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 35 |
OCR Text |
Show 35 but is the diversion point for the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona. It is owned by the United States and is operated by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.17 5. Palo Verde Weir. This diversion point for the Palo Verde Irrigation District is a temporary rock-filled structure located on the Colorado River 212 miles below Hoover Dam and 42 miles below Headgate Rock Dam. It was constructed at the expense of the United States in 1944 and 1945 and provides no substantial storage capacity. In authorizing the erection of a permanent dam on or near this site by Act of August 31, 1954,18 the Congress required the Palo Verde Irrigation District to contribute a share of the cost of construction.19 6. Imperial Dam. Situated on the main channel of the Colorado River 303 miles below Hoover Dam, about 90 miles below Palo Verde Weir and 18 miles above Yuma, Arizona, this structure is the diversion point for the Ail-American Canal, the Yuma Project and the Gila Project in Arizona. The middle of the channel at the site of the dam constitutes the common boundary between Arizona and California. Imperial Dam is a slab and buttress type concrete structure with a structural height of 31 feet at the overflow sections and a hydraulic height of 23 feet. At elevation 191 the overflow spillway has a capacity of 180,000 c.f.s. Extensive desilting works have been provided. The dam provides no appreciable storage capacity. It was dedicated in October, 1938, but active operations were not instituted for some time thereafter. Title to Im- 17Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 21. 1868 Stat. 1045. 19Ariz. Ex. 1000, pp. 21-22. |
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 |
046-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 35.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119786 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119786 |