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 85 |
OCR Text |
Show 85 business enterprises, Hualapai economy is based primarily on the raising of livestock.65 Irrigation water for lands in the Big Sandy area comes from the Big Sandy River and Trout Creek. Water for the other areas comes from springs and wells and is distributed through a system of pipes and laterals.66 (d) Moapa Reservation. Situated in the southern portion of Nevada 40 to 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, this Reservation contains about 1,200 acres-most of which are located in the bottom of a valley with desert-type topography. The Reservation is inhabited by the Moapa band of the Paiute Indians whose total population in 1957 was approximately 100. The actual number residing on the Reservation is unclear." Moapa economy consists of subsistence gardening and wage earning in nearby towns.88 Practically all irrigable land in the Moapa Indian Reservation has been leased to non-Indians." (e) Fort Mohave Reservation. This Reservation is situated in the States of Arizona, California and Nevada in the general area of their common borders. Embracing approximately 38,000 acres, the Reservation's climate and topography are that of an arid desert valley. The total number of the Fort Mohave tribe living on the Reservation is unknown. The tribe's total population in 1957 was approximately 450. The majority of these Indians work for the Santa Fe Railroad in the town of Needles, California.60 Irrigation on this Reservation is negligible. Plans have been proposed for a modern irrigation system using both B5Tr. 13762-13763 (Haverland). B6Tr. 14014-14015 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 811-818. B7Tr. 13787 (Haverland). "Tr. 13763 (Haverland). B9Tr. 13788-13789 (Haverland). •°Tr. 13764-13787, 14069 (Haverland) (Rupkey). |
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 |
096-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 85.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119836 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119836 |