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 255 |
OCR Text |
Show 255 cated in this case.1 I agree with Arizona that there is no need in this litigation to adjudicate the rights or priorities of Indian Reservations diverting water from the Lower Basin tributaries, except for the Gila River. For the reasons detailed at pages 318-321, 323-324, infra, it would be inappropriate at this time to apportion water in any of these tributaries, except the Gila River. Moreover, it would certainly be inappropriate to attempt a determination of the rights and priorities between each Indian Reservation and the myriad individual users who divert water from these tributaries.2 As to Indian Reservations on the Gila River System, I have made recommendations concerning the United States claims in a subsequent section of this Report at pages 332-334. As to the mainstream Indian Reservations, I have concluded that it is necessary to determine their water rights, and I have done so in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law which conclude this section of the Report. The United States claims it has reserved mainstream water for Indian Reservations under federal law, independently of the state law of appropriation, in quantities sufficient to irrigate all the irrigable acreage in each of the Reservations and to satisfy related uses. Arizona and California resist this claim. Arizona asserts that the quantity of water reserved for an Indian Reservation is no more than that amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of Indians living on the Reservation at any particular time. California also denies that the United States intended to reserve water for all irrigable lands on an Indian Reservation.8 This disagreement presents a justiciable controversy between the United States and the States of Arizona and California which ought to be adjudicated in this case in order JAriz. Answering Brief, pp. 92-108. 2See Tr. 13796-13810. "Calif. Brief, pp. 177-195; Calif. Response to U. S., pp. 112-127. |
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 |
267-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 255.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120007 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1120007 |