AZ vs. CA:23 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIII; Nos. 6001-6003H; 6101-6170; 6501-6507; 7000-7004; 7300-73077000-7004; 7300-7307

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This paragraph in the original Bill of Complaint has been deleted In its entirety, but the number has been retained to avoid changes In numbering of subsequent paragraphs. XVI By treaty between the United States .of America and the United States of Mexico, signed February 3, 1944 and proclaimed effective November 27, 1945 (Treaty Series 994), there is allotted to Mexico-em the annual quantity of 1,500,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water to be delivered in a specified manner and subject to reduction in periods of extraordinary drought. To an extent which is not as yet determined much of the Mexico allotment of water to Mexico will be satisfied by return flows accruing to the Colorado River at a point too far down stream to permit the rediversion and use of such flows in the United States. XVII (a) By virtue of the Project Act and the Arizona contract of 1944, Arizona has a firm right in perpetuity to 2,800,000 acre-feet per annum of the 7,500,000 acre-feet of water of the main stream apportioned to the Lower Basin by Article III (a) of the Compact, plus one-half of the excess or surplus main stream waters unapportioned by the Compact. In addition thereto, Arizona has the right to increase its use by not more than 1,000,000 acre-feet per annum of the main stream water apportioned to the Lower Basin by Article III (b) of the Compact. California is precluded by the Project Act and the California Limitation Act from acquiring any rights to III (b) water. (b) Arizona is not now-presently using all of the aforeoaid-3-,-8QO-,-QOO-aere-4eefr^-water-K*-wh-ieh-tt-t*-eTrtrt4ed-aTmuel4yT main stream water of the Colorado River to which it is entitled, despite the availability of such water and the need therefor under the projects hereinafter mentioned. In-exeess-of