Show FINAL EFFORT MADE TO END RIVER PUZZLE PUZZIE I Upper Basin Bashi Governors Present I Plan Plait to Ari An- Arizona Anzona zona California DENVER Colo Cob Aug 27 By By The Associated Press In In a final at- at attempt attempt tempt empt to settle the differences be- be between tween California and Arizona so as aso asto asto to o bring about ratification of ot the Colorado river compact governors of ot oftie the tie four tour upper basin stales states today pre pre- presented their final mediation plan to representatives of ot the two warring states tales The mediation plan which was pre- pre tented rented late today provides that Call Call- ornia fornia shall have acre call I feet Arizona acre feet teet and Ne- Ne Neada Neada Nevada ada vada acre feet of water al- al proposed or go to d dt the t compact lower g basin This states amount n by Is the to I Include all the preferential rights and claims of ot the three lower lowet basin states I Arizona also is granted the right to acre feet teet of ot water from tributaries in that state with the pro- pro proviso I viso Iso that It diverted dl rt d. d before b tore a preferential right to the usa less of ot the remainder of ot the water of ot its tribu- tribu tarT tary ary streams that can be be- be before before fore ore it empties Into the Colorado UT 1 AFFECTED California New Mexico Utah and Nevada are arc to be granted the same rights to the tributary streams in those states stales under the mediation plan lan The h plan also provides o s that all l wa waters wa- wa waters sc t te unallocated t by the compact c a that t flow below Lees Lee's ferry terry shall be divided between and Nevada sub sub- subject subject subject to the future equitable apportion apportion- apportionment apportionment apportionment ment between the states of ot the Colo Cole Colorado Colorado Colerado rado doer basin on or after atter 1963 as in the compact was drawn at Santa Santi Fe In la 1922 It also alsos Is s specified that the use of ot water by bythe bythe bythe the states stales of the lower basin shall shan be without prejudice to the rights of ot the upper basin states to a further alloca shoes allocation allocation tion of ot water as provided by the com com- compact pact and shall be subject to the same terms and provisions of ot the said com corn pact CONCESSIONS iS MADE Under the new mediation proposal concessions have been made to both states as a II result of ot the conferences which have been held since the first mediation proposal was presented California has argued that an arbi arbi- arbitrary arbitrary arbitrary fixing of wo million acre feet teet as the states state's perfected rights was unjust in that the state was entitled to o acre feet In the same proposal pr Arizona was given Ilven acre feet as perfected rights whereas the th claim was made for tor but acre feet teet by that state |