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Show __y__ this suit was filed was demanding payment of all assessments for which an extension had been granted or that written applications be signed providing for payment in installments over a period of ten years. A temporary injunction was issued upon institution of this suit preventing the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association from refusing water service on account of the non-payment of these back assessments. The drainage, as provided for in said contract, was installed by the said Salt River Valley Water Users' Association and the water level lowered by pumping and the water-logged lands were thereby improved; and the danger from the rising of the ground water table was thereby averted upon all of the Tempe lands. The Salt River Project has been expanded, until with the entry of the plaintiffs' lands, there are now 242,000 acres of irrigated land under cultivation, all having shares of stock in the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association. The building of the Roosevelt Dam was completed in about the year 1910, and the reservoir thereby erected now has a storage capacity of approximately 1,637,000 acre feet of water. There have been added three other storage dams and reservoirs: The Horse Mesa Dam next below the Roosevelt Dam reservoir having a storage capacity of approximately 245,000 acre feet, was completed about 1926. The Mormon Flat Reservoir, which has a capacity of approximately 63,000 acre feet, was completed about 1925; and the Stewart Mountain Dam Reservoir which has a capacity of approximately 70,000 acre feet was completed about 1930, which make a total rated stored capacity in the Salt River Project at this time of approximately 22,015,000 acre feet of water. However, it is estimated |
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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. |