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Show APPENDIX X X-47 1004 United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 APR 121373 In Reply Refer To: 400/875. Dear Mr. Griswold: Enclosed is a draft of a proposed stipulation that has been informally prepared with participation by all the parties in Arizona v. California, 373 U. S. 546 (1963). If adopted by the Court, it would climax approximately 9 years of efforts to reach agreement on present perfected rights under Article VI of the Supreme Court Decree of March 9, 1964. Articles I(G) and (H) of the Decree provide as follows: (G) "Perfected right" means a water right acquired in accordance with State law, which right has been exercised by the actual diversion of a specific quantity of water that has been applied to a defined area of land or to definite municipal or industrial works, and in addition shall include water rights created by the reservation of mainstream water for the use of Federal establishments under Federal law whether or not the water has been applied to beneficial use; (H) "Present perfected rights" means perfected rights, as here defined, existing as of June 25, 1929, the effective date of the Boulder Canyon Project Act; Present perfected rights of Federal establishments, as listed in Article II(D) of the Decree, include dual limitations on the quantities of water; i.e., (i) the quantities of diversions from the mainstream, or (ii) the quantities of mainstream water necessary to supply the consumptive use required for irrigation of a defined area of land, whichever of (i) or (ii) is less. In |
