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Show 422 REAUTHORIZING GILA PROJECT Mr. Phillips. The only one I know about is the first case, the one you spoke about. Mr. Carson. That is not the first case. I am glad that you brought that up. Let me explain that to you. According to my view of the flow of the Gila River' under natural virgin conditions, it is reported by all the engineers to be 1,270,000 acre-feet. Part of that water is used over here in New Mexico, part in Arizona. At the time that the compact was written the consumptive uses on the Gila River in Arizona were figured to be 1,000,000 acre-feet. Now then we have increased our use in Arizona, the last reports indicate, to where we have a use of 1,135,000 acre-feet. Mr. Phillips. How do you classify the uses on the Gila in excesfe of 1,000,000? Mr. Carson. We deduct them from the 2,800,000 of the main stream, as the engineer will show you. We are dealing now with firm water. We are excluding surplus. |
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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] : |