Colorado River Compact - Wikipedia
WEBThe Colorado River Compact is a 1922 agreement that regulates water distribution among seven states in the southwestern United States. The contract is about the area within the drainage basin of the Colorado River.
Colorado River Compact - Water Education Foundation
WEBJun 22, 2020 · The Colorado River Compact of 1922 marked the first time in U.S. history that more than three states negotiated an agreement among themselves to apportion the waters of a stream or river. The compact is the cornerstone of the “Law of the River” – a complex set of interstate compacts, federal laws, court decisions and decrees, contracts ...
Colorado River - Wikipedia
WEBStarting in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado, it flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona – Nevada border, where it turns south toward the international border.
Interstate Compacts | DNR CWCB - Colorado
WEBColorado River Compact and Upper Colorado River Compact. These compacts allow Colorado to use up to 3.85 million acre feet (MAF), provided the Upper Basin does not cause the flow at Lee Ferry, Ariz., to fall below 75 MAF, based on a 10-year running average (7.5 MAF/year).
Colorado River Compact – National Center for Interstate …
WEBColorado River Compact. Apportions the waters of the Colorado River Basin. Congress authorized seven states in 1921 to negotiate the compact. Six of them ratified the compact promptly, but Arizona did not join until 1944. An amendment was adopted in 1925 to waive the requirement that all seven states approve.
Interstate Compacts | Division of Water Resources - Colorado
WEBImportant Links. A Summary of Compacts & Litigation Governing Colorado's Use of Interstate Streams. Compact Compliance - Use & Measurement Rules. Compact Requirements - State Engineer's Duties.
Course of the Colorado River - Wikipedia
WEBThe river flows through the Parker Valley, much of which belongs to the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and then the Palo Verde Valley, where it is crossed by Interstate 10 near Blythe, California.
Interstate Compacts - Water Education Colorado
WEBNine interstate compacts, two Supreme Court equitable decrees, two international treaties, and two memoranda of understanding govern how much water Colorado is entitled to use and consume within its boundaries.
Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado …
WEBAug 1, 1997 · Instead, it provides an interstate service through its conjunctive use of Colorado River surface water and Arizona groundwater reserves. In this way it encourages greater flexibility in Colorado River management.
Topic Tour: Interstate River Compacts - Colorado Water History ...
WEBInterstate River Compacts: Topic Breakdown. The 1922 Colorado River Compact was the first interstate agreement to determine how states would share a stream. The seven basin states joined together to negotiate the legal agreement that now serves as the foundation of the "Law of the River."
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