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<br />'::1.te or "'olor-ado .
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<br />''''c~n'ess ad rre.:iousl~, 'tee: ....l.:.li ~.o nppro.:e pro:ec's :.:i:'::Cllt
<br />lissurar:ce .!l' 8 ...!l':.er st:ppl:i .oul:J te g,':'lilat'1e. so is di.n.siol of
<br />....a.er 3.::;0:",,: . :e ;;j~a'es per.--_i....ed 1e.:eloplne:,'_ i: .~,e ,:p;-er Basi: '.0 P!'o-
<br />ceed n:-_d resul.ed r ri::oari 1:" 1:. t~e !lu'r:Oriza'_ior of :'::o~. of 'Le P,:>deral
<br />rrO,:ec's a1:o'o"e ,ee err:. '_'.3,+- al"-:- :r.er.'ior.ed ir, +- .is Tepar'.
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<br />;ei--l--;er of +-Le r:.:.:np8.c's s~('ific~ll: oo:er 10'= ....rl.er qUal~' . t;. i.
<br />as ceel reco,.Lized as a factor 1.0 te cO'.si1.~~'i i 'l~'I<:::lcpi:... ;;!'O,lec's.
<br />a:.d ....a.er quali.,. s'udies .,!lve ceer r-eq;; red b" rel'(~n! le~isla'ion au",hOr-
<br />izirljo~ ..he ':!o~,s'ruc'ior~ of rro.'ec'.s i ;e opper Bast._
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<br />4. Ari;:o':a 'IS. ':"aliron,ia .sui'" 1.
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<br />The S~.ates of 'he Lower Fasin ~aiie ~;e'/~r a! re>:,.j ',0 FJ. compa.r:. for
<br />'he divisior: of use of '.he """a.,ers of f_b.!' Lo....e!. ....olorado ;--i./er basi,..
<br />'r.e Z'-.a'_e of Arizona filed 51.:i - in '.he :-:upre:!le 'our' of .he Tlr,ited ~~,n"es
<br />i. 'c'-ober 1952 a;:'ai::8'" " .e :t,a',e of .~alifor';a a~ d o'"!;ers for ',he deter-
<br />mi',a'ion of '~he rL-:::-.'s to use '.he waters of ":!'-:e LOW'er I':olorado River sys-
<br />:e~. The Supreme ~our' ~a.e 1'5 d~cisio~ o~ TU~e 3. 1~3. a~d issued n
<br />~ecree or: ~,:arcr Q. lot:4. prov-Jdir,,- for' :.e .'lppor'.-ior"'ne:--:~_ of ~he use of
<br />',tie wa.ters of .,j---,e :!lair. stream of fo_:,e P~olorado River helo.... Lee FerrJ a.r.lO~
<br />tJ:e Sta'-es of Arizona. i"'alifornia. aed ~;evada. 7ne >ates of Arizona ar.d
<br />!ie.... !'~exico ....ere ,,~rar:ted '-,he exclusive use 0:' 'he W3.'.ers of '.he '--ala River
<br />system in the :Jni+.ed S:ates. :'},e decree did ;01 affec' . :,e righ',s or
<br />priori'~ies to .,he use of ....3.ter ir: ar,:,. of ":!-'le O':.i.er '~o-"'er nasir, t.ribu-
<br />..aries of ':ne ""olorado River.
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<br />~e decree pe~' ted the 3':ates o~ ..e Lc...er 3'lsi n to proceed. ....i:.h
<br />develop;.er;ts to use ':r.eir appor",ionr.Jents of ~olora.do River ...a"er. Major
<br />ne.... developme:::s i:;clude t.he Souther:, ~:evada Hater Pro.'ec!"_ in ,jevada.
<br />':}--,e Dixie ProJec' in I'.a.h. a:1d H.e '"e:--tral Arizo~"a Pro:ec" in Arizona.
<br />r~velopree~: of the Indian lands is expec~ed ~o use all of ~~e water al-
<br />located to ~hem by ~he 1ecree. :~ese lands include "r.e ~olorado River
<br />T!':di.'l~. Feser"..atio!. Arizona-'''alif'orda: . ,e for' Moha./e Tndian Reserva_
<br />':.io". Arizo:'.a.-"'alifon,ia~:ievada: ar;d ':!'le 'r-,e:ne~,uevi :::"d13.:'I Feserva':.ion.
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<br />5. -:'olorado River Basi Fro~ec' i..C"~ ?utli~ ..a.... j( -5r. ?O':h r:or-.gress.
<br />Septem~er 30. l~~
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<br />-P-,e :r.a,:'or i"e::-.s provided ir: .;-,e la.... i elude :.....e :'ol1ovi~p':
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<br />Co:-;s'rllc:ior, of ":he ("ertral Arizoro. Pro,~ec. COt_sist.ing of a sys-
<br />":e~ of ::-.ai:: co;,dui' s a~d car.als includinj a. ::'lain C!l:-,e.l ar,d pur.:ping plants
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