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 65 |
OCR Text |
Show 65 delivers to these constituent members who in turn act as retailers to the consumer.71 The principal works serving the Metropolitan Water District are Parker Dam, the Colorado River Aqueduct, Lake Mathews and the distribution system below Lake Mathews. Parker Dam has been described earlier.72 Its most important functions from the point of view of the District are: removal of silt to permit pumping of water through the aqueduct to the coastal plain; raising the water level of the Colorado River and thus decreasing the lift necessary to bring water to the aqueduct; and generation of part of the power required to pump the water through the aqueduct. The Metropolitan Water District receives approximately 50% of the electrical energy generated at Parker Dam and all of the power so received, as well as power received from Hoover Dam, is used to lift water through the aqueduct.73 Preliminary plans for construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct commenced in 1923 when the chief engineer of the Los Angeles Water and Power Department traveled to the Colorado River for the purpose of locating a suitable diversion point for an aqueduct to carry water to Los Angeles. The early surveying of possible routes and diversion points, which began in 1923, was attended by extreme hardship due to the nature and climate of the country through which the aqueduct was to pass.74 Enginering and surveying work on the proposed route took place from 1923 to 1933 during which time 50 to 250 men were continually employed on the project.75 T1Tr.9565 (Elder). 72See pp. 33-34, supra. 73Tr. 9609-9612 (Elder). For additional details on Parker Dam and its related works see Calif. Ex. 477. 74Tr. 9451-9457 (Parratt). "Tr. 9467 (Parratt). |
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 |
076-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 65.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119816 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119816 |