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Show *4y ptMM rafcr to. Fi J...........wmd (tat. of tkk kttor. smncr. Reclamation SerTloe. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WMHINOTON, 0. C., March 16,1905. The Honorable The Seoretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Sir: Under the provisions of Seo. 8 of the aot of June 17,1902, (32 Stat. 388), it is provided that "the Seoretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this aot, shall prooeed in conformity with such laws",- referring to the laws of the various States and Territories relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder. In pursuanoe of this authority, it will be necessary for the Reclamation Servioe to file notices of appropriation and per-forr. other acts as required by the looal laws, in order to put upon the records a notice of the water rights to be used in oon-nection with the irrigation projects. In order to oarry out these requirements it will be neoessaiy to have a man on the ground in each projeot. It is aooordingly requested that authority be given to the Director of the Geologioal Survey to designate some person to file such water rights, and take the other steps required by the looal statutes in the name of the Seoretary of the Interior. In connection with the proposed reservoir site on |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde 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, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |