AZ vs. CA:25 California Exhibits, Vol. XXV; Nos. 7501-7859

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COLORADO RlVERv- G1LA VALLEY EMP-ca JUh 16 1936 ¦aa. Carl Hayden* United States Senate My dear Senator Haydeni I have received your telephone Inquiry aa to tte terms upon which water will be sold to tte water users of tte Gila project. tte water supply far which will te derived from tte water stored in the Boulder Canyon Dam On account of the unsettled condition of the land that will be watered by the Gila project m contract has yet been executed with the water users of the project* However, the water supply will be* derived from the Boulder Canyon project, authorized under the act of December 21, l«C, U5 9Utt., 1057, and under the Colorado River Compact of November (*+« 1>82« Za selling water for the Gila project the Secretary must follow tte requirements of tte 3ould«r Canyon Project Act, which provided in «•• 8 (•> as follows "The United States, lts permittees licencees and contractees and all users and •appropriators of water stored« diverted, carried and/or distributed toy the reservoir canals, and other works herein authorized, shall observe and be subject to and controlled toy said Colorado River compact la the construction, management, and operation or said reservoir, canals, and other works and the stor-age, diversion, delivery, and use of water for the gen-eration of power, irrigation and other purposes, any-taining la this act to the contrary notwithstandinga and All permits( licenses, and contracts shall so provide Also the first three oem»io»« of j«o. J» cf the Boulder Canyon Thaft ti* secretary of the interior ia hereby authorized, under such general regulations as te aay prescribe to contract for the storage of watar la aa&t