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Show 110 WAR FOR THE COLORADO RIVER California on the afternoon of May 13.108 Frequently Arizona had charged that California was attempting to "hog" the Colorado River, and to deprive other states of their legal shares. As frequently California had re- plied that it wanted only the water for which it had signed contracts with the Federal Government. "How much Colorado River water does California feel it is entitled to per year?" asked O'Mahoney. "To 5,362,000 acre-feet within the state for beneficial consumptive use," replied Ely. "The present uses in California per year?" said O'Mahoney. Ely told him: "At present the total beneficial con- sumptive use in California is about 3,230,000 acre-feet." "The amount of additional water California desires to use?" "The amount is the difference between 5,362,000 acre-feet and 3,320,000 acre-feet, or 2,132,000 acre-feet." "The source from which that additional water will come?" "The same as for present uses, the Colorado River." In this way did an Upper Basin senator give to the record a clear picture of California's position. Howard,109 and Shaw110 reappeared before the committee to conclude the California testimony and, with Ely, got involved in an interminable and often disorderly argument with McFarland, Breitenstein, Wehrli and Carson.111 Little in the way of new evi- dence was produced, and if either side made any gain, it was not determinable. Arizona got in the last lick by inserting a lengthy statement from Sidney Kartus which once again accused California of trying to wreck the Compact.112 |