Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)

This Act authorized the construction of Hoover Dam and the All-American Canal to the Imperial Valley in California. It also, in effect, apportioned the Lower Basin states' allocation under the Colorado River Compact. Below are the volumes of water given to the Lower Basin states:: California--4.4 million acre-feet; Arizona--2.8 million acre-feet; Nevada--0.3 million acre-feet
Arizona was also given exclusive beneficial use of the Gila River outside of the mainstem allocation of 2.8 million acre-feet.
In making these allocations the Act provided protection against unlimited development in the Lower Basin.
It further provides some assurances that the Colorado River Compact will not be nullified.
United States Code regarding the Boulder Canyon Project Act: This link will take you out of Colorado Water Knowledge. Use the BACK icon on your browser to return to this page.