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 60 |
OCR Text |
Show 60 to scouring attributable to construction of upstream dams. It is maintained by the District and the Bureau of Reclamation. The intake at the Weir is a reinforced concrete structure with a capacity of 2100 c. f. s. or more, depending on the height of the River's water surface.51 The District's main canal takes out at the Weir and carries the water to a settling basin.52 From the settling basin the water is distributed through 280 miles of canals and laterals and approximately 400 miles of privately owned and maintained ditches. Distribution is effected partly by gravity and partly by pumping canal water to higher elevations. The canal and lateral system is unlined.53 Drainage from the District is to the Colorado River at a point about eight miles south of the Riverside-Imperial County line. There are approximately 120 miles of drains, very few of which are tiled.54 4. Yuma Project-Reservation Division. Located wholly within the State of California, this portion of the Yuma Project is located north of, and across the Colorado River from, Yuma, Arizona.55 Although not a party to this litigation, evidence was nonetheless presented on its behalf by the State of California. Total acreage in the general area of the Reservation Division-the area between the AU-American Canal and the Colorado River-is roughly 28,000 acres. At the time of trial approximately 15,700 acres were under the Reservation Division water distribution system. Of this amount, 8,200 acres were Indian land and 7,500 acres non-Indian land. Some land within the Division is irrigated by well water and other lands, although irrigable, 51Tr. 8705-8707 (Tabor). 52Tr.8555 (Tabor). B3Tr. 870S-S710 (Tabor). "Tr. 8710-8711 (Tabor). B5Tr. 8813 (Steenbergen); see Calif. Ex. 50. |
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 |
071-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 60.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119811 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119811 |