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Show with this same quantity in the limitation on California) was divided 3^850,000 acre-feet to the agricultural groups and 550,000 acre-feet to MWD.-^ MWD clearly identifies the "Class A water" as that part of the system water apportioned to the lower basin by the Colorado River Compact available for use in California 2/ within the ceiling of the Limitation Act.-/ "Class A water (4,400,000 acre feet) being a portion of the 7,500,000 acre feet apportioned from the Colorado River system under paragraph (a) of Article III of the Colorado River compact to the Lower Basin." (Emphasis added.) MWD recites the then existing dispute between it and the agricultural interests about priorities between the two groups. With knowledge of this reported conflict, Secretary Wilbur wrote the California agencies on November 5* 1930, enclosing a form of recommendations for the division of water clearly based upon Compact classifications, and requesting The agreement provides, in part: "Whereas the undersigned . . . have reached an understanding for the division of Colorado River water which will be available to California upon the following basis: Class A water: Agricultural groups, 3,850,000 acre-feet per annum; Metropolitan District, 550,000 acre-feet per annum; total, 4,400,000 acre-feet per annum. Next 550,000 acre-feet per annum, available for California use: Metropolitan District, 550,000 acre-feet per annum. All water in river available for California use in excess of above 4,950,000 acre-feet per annum: Agricultural group, all." Ibid. Calif. Ex. 7502-A, p. 2. 111-16 |