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 88 |
OCR Text |
Show 88 total tribal population of 1200 lived on the Reservation. Most of these Indians are engaged in agriculture or wage earning.71 Irrigation water for these Indian lands was first diverted from the Colorado River at Laguna Dam. When Imperial Dam and the All-American Canal were completed, however, the Reservation was served by these facilities. Water delivered from the River is distributed through a system of canals and laterals.72 (i) Cocopah Reservation. The Cocopah Reservation is composed of two tracts of land located southwest of Yuma in Arizona. Total approximate area is 500 acres and the climate of this typical Colorado River Valley land is arid. The number of the Cocopah Indian tribe living on the Reservation is unclear. The 1957 tribal population was about 90 Indians. Primary sources of income are agriculture and wage earning.78 Both tracts of the Cocopah Reservation receive irrigation water from the Colorado River through the facilities of the Valley Division of the Yuma Project One tract receives water from the Valley Division's east main canal and the other tract receives water from the west main canal. Reservation laterals distribute water directly to the irrigated lands.74 3. Indian Reservations-Central Arizona Area. (a) Gila Bend Reservation. Situated on the Gila River about 40 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona, this Reserva- ™Tr. 13766-13767, 13791, 13821A (Haverland). 72U. S. Ex. 1116. See also U. S. Exs. 258, 510, 1105-1115, 1117. TSTr. 13767-13768 (Haverland). 7*Tr. 14020-14021 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 508, 511, 1002-1003. 1005. |
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 |
099-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 88.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119839 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119839 |