Colorado River Basin Project Act (1968)

With the decision from Arizona v. California in its favor, Arizona sought Congressional authorization of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) in 1963.
The Act was approved in 1968 with many features, including the following:: Authorization of the CAP; Five authorized projects in Colorado (Animas-La Plata, Dolores, Dallas Creek, West Divide, and San Miguel); Investigation of methods for augmenting the flow of the Colorado River; Computation of consumptive uses by the Secretary of the Interior; Development of operating criteria for the coordinated Storage Project Act and the Boulder Canyon Project Act (Lake Mead) by the Secretary of the Interior.
United States Code regarding the Colorado River Basin Project: This link will take you out of Colorado Water Knowledge. Use the BACK icon on your browser to return to this page.