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 90 |
OCR Text |
Show 90 by 500 to 550 Papago Indians. Its climate and topography are similar to that of the Papago Reservation. These Indians have an agricultural and wage earning economy.80 Formerly, irrigation water was obtained from three sources; wells, infiltration galleries, and the Santa Cruz River. Because of flood damage and erratic river flow the diversion dam and canal on the Santa Cruz are no longer in use. Additional wells were drilled to compensate for the diminished surface supply and for the declining water table which rendered the infiltration galleries inoperative.81 (d) Gila River Reservation. The Gila River Reservation, which includes two small irrigation districts and the Indian lands of the San Carlos Project, is situated approximately 20 miles south of Phoenix, in Arizona, and contains about 370,000 acres of land. Its topography and climate are typical of southwest desert country. In 1957, it was inhabited by approximately 5,700 members of the Pima and Maricopa Indian tribes. Their economy is based upon agriculture and wage earning.83 The irrigation system of the Gila Crossing District of the Gila River Reservation includes two diversion dams on the Gila River. Declining surface flow has rendered them almost inoperative, however, and wells have been drilled to compensate for the loss of supply. Well water is distributed through a system of ditches. The Maricopa District of the Reservation has for some time obtained its irrigation water exclusively from wells. A network of ditches serves as a distribution system.83 80Tr. 14642-14643 (Haverland). 81Tr. 14723-14725 (Rupkey). See also U. S. Exs. 258, 512, 1702-1724. 82Tr. 14644 (Haverland). 8aTr. 14727-14733 (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 |
101-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 90.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119841 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119841 |