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Show FROM: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES INDIAN IRRIGATION SERVICE SPECIAL REPORTS 2-C-40 Vol. 35 Blackfoot, Idaho. July 6, 1CJ23, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Sear Sir: The Office is respectfully reminded of the fact that there is available by Congressional appropriation for the Shivwits Indian Reservation, Utah, for fiscal year 1930, tho sum of ££800• This amount presumably contains an item of V&500, the oost of a permanent diversion as estimated after an inspection X made in the spring of 1924, This amount was first included in tha advance estimate for fiscal year 1&26, and has been oarriod forward each succeeding year since that time* Aa reported to the Office following my inspection in 18S4, "The Santa. Clara River, which is tho source of water supply for this reservation, flown through a narrow canyon, and there is very little land suitable for Irrigation in the narrow river bottom The lend that Is being irrigated by the Indiana ia iu small pocketa and several ditch headings are required for tho 855 acres constituting tho total irrigable area along the river.w "The diversion works of these various small dltohes oonsist of crude tonporary bruah and rook dama that are oonstruoted at the beginning of tho irrigation Boason, and ao theso are frequently washed out by floods during tho .Irrigation soaaon, there are froquent intor-ruptiona in water service while thoy are fcoinc replaced, with oonseauont. waste of water*n "Shivwits nosorvation, in accordance with the Decree of tho Fifth Judioial District Court of V:aohint^ton County, dated Hovenber 6, 1922, io entitled to 1*38 eooond-feet of water with a priority of 1390, for 83.2 aores. Vilth the present wasteful uothoda of |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde 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, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |