Delph Carpenter in 1899 as a young man fresh out of law school. He went on to become the Father of Interstate River Compacts, crafting the vitally important Colorado River Compact of 1922 that is still used today to govern Western states' use of the Colorado River. Courtesy of the Delph E. Carpenter Collection, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University Archives and Special Collections
Delph Carpenter in 1899 as a young man fresh out of law school. He went on to become the Father of Interstate River Compacts, crafting the vitally important Colorado River Compact of 1922 that is still used today to govern Western states’ use of the Colorado River.
Courtesy of the Delph E. Carpenter Collection, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University Archives and Special Collections