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<br /> <br />adding that amomlt to 16,100,000 acre-feet, making an aggregate. <br />of 18,600,000 acre-feet annUl'l discharge, which is 10170 of the <br />twenty-year annual average, <br />1t is evident that the States of the Upper Basin may sl'fely. <br />guarantee 75,000,000 acre-feet aggregate delivery at Lee FelTY <br />during each ten-year period, This would mean an average <br />annual delivery of 7,500,000 acre, feet. as against 15,940,594 acre- <br />feet present .net: annual average flow (10070) at Lee Ferry or <br />18,415,842 acre-feet natural average annual flow (10070) on the <br />basis of a ,Irecon:structed" river. <br />I herewith attach for your information, copies of certain tele- <br />grams .which will be self-explanatory, <br />Very truly yours, <br />DELPH E. OARPENTER, <br />Oommissioner for Oolorado, <br /> <br />WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM <br /> <br />Oapitol Bldg" <br />Denver,Oolo" Feb, 10, 1923, <br /> <br />Hon, Herbert Hoover, <br />Ohairman Oolorado River Oomm, <br />Washington, D, 0, <br />Doyon cOncur with me that the intent of the commission in <br />framing the Oolorado River ~Oompact was as follows: <br />That paragraph b of article three means that the Lower Basin <br />may increase its' annual beneficial consumptive' use of water one <br />million acre-feet :and no more, <br />That article: eight is not intended to authorize, constitute or <br />result in any apportionment of water to the Lower Basin beyond <br />that made in paragraphs a and b bf article three. <br />DELPHE, OARPENTER. <br /> <br />POSTAL TELEGRAM. <br />Washington, D, 0" February 12, 1923. <br /> <br />Delph E. Oarpenter, <br />State Oapitol, <br />Denver, 0010. <br />I concur with you, and shall so advise Congress in my report, <br />that the intent of the Oommission in framing the Oolorado River <br />Oompact was as follows: <br />First, that Paragraph B of Article Three means that Lower <br />Basin may acquire rights under the compact to annual b~neficial <br />consumptive-use. of water in excess of the apportionment" in Para~ <br />graph A of that article. by one million acre-feet and no more, <br /> <br />[ 38 ]. <br />