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 69 |
OCR Text |
Show 69 pipeline and is designed to prevent waste resulting from uneven supply and demand. Finally, Garvey Reservoir in the Monterey Hills just east of the center of Los Angeles has a capacity of 1,500 acre-feet and is used for regulatory and emergency purposes in the downtown area of metropolitan Los Angeles and in the Harper area of Long Beach.87 As of 1957 the distribution system of the Metropolitan Water District was not complete; many portions were still under construction and still others were being planned. It has been estimated that the ultimate construction would be finished in I960.88 As noted previously, water supply for the members of the District comes from local sources and from the Owens River, the Mono Basin and the Colorado River. It is clear that the greatest part of the Colorado River water is used for industrial, municipal and domestic purposes.89 It has been estimated that only 15% of water from the River is used for irrigation.90 Total diversions from the River to the Colorado River Aqueduct in 1956 were 481,493 acre-feet.91 6. San Diego County Water Authority. San Diego County is situated on a plateau which begins near the coastline and which rises slightly until it reaches the foothills of a range of mountains whence it rises steeply to a point approximately 40 miles from the coast. At the highest point of this ridge of mountains drainage is to the east into the Imperial Valley. Most of the County's habitable land is found in a belt that begins at the coast and extends 20 or 25 miles inland; further east the terrain is rough. Rainfall 8TTr. 9576-9583 (Elder). 88Tr. 9591-9592 (Elder). 89Tr. 9594 (Elder). 90Tr. 9647 (Elder). 91 See p. 128, infra. |
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 |
080-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 69.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119820 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119820 |