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Show the Compact and Actj (2) what part, if any, of the water used or contracted for by any of then falls witiiin Article III(a) of the Compact; (3) what part, if any, is within Article III(b) thereof} (4) what part, if any, is excess or surplus waters unapportioned by the contract; (5) what limitations or use, rights of use, and relative priorities exist as to the waters of the Colorado Rirer syBtem. (5) The contract shall not become effective until the contract has been ratified by an act of the legislature of Arizona and until the Colora* River Compact has been unconditionally ratified by Arizona. The facts necessary to an understanding of the underlying controversy between California and Arizona are stated chronologically under the following headingst (1) Colorado River Compact - 1922 (p. 2 )• (2) Boulder Canyon Project Act - 1928 (p. 3). (3) California contracts made by Secretary Wilbur (p. 4 ). (4) Statement of issues between California and Arizona (p. 5 ). (5) Contract negotiations with Arizona (a) Prior to 1935 (p. 6 ) (b) Contract negotiations commencing in May 1943 and culminating in proposed contract (p. 6 ) (6) Comments on California's objections (p. 8 )• (1) Colorado River Compact - 1922 Congress, on August 19, 1921 (42 Stat. 171), authorized the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming to enter into a compact or agreement for an "equitable division and apportionment among said states of the water supply of the Colorado River and of the stream's tributaries thereto," subject to the approval of Congress. The Compact representatives of each of the seven states met in Santa Fe in November 1922. A compact was agreed upor on November 22, apportioning the water of the Colorado River system between the Upper and Lower Basins. In Article H the Colorado River system is defined as "that portion of the Colorado River and its tributaries11 within the United States. The "lower Basin" is defined as those parts of the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River below Lee Ferry, and the parts of those states which can be beneficially served by waters diverted from the system below Lee Ferry. The "Upper Basin" is defined as those parts of the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming within and from which waters naturally drain into Colorado River system above Lee Ferry, and the parts of those states which can be beneficially served with waters diverted from that system above Lee Ferry. For all practical purposes based upon physical factors, the three J-l |
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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] : |