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Lake Mead Contract (Arizona Revised Statutes: Title 45 Waters; Chapter 7 Interstate Streams; Article 1)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Arizona
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Surface water Water abstraction Contract/agreement Water rights Sub-national agreement Governance Water supply Irrigation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This article of the Arizona Revised Statutes adopts the Lake Mead Contract. The contract concerns the storage and delivery of water from Lake Mead and is entered into between the United States and the state of Arizona through its Colorado river commission. The contract, among others, provides that subject to the availability thereof for use in Arizona under the provisions of the Colorado River Compact and the Boulder Canyon Project Act, the United States shall deliver and Arizona, or agencies or water users therein, will accept under this contract each calendar year from storage in Lake Mead, at a point or points of diversion on the Colorado River approved by the Secretary, so much water as may be necessary for the beneficial consumptive use for irrigation and domestic uses in Arizona of a maximum of 2,800,000 acre-feet.

Full text
English
Website
www.azleg.gov