Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, 1948

1 UpperColoradoleverBa6inCompactEnteredInt oByTheStatesofARIZONACOLORADONEWMEXICOUT AHWYOMINGSANTAFE,NEWMEXICOOCTOBER11, 1948 UPPERCOLORADORIVERBASINCOMPACTTheStateof Arizona,theStateofColorado,theStateofNew Mexico,theStateofUtahandtheStateofWyomin g,actingthroughtheirConunissioners, , , ,appointedbythePresidentastherepresentat iveoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica, ,todeterminetherightsandobligationsofeac hsignatoryStaterespectingtheusesanddeliv eriesofthewateroftheUpperBasinoftheColor adoRiver,asfollows:ARTICLEI(a) ;toestablishtheobligationsofeachStateoft heUpperDivisionwithrespecttothedeliverie sofwaterrequiredtobemadeatLeeFerrybytheC oloradoRiverCompact;topromoteinterstatec omity;toremovecausesofpresentandfutureco ntroversies;tosecuretheexpeditiousagri-c ulturalandindustrialdevelopmentoftheUppe rBasin, (b) :(a)Theterm"ColoradoRiverSystem"meanstha tportionoftheColoradoRiveranditstributar ieswIthintheUnitedStatesofAmerIca.

2 (b)Theterm"ColoradoRiverBasin" (c)Theterm"StatesoftheUpperDivision"mean stheStates0' (d)Theterm"StatesoftheLowerDivision" (e)Theterm"LeeFerry"meansapointinthemain streamoftheColoradoRiveronemilebelowthem outhofthePariaRiver.(f)Theterm"UpperBasi n"meansthosepartsoftheStatesofArizona, ,andalsoallpartsofsaidStateslocatedwitho utthedrainageareaoftheColoradoRiverSyste mwhicharenoworshallhereafterbebeneficial lyservedbywatersdivertedfromtheColoradoR iver-2-SystemaboveLeeFerry.(g)Theterm"Lo werBasin"meansthosepartsoftheStatesofAri zona,California,Nevada,NewMexicoandUtahw ithinandfromwhichwatersnaturallydrainint otheColoradoRiverSystembelowLeeFerry,and alsoallpartsofsaidStateslocatedwithoutth edrainageareaoftheColoradoRiverSystemwhi charenoworshallhereafterbebeneficiallyse rvedbywatersdivertedfromtheColoradoRiver SystembelowLeeFerry.

3 (h)Theterm"ColoradoRiverCompact"meansthe agreementconcermngtheapportionmentoftheu seofthewatersoftheColoradoRiverSystemdat edNovember24,1922,executedbyCommissioner sfortheStatesofArizona,California,Colora do,Nevada,NewMexico,UtahandWyoming,appro vedbyHerbertHoover,representativeoftheUn itedStatesofAmerica,.andproclaimedeffect ivebythePresidentoftheUmtedStatesofAmeri ca,June25,1929.(i)Theterm"UpperColoradoR iverSystem"meansthatporhonoftheColoradoR iverSystemaboveLeeFerry.(j)Theterm"Commi ssion"meanstheadministrativeagencycreate dbyArticleVIII ofthisCompact.(k)Theterm"wateryear"means thatperiodoftwelvemonthsendingSeptember3 0ofeachyear.(1)Theterm"acre-foot"meansth equantityofwaterrequITedtocoveranacretot hedepthofonefootandisequivalentto43, (m)Theterm"domesticuse"shallincludetheus eofwaterforhousehold,stock,municipal, ,industrialandotherlikepurposes,butshall excludethegenerationofelectricalpower.

