AZ vs. CA:25 California Exhibits, Vol. XXV; Nos. 7501-7859

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Hon. Ray Lyman "Wilbur. Augusb 12 , 193U. -2- * "Class A Water: Agricultural Groups 3 850 000 acre feet t>er annum Metrop. District, 550.QUO " " *" " Total 4,400,000 Next 550 000 acre feet per annum, available for California use Ketrop. Dist. 550,000 acre feet per annum All water in river available for California use in excess of above 4,950,000 acre feet per annum Agricultural group all." In the month of June last, prior to the 21st at meetings between the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Water District and representatives of the said Agricultural Groups, in the City of Los Angeles California, the question arose and was considered as to whether under such proposed division of water the allocation of the 550 000 acre feet of Class A water to The Metropolitan water District should be made equal in rank or subordinate in right to the allocation of the remainder of said Class A water to-wit: 3,850,00u acre feet, to said Agricultural Groups. The directors of the District contended against such subordination and urged that the underlyine and controlling understanding expressed in the stipulation of February 21, 1930, did not contemplate any priority in the division of Class A water; also that it was only through inadvertence that said Resolution No. 36 varied from said stipulation of February 21, 1930, in respect of such division of Class A water. On the other hand, the representatives of tiie Agricultural Groups insisted that in the division of said Clasa A water, priority should be provided for in favor of the allocation to the Agricultural Groups as against the allocation to the Metropolitan District. That the representatives of the Agricultural Groups also demanded and insisted that a formal contract should forthwith be entered into by and between the District and the Agricultural Groups covering such division of water and providing for such priority in favor of the Agricultural Groups. * Class A water (4,4u0,000 acre feet; being a portion of ttie 7,500,000 acre feet apportioned from the Colorado River system under paragraph (a; of Article III of the Colorado River compact to the Lower Basin.