Upper Basin definition

Upper Basin means those parts of the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River System above Xxx Xxxxx, and also all parts of said states located without the drainage area of the Colorado River System which are now or shall hereafter be beneficially served by waters diverted from the System above Xxx Xxxxx, as defined in the Colorado River Compact.

Upper Basin shall refer to the Upper Colorado River Basin and have the same meaning as defined in the 1922 Colorado River Compact and the 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Compact.

Upper Basin means those parts of the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River System above Lee Ferry, and also all parts of said states located without the drainage area of the Colorado River System which are now or shall hereafter be beneficially served by waters diverted from the System above Lee Ferry, as defined in the Colorado River Compact.

Examples of Upper Basin in a sentence

• Counsel is participating in negotiations regarding a contingency plan that could be implemented in the event of continued drought conditions that could threaten Lake Powell elevations and Upper Basin releases from Lake Powell.

• It identifies specific actions and time frames currently believed to be required to recover the endangered fishes in the most expeditious manner in the Upper Basin.

• George, UT, is technically within the Lower Colorado River Basin’s drainage, as previously discussed, Utah’s state allocation comes out of waters available to the Upper Basin.

• For example, the states in the Upper Basin (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico), where the majority of the river’s runoff originates, feared that a storage facility making water available downstream might form a basis for claims by Lower Basin states (California, Arizona, and Nevada) under prior appropriation doctrine before Upper Basin states could develop means to access their share.

• The Section 7 Agreement (including Section 7 Consultation, Sufficient Progress, and Historic Projects Agreement) was developed by Recovery Program participants to clarify how Section 7 consultations will be conducted on water depletion impacts related to new projects and impacts associated with historic projects (existing projects requiring a new Federal action) in the Upper Basin.

• The Colorado Squawfish [Pikeminnow] Recovery Plan (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1991) listed the Green River as the highest priority area for recovery of the species, and the recovery goals (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2002c) consider the Green River subbasin as the center of the Upper Basin Colorado pikeminnow metapopulation.

• A number of potentially harmful contaminants (including selenium, petroleum derivatives, heavy metals, ammonia, and uranium) and suspected contaminant "hot spots" have been identified in the Upper Basin.

• Blockage of Colorado pikeminnow movement by dams and water-diversion structures has been suggested as an important cause of the decline of this species in the Upper Basin (Xxxx 1984; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1991).

• Tributary and mainstem flow recommendations will be carefully coordinated to address recovery needs from an Upper Basin wide perspective.

• To the extent permissible under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and other applicable Federal authority, venue for adjudication of any disputes under this Demand Management Storage Agreement shall be in an appropriate Federal court within the Upper Basin.

More Definitions of Upper Basin

Upper Basin means that geographic area including the South Fork of the Coeur d’ Alene River drainage east of the confluence of the South Fork and North Fork of the Coeur d’ Alene River, including the Box, but excluding the Lucky Friday Active Area.

Upper Basin has the same meaning given the term in Article II(f) of the Colorado River Compact.

Upper Basin. Team shall mean: that team constituted pursuant to Section 16.2.2.A

Upper Basin means the Upper San Xxxxxxx Canyon Basin. The boundaries of the Upper Basin are more particularly described in maps and documents held or created by the Watermaster.

Upper Basin means those parts of the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming within and from which naturally drain into the Colorado River System above Xxx Xxxxx, and also all parts of said States located without the drainage area of the Colorado River System which are now or shall hereafter be beneficially served by waters diverted from the Colorado River System above Xxx Xxxxx.