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 98 |
OCR Text |
Show Kolob Reservoir, capacity 5,586 acre-feet, is located northeast of the town of Virgin on a tributary of the Virgin River. Diversions from the River are made by: St. George and Washington Fields Diversion Dam and Canal, serving lands near St. George; La Verkin Canal, serving lands in the vicinity of the Town of La Verkin; and Hurricane Canal, serving lands south and west of the Town of Hurricane. Further to the east the Kanab Canal diverts from Kanab Creek to serve lands south of the Town of Kanab.15 Some of the waters of the Santa Clara River, the main Virgin River, Leeds or Quail Creek and Kanarra Creek are subject to court decrees.16 There are no decrees affecting Johnson and Kanab Creeks.17 The Bureau of Reclamation has twice reported on a proposed Dixie Project in the Utah portion of the Lower Colorado River Basin. Neither of these reports, dated 1949 and 1953 respectively, had been approved by the Commissioner of Reclamation at the close of hearings in this case. The essential difference between the two is that the latter is designed to serve less land with fewer works. The proposed project is planned to serve the Hurricane Division on the Virgin River and the Santa Clara Division on the Santa Clara River. In addition, the Dixie Project would make possible a trans-basin diversion from Kolob Reservoir to the Cedar City area by providing a substitute water sup- ply.18 1BTr. 17818, 17922-17923 (Bingham). 16See Utah Exs. 9-19. "Tr. 17871 (Criddle). 18Tr. 17923-17928, 17937-17945 (Bingham). |
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 |
109-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 98.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119849 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119849 |