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<br />25. <br /> <br /> <br />cooperation between California and the other Colorado River <br /> <br /> <br />Basin states, which relationship has been very beneficial to <br /> <br /> <br />California and Metropolitan. It would mean that San Diego <br /> <br /> <br />County Water Authority and Metropolitan would, in effect, be <br /> <br /> <br />reversing their support for the Central Arizona Project now that <br /> <br /> <br />the project is almost complete. Arizona agreed on 1968 federal <br /> <br /> <br />legislation to give California, and therefDre Metropolitan, <br /> <br /> <br />complete priority over its project in return for that support. <br /> <br /> <br />Any action by California agencies that would circumvent the Law <br /> <br /> <br />of the River and jeopardize water relied on for the Central <br /> <br /> <br />Arizona Project would be seen as a breach of integrity. <br /> <br /> <br />Finally, the Galloway proposal, however doubtful its <br /> <br /> <br />prospect of success, .would be seized upon by opponents of the <br /> <br /> <br />State Water Project to promote their contention that no increase <br /> <br /> <br />in water exportation from Northern California is necessary. <br />