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 271 |
OCR Text |
Show 271 west bank of the Colorado River; thence down said west bank to a point opposite the place of beginning. ..." (italics added)21 6. The southern boundary of the Reservation was subsequently adjusted by an Executive Order of November 22, 1915.22 7. In withdrawing lands for the Colorado River Indian Reservation the United States intended to reserve rights to the use of so much water from the Colorado River as would be necessary to irrigate all of the practicably irrigable acreage therein and to satisfy related uses.23 8. Except at one point, the Colorado River now flows east of its 1876 course.24 9. The "Olive Lake Cut-off" was constructed across the neck of a large loop in the existing channel of the Colorado River in 1920. By 1921, the entire river flow passed through the new channel.25 10. As a result of this cut-off the River now flows east of its 1920 course.26 11. There are 2,058 acres of irrigable Reservation land lying west of the present west bank of the Colorado River and east of the west bank of the River as it existed in 1920 prior to the "Olive Lake Cut-off."27 12. The "Ninth Avenue Cut-off" was constructed across the neck of a loop in the existing channel of the Colorado 21U. S. Ex. 505. 22U. S. Ex. 506. 23See U. S. Exs. 501, 503-507, 513. 24See U. S. Ex. 560. 25Tr. 20121-20128 (Engle). 26U S Ex. 592. 27Tr. 20211-202i2 (Rupkey) ; U. S. Ex. 592. |
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 |
283-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 271.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120023 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1120023 |