Colorado River Basin Project Act
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The Colorado River Basin Project Act is a 1968 U.S. federal law that authorized major water development projects in the Colorado River Basin, including the Central Arizona Project, to support water supply, irrigation, and regional growth in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River Basin Project Act canonical | 2 |
| Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5581615 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colorado River Basin Project Act Context triple: [Central Arizona Project, authorizedBy, Colorado River Basin Project Act]
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A.
Boulder Canyon Project Act
The Boulder Canyon Project Act is a 1928 U.S. federal law that authorized the construction of Hoover Dam and the All-American Canal, enabling large-scale water storage and hydroelectric power development on the Colorado River.
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B.
Bonneville Project Act of 1937
The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that created the Bonneville Power Administration and established the framework for marketing and transmitting hydroelectric power from the Columbia River dams in the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Colorado River Storage and Regulation System
The Colorado River Storage and Regulation System is a network of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure designed to manage, store, and control the flow of the Colorado River for water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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E.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colorado River Basin Project Act Target entity description: The Colorado River Basin Project Act is a 1968 U.S. federal law that authorized major water development projects in the Colorado River Basin, including the Central Arizona Project, to support water supply, irrigation, and regional growth in the American Southwest.
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A.
Boulder Canyon Project Act
The Boulder Canyon Project Act is a 1928 U.S. federal law that authorized the construction of Hoover Dam and the All-American Canal, enabling large-scale water storage and hydroelectric power development on the Colorado River.
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B.
Bonneville Project Act of 1937
The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that created the Bonneville Power Administration and established the framework for marketing and transmitting hydroelectric power from the Columbia River dams in the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Colorado River Storage and Regulation System
The Colorado River Storage and Regulation System is a network of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure designed to manage, store, and control the flow of the Colorado River for water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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E.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
water resources legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizesProject |
Central Arizona Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River Basin water development projects ⓘ |
| concerns |
water delivery systems
ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
enabled large-scale irrigation projects in Arizona
ⓘ
expanded water deliveries to central and southern Arizona ⓘ supported urban growth in Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ supported urban growth in Tucson area ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusesOnRiver | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II western U.S. growth ⓘ |
| implements | federal water development policy in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Colorado River water allocation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ regional growth ⓘ water development projects ⓘ |
| partOf | United States reclamation law framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
infrastructure development
ⓘ
interstate water management ⓘ water allocation ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate development of the Central Arizona Project
ⓘ
promote regional economic growth ⓘ support irrigation in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ support municipal and industrial water use ⓘ support water supply in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| regulates | federal participation in Colorado River Basin water projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bureau of Reclamation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ water resources management ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| typeOfIntervention | infrastructure authorization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1968 ⓘ |
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Subject: Colorado River Basin Project Act Description of subject: The Colorado River Basin Project Act is a 1968 U.S. federal law that authorized major water development projects in the Colorado River Basin, including the Central Arizona Project, to support water supply, irrigation, and regional growth in the American Southwest.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968