4 (n)Theterm"virginflow" (a)Subjecttotheprovisionsandlimitationsc ontainedintheColoradoRiverCompactandinth isCompact,thereisherebyappor-tionedfromt heUpperColoradoRiverSysteminperpetuityto theStatesofArizona, Colorado ,NewMexico,Ut ahandWyoming,re-spectively,theconsumptiv euseofwaterasfollows:(1)TotheStateofAriz onatheconsumptiveuseof50,000acre-feetofw aterperannum.(2)TotheStatesofColorado,Ne wMexico,UtahandWyoming,respectively, ,000acre-feetperannum, - - - - ,StateofNewMexico- - - - - - ,-4-StateofUtah- - - - , (b)TheapportionmentmadetotherespectiveSt atesbyparagraph(a)ofthisArticleisbasedup on,andshallbeappliedinconformitywith,the followingprinciplesandeachofthem:(1)Thea pportionmentisofanyandallman-madedepleti ons;(2)Beneficialuseisthebasis,themeasur eandthelimitoftherighttouse;(3)NoStatesh allexceeditsapportioneduseinanywateryear whentheeffectofsuchexcessuse,asdetermine dbytheCommission,istodepriveanothersigna toryStateofitsapportioneduseduringthatwa teryear.

5 Provided,thatthissub-paragraph(b)(3)shal lnotbeconstruedas:(i)Alteringtheapportio nmentofuse,orobligationstomakedeliveries asprovidedinArticleXI,XlI,XIIIorXIVofthi sCompact;(ii)Purportingtoapportionamongt hesignatoryStatessuchusesofwaterastheUpp erBasinmaybeentitledtounderparagraphs(f) and(g)ofArticleIIIoftheColoradoRiverComp act;or(iii)Countenancingaverageusesbyany signa-toryStateinexcessofitsapportionmen t.(4)TheapportionmenttoeachStateincludes allwater-5-necessaryforthesupplyofanyrig htswhichnowexist.(c)Noapportiorunentishe rebyITlade,orintendedtobeITlade,ofsuchus esofwaterastheUpperBa sinITlaybeentitledtounderparagraphs(f)an d(g)ofArticleIIIoftheColoradoRiverCOIT lpact.(d) ,theextentofcurtailmentbyeachStateofthec onsumptiveuseofwaterapportionedtoitbyArt icleIIIofthisCompactshallbeinsuchquantit iesandatsuchtimesasshallbedeterITlinedby theCommissionupontheapplicationofthefoll oWingprinciples:(a)Theextentandtimesofcu rtailmentshallbesuchastoassurefullcompli ancewithArticleIIIoftheColoradoRiverComp act.

6 (b)IfanyStateorStatesoftheUpperDivision, ,shallhaveconsumptivelyusedmorewaterthan itwasortheywere,asthecasemaybe,entitledt ouseundertheapportionmentmadebyArticleII IofthisCompact,suchStateorStatesshallbe- 6-requiredtosupplyatLeeFerryaquantityofw aterequaltoits, ,asmaybenecessarytoassurecompliancewithA rticleIIIoftheColoradoRiverCompact,befor edemandismadeonanyotherStateoftheUpperDi vision;(c)Exceptasprovidedinsubparagraph (b)ofthisArticle,theextentofcurtailInent byeachStateoftheUpperDivisionofthecon-su mptiveuseofwaterapportionedtoitbyArticle IIIofthisCompactshallbesuchastoresultint hedeliveryatLeeFerryofaquantityofwaterwh ichbearsthesamerelationtothetotalrequi~e d curtailmentofusebytheStatesoftheUpperDiv isionastheconsumptiveuseofUpperColoradoR iverSystemwaterwhichwasmadebyeachsuchSta teduringthewateryearimmediatelypreceding theyearinwhichthecurtailmentbecomesneces sarybearstothetotalconsumptiveuseofsuchw aterintheStatesoftheUpperDivisionduringt hesamewateryear.

7 Provided,thatindeterminingsuchrelationth eusesofwaterunderrightsperfectedpriortoN ovember24,1922, (a) (a) (b)Alllossesofwateroccurringfromorasther esultofthestorageofwaterinreservoirscons tructedafterthesigningofthisCompactshall bechargedasfollows:(1)IftheCommissionfin dsthatthereserVOlrisused,inwholeorinpart ,toassisttheStatesoftheUpperDivisionmmee tingtheirobligationstodeliverwateratLeeF errylmposedbyArticleIIIoftheColoradoRive rCompact,theCommissionshallmakefindmgs,w hichinnoeventshallbecontrarytothelawsoft heUnitedStatesofAmericaunderwhichanyrese rvoirisconstructed, ,ashecasemaybe, (b)(1) (2) ,tosupplywater{orusein':lBStateoftheUppe rDivision, ~ (b)(2)shallbeearmarkedforandchargedtothe Stateinwhichthewaterwillbeused.}

