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Show -3- The above has not taken into consideration the amount of water lost by evaporation in the Boulder Canyon Reservoir, etc., which has been estimated at approximately 1,000,000 acre feet per year, nor has the amount, which may be awarded by treaty for use in the Republic of Mexico, been considered, both of which would bring about further use of water greatly in excess of the annual flow of the River System. Nor has any use of water in the State of Nevada been accounted for in said tabulation, and every one concedes that State a right to use of some water from the system. At the time of negotiation of the Compact the total average annual flow of the Colorado River System was estimated at about 20,000,000 acre feet, but more recent estimates of the average annual flow place the amount at 18,000,000 acre feet, but the annual flow is now less than the latter amount. It follows without argument, that to bring about such a condition upon the River System is violative of the provision of both the Compact and the Project Act, and administrative difficulties would immediately arise, which could not be overcome. |
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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. |