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 331 |
OCR Text |
Show 331 b. Future Uses New Mexico also claims the right to water for future requirements. It is here, however, that priority of appropriation has its greatest effect. It would be unreasonable in the extreme to reserve water for future use in New Mexico when senior downstream appropriators in Arizona remain unsatisfied. It was so held as to Colorado's claim in Nebraska v. Wyoming, 325 U. S. 589 (1945). New Mexico seeks to mitigate the effect of her claim by attempting to establish that, should additional water storage facilities be constructed sometime in the uncertain future, increased uses in New Mexico would not diminish the supply for downstream Arizona users.80 To formulate a decree on the basis of such hypothetical facts would not be prudent. In Nebraska v. Wyoming, supra, at 620, the Court said: "There is no reliable basis for prediction. But a controversy exists; and the decree which is entered must deal with conditions as they obtain today. If they substantially change, the decree can be adjusted to meet the new condition." Of course, the decree will provide for modification should a change of condition warrant it. as shown on Arizona Exhibit 334. Glenwood (including Mule Creek) embraces the area delineated on Arizona Exhibit 334 as the Glenwood area and in addition thereto all of the San Francisco River System in New Mexico to the south of the Glenwood area as shown on said Exhibit 334. The areas on the Gila River System are: Upper Gila, Cliff-Gila and Buckhorn-Duck Creek, Red Rock, and Virden Valley. The Red Rock area is as shown on Arizona Exhibit 328. The Cliff-Gila and Buckhorn Duck-Creek area is as shown on Arizona Exhibit 328 and in addition thereto embraces all areas on Mangas Creek and tributaries thereto. The Upper Gila area embraces the entire Gila River System upstream from the Cliff-Gila and Buckhorn-Duck Creek area as herein denned. The Virden Valley is that portion of the Gila River System in New Mexico (excluding the San Francisco River and San Simon Creek and their tributaries) downstream from the area delineated as Red Rock on Arizona Exhibit 328. 80N. M. Proposed Findings 18-21. |
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 |
343-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 331.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120083 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1120083 |