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

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Subdivisión territorial
Arizona
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2019
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Manejo de recursos hídricos Aguas superficiales Captación de agua Contrato/acuerdo Derechos de agua Acuerdo subnacional Gobernanza Abastecimiento de agua Irrigación
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

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.

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Página web
www.azleg.gov