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Show 67804 Article 3, WHEREAS, after full consideration of the -id vantage? of both the Black Canyon and Boulder Canyon dam sites, the Secretary has determined upon Blaok Canyon as the site of the aforesaid dam, hereinafter styled the Hoover Dam, oraating thereby a reservoir to be hereinafter styled the Boulder Canyon Reservoirj and Article /*, WHEREAS, there are included within the boundaries of the District areas of private and public lands, and additional private and public lands will by appropriate proceedings be included within the District, and the District is desirous of entering into a contract for the construction of a suitable diversion dam and main canal and appurtenant structures, hereinafter respectively styled Imperial Dam and Ail-American Canal, located entirely within the United States connecting with the Imperial and Coachella Valleys, and for the delivery to the District of stored water from Boulder Canyon Reservoir) and Article 5. WHEREAS, the Secretary has determined, upon engineering and economic considerations, that it is advisable to provide for the construction of suoh diversion dam and main canal and appurtenant structures, and haa determined that the revenues provided for by this contract are adequate in his Judgment to insure payment of all expenses of construction, operation and maintenance of the said diversion dam, main canal.and appurtenant structures in the manner provided in the reclamation law) Article 6. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows, to witi Construction by. United States Article 7. The United States will construct the Imperial Dam in the main stream of the Colorado River at the approximate location indicated on the map marked Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, and will also construct the Ail-American Canal and appurtenant structures to the Imperial and Coachella Valleys, the approximate location of said canal to be as shown on the aforesaid Exhibit nAM. Said canal shall be constructed to a designed capacity of fifteen thousand (15,000) cubic feet of water per eecond from and including the diversion and desilting works at said dam to Syphon Dropj thirteen thousand (13,000) cubic feet of water per second from Syphon Drop to Pilot Knob, and ten thousand (10,000) cubic feet of water per second westerly from Pilot Knob to Engineer Station nineteen hundred and seven as said Engineer Station Is indicated on said Exhibit "A". Other portions of said canal shall be constructed with -2- |
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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. |