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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us one-balf ," and tben tbe Imperial Valley would be confronted
witb tbis situation,-we must eitber deliver tbe water or we must

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suffer a diminution.

MR. CARPENTER: But tbe water is tbere.

JUDGE SLOAN: A diminution from wbat tbey may bc entitled

to'from this seven and a balf million flqw annually.

MR. Cl,RPENTER: Tbe watcr is in tbe :river and in the canal

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uiltil'they take it out by tbe Idl':l.merican, and when they do that

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then the interhationai problem develops. .
JUDGE SLOl.N: Suppose we deve lop and need that increasc that

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we 'give to Mexico; , Tbat arouses 0: controversy between us ~nd
California immediately. It puts the burden upon the southern

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division immediately to take care of that Mexican situation. If

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some provision could be put in without mentioning Mexico at all

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by which you could share this burden, it ,would be estClblishcd so
that' it i~ ~ recognized nccessi~y on tbe:part of the Impe~lal
Valley to furnishtbat water,-recognizedthrough treaty ofth:rougb
court,decree of some court binding upon them or otberwise. TbClt'

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would be all,tbat I should say we eQuId justly demhhd,~against our
interest to demand anything more whicb' Wlfuld be expressed in the

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compact,
MR. HOGVER: I am not Objecting to the partitlbn of the

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water, but!don't want to embarrassthe'Federal Government when
it comes to the'Mexican situation.
MR;MC CLlJRE: 'What would be the :result if we don't m'ention

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MR'. HOOVER: Tbat the soutbern divi ion wili carry the burden
until we get tbe American canal.