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Secretary Norton to Sign Historic Colorado River Water Pact
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U.S. Newswire
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October 10, 2003
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On Thursday, October 16, 2003, Secretary of the Interior Gale
Norton will lead the official signing of an historic agreement that
settles long-standing disputes among California water agencies and
fulfills a solemn promise the state made more than 70 years ago to
limit its use of Colorado River water.
Federal, state and local officials from the Colorado River Basin
States will join Secretary Norton for the signing of the Colorado
River Water Delivery Agreement at Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada.
The venue is particularly appropriate because before the dam could
be built, the U.S. Congress required the state of California to
"irrevocably and unconditionally" agree to limit its use of ...