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

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11 By utilizing said sites, it would be possible and economically feasible to store in reservoirs situated in Arizona, or partly in Arizona and partly in Nevada, all of the water of the Colorado River, and to make all of said water available for irrigation. Said dam sites and reservoir sites are also suitable for the construction, maintenance and operation of plants for the generation of electric power from the water to be stored in such reservoirs. All the water of the Colorado River flowing past said dam sites and reservoir sites, including both the unappropriated water and water appropriated for beneficial use below said sites, is subject to appropriation for the generation of electric power at said sites. By the use of such power plants and such stored water, great quantities of electric power could be generated and sold for use in Arizona and elsewhere. The business, and all property used in connection with the business, of generating and selling such power would be subject to taxation and would yield substantial revenues to the State of Arizona, and the use of such power would add greatly to the welfare and prosperity of said State and its inhabitants. For the reasons aforesaid, the water of the Colorado River and the dam sites and reservoir sites above referred to constitute the greatest natural resource of the State of Arizona. XI Irrigation projects already formed and now in existence comprise more than 1,000,000 acres of the un-irrigated but irrigable land referred to in paragraph IX hereof. More than 100,000 acres of the land in said irrigation projects are owned and held by the State of Arizona. None of the land in said projects is now irrigated, but all of it is susceptible of irrigation. The irrigation of