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<br />. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />However, this area has already experienced a deficiency of water <br />during the irrigation season. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Emerson: <br />(very aware of his prior clashes with Carpenter but thinking he has a <br />common bond with the Coloradan because of Wyoming's position as a <br />headwaters source state, practical but also comes across as a youthful <br />boomer, all is possible and growth and development is the key) <br />Wyoming shares Colorado's position in sitting upon the lid, the <br />headwaters, of the United States. The Imperial Valley certainly needs <br />protection from the Colorado River to save itself from submersion, <br />and to prevent the breaking of those great levees that are maintained <br />yearly at very great expense. However, while the needs of the Lower <br />River are quite apparent, we must have assurance that we may go <br />ahead with our development at such time as it becomes feasible. I <br />believe myself, that each state, through its Engineer or Commissioner, <br />should present to the Commission what it thinks are the possibilities <br />for the future - as well as what rights have been established in the <br />past. <br /> <br />Secretary Hoover: <br />(nodding in agreement) <br />I think Mr. Emerson has hit upon one of the fundamental tasks in <br />the Commission's work - specifically that we must understand the <br />claims of each state. This is critical if we are to determine whether <br />there is a sufficiency or deficiency of water in the river. <br />I would suggest that Mr. McClure and Mr. Emerson serve on the <br />Committee addressing the volume of water available, in co-operation, <br />of course, with Mr. Davis of the Reclamation Service. <br />Mr. Norviel, Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Scrugham should serve on a <br />Committee addressing the water requirements of the various states; <br />and Commissioner Carpenter and Judge Davis should consider the <br />legal matters to be laid before the Commission. <br /> <br />(6th Meeting, January 30, 1922, Washington D.C.) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9 <br />