Title |
State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants : the United States of America and State of Nevada, interveners : State of Utah and State of New Mexico, impleaded defendants : report / Simon H. Rifkind, special master |
Creator |
United States. Supreme Court |
Subject |
Water rights; Water consumption; Rivers |
OCR Text |
Show The record of this action is another chapter in the long history of controversy relating to the Colorado River. Suit was initiated by Arizona on August 13, 1952, by filing a motion for leave to file a bill of complaint against the State of California and seven public agencies of the State.1 On January 19, 1953, the motion, unopposed, was granted. |
Publisher |
[Washington, D.C. : U.S. Supreme Court, 1960] |
Contributors |
Rifkind, Simon H. |
Date |
1960-12-05 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications |
Image files generated by Photoshop CS from PDF files |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital Image Copyright 2004, University of Utah. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
UNLV Libraries, Special Collection, 4505 Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 |
Source Physical Dimensions |
ix, 433 p. ; 27 cm |
Call Number |
KFA2847.5.C6 A337 1960 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s61835d5 |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120114 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5 |
Title |
page 73 |
OCR Text |
Show 73 of 2,540 square miles. Its flow originates in springs but the water is either consumed or lost prior to its reaching the lower reaches of the Wash.9 Approximately 5,000 acres in the area known as Upper Meadow Valley Wash were under irrigation in 1958 but no acreage was irrigated in the Lower Meadow Valley Wash.10 In the opinion of the state engineer, the use of water for irrigation on the Upper Meadow Valley Wash has no effect on stream flow conditions in the channel of the Meadow Valley Wash at Glendale or on the amount of water that ultimately reaches the Muddy River because of the great losses that occur in the lower reaches of the Wash.11 There is no decree adjudicating water rights on the Meadow Valley Wash or its tributaries.12 4. Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas Valley runs in a northwesterly-southeasterly direction and is bounded on the west by the Spring Mountains, on the northeast by portions of the Desert, Sheet and Las Vegas Ranges, on the east by Franklin Mountain and on the south by the River Mountains and the northern extremities of the McCullough Range. The Valley embraces approximately 400 square miles.13 Situated in its center is the principal residential and trading area of Southern Nevada-the City of Las Vegas. Covering an approximate area of 24 square miles the City had a population of 48,500 on January 1, 1956. Other important municipalities in the Valley are North Las Vegas, with an area of 6.25 square miles and a population of 12,900 in 1956, and Henderson, 12 miles southeast of Las Vegas and adjacent to converted war production plants, with an area of 13 square miles and a population of 14,000 in 1956. 9Tr. 16252-16253 (Shamberger). 10Tr. 16255-16256 (Shamberger). "Tr. 16287-16288 (Shamberger). 12Tr. 16256 (Shamberger). 13Tr. 16295-16296 (Shamberger). |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original Report: State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California |
Resource Identifier |
084-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 73.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119824 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119824 |