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 92 |
OCR Text |
Show 92 combined population in 1957 was approximately 1500. The economy is based on agriculture and wage earning.88 Irrigation water is obtained from surface and underground sources. The primary source of water is the Salt River from which water is diverted to flow by gravity to the Reservation. The Arizona and South Canals of the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, which take out at Granite Reef Diversion Dam, bring Salt River water to the edge of the Reservation where pipes and concrete conduits conduct the water on to Indian lands to be distributed through laterals.89 (h) Fort McDowell Reservation. Located in Arizona along both sides of the Verde River, this Reservation abuts on the northeast corner of the Salt River Indian Reservation and contains about 25,000 acres. Its eastern and western sides are hilly but the central portion lies in the Verde Valley. It is inhabited by the Fort McDowell-Mohave-Apache tribe which numbered approximately 300 in 1957. Their economy is based on stock raising, agriculture and wage earning.90 Irrigation water is diverted from the Verde River and conducted to the Indian land by two ditches. At one time, four ditches served the area but flooding destroyed the headings of two of them and they are no longer in use. Consequently the area in the southern portion of the Reservation on each side of the River is not used.91 (i) Camp Verde Reservation. The Camp Verde Indian Reservation is located in Arizona approximately 40 miles east of Prescott and contains about 500 acres of land. 88Tr. 14646 (Haverland). 89Tr. 14768-14770 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 2109-2119. 90Tr. 14646-14647 (Haverland). 91Tr. 14775-14776A (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 2206-2210. |
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 |
103-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 92.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119843 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119843 |