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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Colorado River Basin Compact canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate compact
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ water allocation agreement ⓘ |
| administrativeBody | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocates | water among Upper Basin states by percentage of available supply ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Law of the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1948-10-11 ⓘ |
| establishes | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
environmental law
ⓘ
interstate relations ⓘ water law ⓘ |
| fullName | Upper Colorado River Basin Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
consent of the United States Congress
ⓘ
ratification by each party state ⓘ |
| shortName | Upper Basin Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
apportionment of surface water
ⓘ
interstate water rights ⓘ river basin management ⓘ |
| upperBasinState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1948 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.