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 132 |
OCR Text |
Show 132 which she claims has been set aside for her in the mainstream. Indeed, Arizona claims that California is already using some of the water to which Arizona is entitled. By increasing the water uses of existing facilities, California will be able to increase substantially her uses of this claimed water in the future. On the other hand, Arizona cannot use the water she claims without the construction of new facilities and she cannot develop new facilities unless her rights in the water are first established. Thus, refusal of the Supreme Court to adjudicate Arizona's rights in the mainstream water will, as a practical matter, have the effect of a decision in favor of California since Arizona will not be able to utilize the disputed water and California will. If Arizona's interpretation of the Boulder Canyon Project Act, which the United States substantially agrees with, is correct, and if California has de facto taken part of the water which was forever apportioned to Arizona, then Arizona can remedy the situation only by suit in the Supreme Court. The circumstances related above are merely illustrative of conditions generally prevalent in regard to the Colorado River in the Lower Basin. The Basin has experienced a veritable population explosion in the past thirty years, accompanied by a comparable development in industry and agriculture.4 Water uses have expanded rapidly; but the point has now been reached where increased use of water from the Colorado River is being frustrated by a bitter dispute as to the legal availability of such water for use in the several states. That dispute is now before the Court. There appears to be sufficient mainstream water available to satisfy the scale of present uses and enough to satisfy some degree of expansion. But, despite a present unsatis- 4A more detailed description of the conditions in the Lower Basin, summarized in this section of the Report, will be found in Part One. |
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 |
144-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 132.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1119884 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1119884 |