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Show CALIFORNIA DEFENDANTS Exhibit No....!..3.8.1 Identification: AU.G..5.....1957 Admitted: Extract From Protest and Brief of the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming Against the Execution of the Proposed Contract Pending Before the Secretary of the Interior, Providing for The Storage and Delivery of Water From the Boulder Canyon Project Reservoir, November 12, 1934. (pp. 18-20) * * * Arizona, in seeking the execution of the proposed contract, asks the Secretary to give her water, which he cannot give her. To approve this contract would give to the Lower Basin the use of water in that Basin a total of 3,162,000 acre feet, in excess of the Compact apportionment to that Basin and authorizing an annual use of water in the amount of 1,162,000 acre feet in excess of the entire flow of the River and its tributaries. It also brings about the result of disposing of surplus waters, if any, which must remain unburdened with use, until further apportioned in accordance with the terms of the Compact. The following tabulations in acre feet disclose such results: |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |