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 335 |
OCR Text |
Show 335 Land Management, as such rights may be determined hereafter. The Gila National Forest presently diverts water from the mainstream of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers. The finding is warranted that the United States intended, when it withdrew this Forest from entry, to reserve the water necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the Forest was created. Support for this finding lies in the following facts: The Gila and San Francisco Rivers are the only substantial streams which flow within the boundaries of the Forest; the purposes of the Forest cannot be fulfilled without an adequate water supply; and the United States presently utilizes water from these sources in order to maintain the Forest. The power of the United States to make such a reservation with respect to the Forest cannot be logically differentiated from the power of the United States with respect to Indian Reservations and Recreation Areas. Having found that the United States intended to reserve water from these sources in quantities reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose of withdrawal, and having concluded that the United States has the power to make such a reservation, it follows that water rights in the Gila Rivet System recognized by the recommended decree herein are subordinate to the right of the United States to divert water for the Gila National Forest to the extent that the former rights are junior in time. As in the case of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the future water requirements of the Gila National Forest appear to be so modest that it is unnecessary to put maximum limits on the reserved water rights created for its benefit. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Gila River rises in the mountainous areas of southwestern New Mexico near the towns of Cliff and Gila. It flows southwesterly-entering Arizona between Virden, |
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 |
347-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 335.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120087 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1120087 |