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<br />1. Eoldover Storage,
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<br />2. Colorado's share.,
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<br />3. CurEocanti heservoir as a holdover storag<e proj ect, and
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<br />4. StrLam regulation.
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<br />Point hl - Holdover Storaf~
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<br />Because of the natul''' of the compact of 1922 bctwee,n the upper Basin Sta~.<
<br />and the lower Basin Stat8s, which all memDers of the Committee are familiar '"lith
<br />there is a positive necessity to provide upper Basin Holdover Storage in order
<br />that water in y"ars of eXcess runoff can b8 stored for use in years of lrrrt run-
<br />off.
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<br />Durin!' the years of 1931 to 1940 the avera"e annual flow of the Colorado
<br />niver, at L88 Ferry, amo~nted to 10,510,000 A. F. After deductinf, 7,500,000 A. F.
<br />euaranteed to the Lovler Basin State.s, plus one-half of 1,500,000 h. F. guaranteed
<br />to the hepublic of Uexico (750,000 A. F.) plus 50,000 A. F. guaranteed to the
<br />State of i'.rizona, there remains a balance of 2,210,000 A. F. available to the
<br />ste.tes of Utah, N6"1 li1exico, \".joming and Colorado.
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<br />In the future Colorado should make full use of its share of the Colorado
<br />hiver Vlat8r Yihich v:ould amount to 3,467,250 A. F. (based on 7,500,000 A. F. an-
<br />nually being available to the Upper Basin States, less 750,000 A. F. to the Re-
<br />public of Jijexico and 50,000 fl. F. to Arizona times 51. 75 pEer cenT,.) ;:e find that
<br />d~rinb the years of 1931 to 1940 Colorado 's share '!QuId only a:count to 1,143,675
<br />~. F. or a shortage of 2,)2),575 h. F. Bould exist annually.
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<br />The question is, "hat Vlould happ8n to the 464,715 acres of oroductivp land
<br />that would have been planted in crops to receive the 2-1/2 million acre feet of
<br />water that would not b8 available? ~oldover storage reservoirs in the Upper Ba-
<br />sin States are absolutely necessary.
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<br />Point (,2 - Colorado I s share
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<br />In accordance with the compact of 1922, subscribed to by the States of
<br />the Upper Division, in case of a deficiency in the Colorado River each state
<br />shall contribute to the River, measured at Lee ferry, a quantity of water which
<br />bears the S(lJlle relation to the total re'1uired curtailment of use by the States
<br />of the Upper Division, as the consUJni't,ive use of Upper Colorado River System
<br />water, which ;"[as made by each such st,2te during the water year inm12diately pre-
<br />ceding the year in VJhich curtailOlent becomes necessary, bears to the tot."l. ('()n-
<br />sumptive use of such Hater in the states of the Upper ~ivision during the same
<br />water years.
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<br />Therefore, if Colorado is to make full use of its apportioned share of
<br />the Colorado River, Colorado then must place itself in a position to provide
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