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 67 |
OCR Text |
Show 67 capacity of 3,000 acre-feet.79 Cooper Basin Reservoir has a capacity of 20,000 acre-feet.80 The aqueduct's wasteways are used for emergencies such as emptying the canal because of a drowning or desert rainstorm. It has been estimated that in recent years losses have never exceeded 50 acre-feet annually.81 In addition to reservoirs and wasteways, there are a series of so-called inverted siphons along the aqueduct. These inverted siphons are pipes that dip below the hydraulic gradient of the aqueduct system so that the water is under sufficient pressure to be pushed down one side of a hill and up the side of another. The term "siphon" is inappropriate since these pipes produce no siphonic action at all.82 Except for a one-mile section at the east end of Lake Mathews where water is gained by percolation, the entire aqueduct is lined.83 Lake Mathews serves as a storage reservoir at the end of the aqueduct and performs two functions: it regulates the fairly uniform inflow in order to supply peak demands occurring in July and August; and it also provides an emergency supply. Lake Mathews is never permitted to have less than 50,000 acre-feet of storage so that a reserve always exists in case of major disaster such as earthquake or fire. The present storage capacity of Lake Mathews is 103,000 acre-feet. The District plans to double this capacity in the near future.84 Distribution of Colorado River water brought into the southern coastal plain at Lake Mathews is effected 79Tr. 9537 (Elder). 80Tr. 9543 (Elder). 81Tr; 9560-9562 (Elder). 82Tr. 9540-9542 (Elder). 83Tr. 9557 (Elder). 84Tr. 9567-9568 (Elder). |
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 |
078-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 67.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119818 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119818 |