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 343 |
OCR Text |
Show 343 6. For purposes of this equitable apportionment, the State of New Mexico, as well as her citizens, is bound by the Gila Decree (Globe Equity No. 59) and priorities therein specified shall continue to be administered thereunder. 7. The decree herein recommended applies both to surface and underground water. 8. Uses recognjzed-Qn.j?articular streamsi.may_not be trans-ferred so as to justifjLaMitjgnj,LMes,on_other streams. 9. Rights to water from the Gila River for the benefit of the San Carlos and Gila River Indian Reservations are governed by the Gila Decree (Globe Equity No. 59). 10. Claims of the United States on behalf of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation against New Mexico users are rejected. Similar claims against Arizona users are not determined herein. 11. The United States has the right to divert water from the mainstream of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers in quantities reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes of the Gila National Forest with priority dates as of the date of withdrawal for forest purposes of each area of the Forest within which the water is used. |
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 |
355-UUM-COvAZ-SMRP_page 343.jpg |
Setname |
wwdl_azvca |
ID |
1120095 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835d5/1120095 |