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Show KLAMATH RIVER BASIN COMPACT 187 C. 1. All rights, acquired by appropriation after the effective date of this compact, to use waters originating within the Upper Klamath River Basin for use (a) or (b) in the Upper Klamath River Basin in either state shall be superior to any rights, acquired after the effective date of this compact, to use such waters (i) for any purpose outside the Klamath River Basin by diversion in California or (ii) for use (c), (d), (e) or (f) anywhere in the Klamath River Basin. Such superior rights shall exist regardless of their priority in time and may be exer- cised with respect to inferior rights without the payment of compen- sation. But such superior rights to use water for use (b) in California shall be limited to the quantity of water necessary to irrigate 100,000 acres of land, and in Oregon shall be limited to the quantity of water necessary to irrigate 200,000 acres of land. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subdivision C shall not pro- hibit the acquisition and exercise after the effective date of this com- pact of rights to store waters originating within the Upper Klamath River Basin and to make later use of such stored water for any pur- pose, as long as the storing of waters for such later use, while being effected, does not interfere with the direct diversion or storage of such waters for use (a) or (b) in the Upper Klamath River Basin. ARTICLE IV. HYDROELECTRIC POWER It shall be the objective of each state, in the formulation and exe- cution and the granting of authority for the formulation and execu- tion of plans for the distribution and use of the waters of the Klamath River Basin, to provide for the most efficient use of available power head and its economic integration with the distribution of water for other beneficial uses in order to secure the most economical distribu- tion and use of water and lowest power rates which may be reasonable for irrigation and drainage pumping, including pumping from wells. ARTICLE V. INTERSTATE DIVERSION AND STORAGE RIGHTS; MEASURING DEVICES A. Each state hereby grants for the benefit of the other and its designers the right to construct and operate facilities for the measure- ment, diversion, storage and conveyance of water from the Upper Klamath River Basin in one state for use in the other insofar as the exercise of such right may be necessary to effectuate and comply with the terms of this compact. The location of such facilities shall be sub- ject to approval by the commission. (B) Each state or its designee, exercising within the jurisdiction of the other a right granted under subdivision A of this article, shall make provision for the establishment, operation and maintenance of permanent gaging stations at such points on streams or reservoir or conveyance facilities as may be required by the commission for the purpose of ascertaining and recording the volume of diversions by the streams or facilities involved. Said stations shall be equipped with suitable devices for determining the flow of water at all times. All information obtained from such stations shall be compiled in ac- cordance with the standards of the United States Geological Survey, shall be filed with the commission, and shall be available to the public. |