Upper Colorado River Basin Compact

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The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact is a 1948 interstate agreement among the upper basin U.S. states that allocates and governs their shares of Colorado River water under the broader Colorado River Compact framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate compact
legal instrument
water allocation agreement
administrativeBody Upper Colorado River Commission
allocates water among Upper Basin states by percentage of available supply
appliesTo Upper Colorado River Basin
basin Colorado River Basin
componentOf Law of the River
country United States
dateSigned 1948-10-11
establishes Upper Colorado River Commission
field environmental law
interstate relations
water law
fullName Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
geographicScope portions of Colorado River Basin above Lee Ferry
governs allocation of Colorado River water among upper basin states
implements Colorado River Compact in the Upper Basin
language English
legalStatus federal law of the United States
obligation Upper Basin obligation to deliver water at Lee Ferry under the Colorado River Compact
party Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
United States federal government
Utah
Wyoming
placeSigned Santa Fe, New Mexico
purpose to equitably divide and apportion the use of waters of the Colorado River System in the Upper Basin
to provide for the integrated use and control of the Colorado River System in the Upper Basin
region American West
linked to: Old West
relatedTo Colorado River Compact
requires consent of the United States Congress
ratification by each party state
shortName Upper Basin Compact
signatoryState Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
subjectMatter apportionment of surface water
interstate water rights
river basin management
upperBasinState Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
yearSigned 1948

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Colorado River Compact relatedAgreement Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Law of the River includesInstrument Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Colorado River Basin governedBy Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact subjectTo Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948
linked to: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Upper Basin definedByAgreement Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948
linked to: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Upper Basin allocatedCollectiveWaterShareUnder Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948
linked to: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact fullName Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact shortName Upper Basin Compact
linked to: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Colorado River Storage Project Act relatedTo Upper Colorado River Basin Compact