8 (c)IntheeventtheCommissionfindsthatarese rvoirsiteisavailablebothtoassuredeliveri esatLeeFerryandtostore#waterforconswnpti veuseinaStateoftheUpperDivision,thestora geofwate~ , , ,unlesstheCornmisslOn,byunanimousaction, ,instrumentalitiesorwardsshallbechargeda sausebytheStateinwhichtheuseismade;provi ded,thatsuchcon-swnptiveuseincidenttothe diversion, (a)Thereisherebycreatedaninterstateadmin istrativeagencytobeknownasthe''UpperColo radoRiverCommission." , (b) ; (c) ,legal,clericalandotherpersonnelas,inits judgment, ,theCommissionshallnotbeboundbythecivils ervicelawsofanyState.(d) :(1)Adoptrulesandregulations:(2) ;(3)Makeestimatestoforecastwaterrun-offo ntheColoradoRiverand anyofitstributaries;(4)Engageincooperati vestudiesofwatersuppliesoftheColoradoRiv eranditstributaries;(5) , ,diversionsanduseofthewatersoftheColorad oRiver,andanyofitstributaries;(6)Makefin dingsastothequantityofwateroftheUpperCol oradoRiverSystemusedeachyearintheUpperCo loradoRiverBasinandineachStatethereof;(7 )Makefindingsastothequantityofwaterdeliv eriesatLeeFerryduringeachwateryear:(8)Ma kefindingsastothenecessityforandtheexten tofthecurtailmentofuse, :(9)Makefindingsastothequantityofreservo irlossesandastothesharethereofchargeable underArticleVhereoftoeachofthpStates.

9 (10) (TreatySeries994) ,andsuchotherFederalofficialsandagencies asitmaydeemappropriatetotheendthatthewat erallottedtoMexicounderDivisionIIIofsuch treatymaybereducedinaccordancewiththeter msofsuchTreaty;(11)Acquireandholdsuchper sonalandrealpropertyasmaybenecessaryfort heperformanceofitsdutieshereunderandtodi sposeofthesamewhennolongerrequired;(12) ;(13) ,areportcoveringtheactivitiesoftheCommis sionfortheprecedingwateryear.(e)Exceptas otherwiseprovidedinthisCompactthecon-cur renceoffourmembersoftheCOnurUssionshallb erequiredinanyactiontakenbyit.(f)TheComm issionanditsSecretaryshallmakeavailablet otheGovernorofeachofthesignatoryStatesan yinforInationwithinitspossessionatanytim e,andshallalwaysprovidefreeaccesstoitsre cordsbytheGovernorsofeachoftheStates, ~uthorizedrepresentativesoftheUnitedStat esofAmerica.

10 (g) (h) (a) , ,storing, , , , (b)AnysIgnatoryState,anypersonoranyentit yofanysIgnatoryStateshallhavetherighttoa cquaesuchpropertyrightsasarenecessarytot heuseofwaterinconformitywiththlsCompacti nanyothersignatoryStatebydonation, , ,or, ; (c) ,theconstruction, ,maintenanceandoperationofsuchfacilitysh allbesubjecttothelawsoftheStateinwhichth efacilityislocated, ,thewateradministrationofficialsoftheSta te-15-inwhichthefacilityislocatedshallpe rmitthestorageandreleaseofanywaterwhich, asdeterminedbyfindingsoftheComlTl1ssion, , (d) ,asaconditionprecedenttotheusethereof,sh allpaytothepoliticalsubdivisionsoftheSta teinwhichsuchworksarelocated,eachandever yyearduringwhichsuchrightsareenjoyedfors uchpurposes, ,andinlieuofany andalltaxesonsaidproperty, ,intheeventtheUnitedStatesofAmericashall acquirepropertyinoneofthesignatoryStates forthebenefitofanothersignatoryState,ori tswaterusers, , ARTICLEX(a) ,1922, ( )