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<br />.. ;le 1o....er .:;.'!s~r. . s '1 veXl t!le rig~t "0 lr,crease ; ts
<br />use of wa+-':r "';o:r. '.(: 'olo!.'i':!o J;.i...~r So'S e!!'1 ...;.;.
<br />a~,.1Ual1,... roe co~ac. f\Jr': er provides '1" ':
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<br />ple'"~rl l::"!l('l..... e. Il. !"e.'a"e of -5"lli Uo..~ acre-f,=e'
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<br />n" +-,he rasin'l~ lo~ "1.S i+ is uced tet,e:.ici'::l.__ it,
<br />'j !\;.o',her p!"Ovisior- reco~~rJi~es ..le olli.'a.iof.s of ..
<br />.e 'idiar' -:-rire,s. :1-:e cor::rn.c' prescribes '.'J !':'.ar:',er
<br />of . ,e ~olor:ldo t; i',re I' S. s+-e:!: '!",a;i te :uade ~.,~_dlahle +,C
<br />....at.er rL'!.s reco,'r,ized b j'e .i',ed 'a'es.
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<br />e se.:el 3.s1: :"ates.
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<br />t';'e Co~n.c'. ill effec'. clear,:'! ;,c W'~y "or ,e :isia 1or. QV :orizin~
<br />,he cons' 'C1ct,ioL of mn.ior pro,lec~_s s' c'" as BO<llder '-1' .0' Pro .e-::-'. and 1
<br />'11 so cleared ,e W'ay for co=:pl' ",5 or Il,?reeme~ ::;(i ~ r; . ne 'ppcr 9.r;d
<br />Lower ~asir.s '_0 fur'~he!" di.:ide ,r;e ...:C\fer 8lr.O:;:O '~e ."3'at,es.
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<br />The treaty with JI.:cxicI . sigr.pd in 1')411. pr' -vides for the MnUrll
<br />deli....-",r-.:! by the United 0'tates 0" 1. :iOO.Q(Y\ acre.fe~t of' r")1orarl.o River
<br />..'ater tn M....xico. In recent years. the quality of these W'aters has been
<br />of much Concern to both countries and ~as resulted in t~ t~~porary
<br />a;.;reerlents primarily for the handline )f return ,"010-../5 ~ro~ the ":ellton_
<br />Moha'w1-: Irrigation and Drainage "";"'trict.. The fint f these agreetlents,
<br />VJ.nute 218. began November It., 1" . cmd resulted in the bypassing around
<br />1':orelos Da~ of sClr.l~ 5: . Il)() acre-feet per year '~Jf 'irain14:e return :~lo..."S
<br />from the We1ltcn-'-!ch!l<<Y. THvisicn of the iila Pr0.iect. Thes": 'oIaters W'ere
<br />r~pleced ..i.th \o"aters ~rom nther sour::'~S ..."i :hin the C,~lorM::' River Basin.
<br />On ;uly 14. 19'7'"1. as directei. by a ,'.:.int cor.Jr.lunique fror::. the President
<br />of the United States and the President '::If' ~iexic, . ancr.her tel:lporary
<br />agreemen~. ~inute 241. ....as entered into by the .;,werl"w':lents. This a.c::ree-
<br />:nent of 6 months I duration Mticipates b;;-passinp' 'lll drainage return flo'WS
<br />from the ;.je_llton_~k1halo-1-:. Di","'i.sion 1.lrou.J1d !--lorelos :'-ar::. an1 the replace:nent
<br />of 118.000 acre-feet per year ~ :hese waters w~th ~"aters fro~ other
<br />s 1Urces ....ithin the United States.
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<br />3. tnner CJlorado Piver Basin Co~pact
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<br />With the ...-a.~er allocated ....' ~,he q",per Bs-sin by the ("'101'000 River
<br />Cor.:pact and ..-: th the !~exica.r: Treaty signed. the L~per Basin States beg-an
<br />neg-::tiati :'ins "'-:1ich resulted in the sign:!.r.g '"If th..., '.'pper C,"lorado River
<br />Basin C~~act in 1~~8. under the ~e~ n~ the compec'. Arizona is per-
<br />~~tted t:- U~. ~~~000 acre-feet "f ..~ter a~~ually fr~~ the Upper Colorado
<br />Ri ver s:/stec. and the remair...:.r.E "'''8.ter I::; app,....r-- :.oned ~.n the other Upper
<br />basin States in the f~llcW'ing percentares.
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