oome to any of these states,

MR. HOOVER: At the present moment, the war department keeps

a man down here at plaoes where the diversion is made in the lower

basin and oonstantly tells them what they oan and oannot do.

MR. HAMBIE: That's prinoipally to proteot the Yuma people
from flood and the destruotion of their p~Qperty,
MR. HOOVER: They do it, however, on the ground of navigation.
MR. NORVIEL: I suggest: liThe oonsumptive uses of the
Colorado River system so fur as this oompaot isoonoerned, shall

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have preferenoe right as follows: Domes~io, munioipal, agri-

oultural and power," speaking only of oorisumptive uses.

MR. HOOVER: And out out all of the rest?

MR. NORVIEL: "The uses of the waters of the Colorado River

System for,purpose of navigation shall be subservient; that the

oonsumpti.ve uses of the waters of the Colorado River System, so

far as this oompaot is concerned, shall have preferenoe in right

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as follows: Domestio, munioipal, agriou~tural and power."
MR. CARPENTER: I make one servient :and one dominant.

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MR. EMERSON:

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I move that we adopt 4rtiole A.

MR. DAVIS:

Seoonded.