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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" Cl )ittle more flexible - that point wi 11 be located somewhere
where ther;e is. a measuring station. I wonder if'we:dhouldn't say
the term IILee Ferryll means any point to be'l:iereafter selected on

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the mean stream of the Co lorado River .wi thin one mi Ie b'e low the'

mouth of the Par;ia River. II

MR. NORVIEL: How is that going to help?

MR. CbLDWELL: I think a point ought to be estab'lished some

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time and there is no necessity in having it a mile, o~ about that.
. M~.. N9RVIEL;, The wa tel' guage will be: above the mouth of the
Paria anyway - no Q.5ubt. about that..
M)).,. CARPENTER: This isn't where the measuring guage will
be,but the point of division. A~ to the clause Uabout a mileu,
you oan ramble around a lot.

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,MR., NORVIEL; . Why not make it one mile, then you know definite ly

where the point is.

MR. JIOOVER: Some time there may be a' guaging stJtion but'
they wquld like a little latitude of about 200 feet.

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MR. EMERSON: I think it is good the Vlay it stands.
MR. NORVIEL: I think ,the word 'about' ought to.be out.
MR. H.oOVER: All in fa vor ,of parag'raph (c) , with 'abou,tl
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taken out, please say l~ye . (L~ccepted)
MR. HOOVER: lI(d) The term IIStates of the Upper Division"

means the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah sndWyoming.u b.ll
those in favor, please say b.ye. (bcceptedr)
"(e) 'l'he term IIStates of the ,Lower Divi-sionll ,means the states

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of l.rizona, California and Nevada." 'Jill those in favor, please

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say Ji.ye. (L.ccepted.)
If(f) The term "Upper Basin" means thpse parts of the States

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of 1.rizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming within and from