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 89 |
OCR Text |
Show 89 tion has an approximate area of 10,000 acres of arid desert valley land and is inhabited by members of the Papago tribe. In 1957, approximately 250 of the total tribal population of 7,500 lived on the Reservation and sustained themselves by working for the railroad serving the area.78 Originally, irrigation water was diverted from the Gila River and distributed through the Papago Canal and Indian Lateral. Because of decreasing flows in the Gila these works were discontinued and wells were drilled to provide most of the water supply. Underground water so obtained is distributed through a system of laterals.76 (b) Papago Reservation. Located in the south central part of Arizona adjoining the Mexican border, this Reservation comprises roughly 2,800,000 acres. Approximately one-half of the Reservation, the northern portion, lies within the Colorado River Basin.77 The Reservation's climate is arid and it lies in a desert area with rocky, rugged hills on the edge of the valley. It is inhabited by the Papago Indians, some 6,700 of whom live on the Reservation. Their economy is based primarily on cattle raising and wage earnings.78 Irrigation water for these Indian lands is provided primarily by wells. Water is discharged into a reservoir or directly into the distribution system which is composed of laterals and partially lined canals.79 (c) San Xavier Reservation. This Reservation is located on the southwestern edge of the City of Tucson and contains about 71,000 acres. In 1957, it was inhabited "Tr. 14640-14641 (Haverland). 76Tr. 14713-14715 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 1403-1407. "See Tr. 14540; U. S. Ex. 100. 78Tr. 14641-14642 (Haverland). "Tr. 14717-14718 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 1504-1517. |
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 |
100-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 89.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119840 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119840 |