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Show PROBLEMS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY AND VICINITY- 107 NORTH PINEY-COTTONWOOD-GREEN RIVFR PROJECT. Carey Act segregation No. 57 for 42,000 acres was made in 1909 and the system constructed. At the close of 1920, only 600 acres were irrigated, the results being due partially to inadequate water supply. Most of the land can be covered by canal from Green River heading in section 3, township 33 north, range 110 west. Carey Act segregation No. 106 covering a part of the original lands plus some additional has been made. This system is now under construction and will be complete in 1921. The irrigable acreage is 25,000. There remains 4,600 acres in the project to be watered from North Piney Creek, the discharge of which at a point above the diversions of the original segregations is estimated to average 32,000 acre-feet. There are almost 21,000 acres having rights on the creek and knowledge is not sufficient to determine their location with respect to the gaging station. State officials state that by building reservoirs water supply can be made sufficient for the 4,600 acrefi and therefore assumption is made herein that this area will eventually have a water supply. Reservoir sites available: Acre-feet. Taylor Park......................;.................................. 5,180 North Piney......................................................... 1,570 Total..............................................____...........1 6,750 The supply for the 25,000 acres is measured at Daniel on the Green River and natural flow is in excess of requirements at all periods even in the driest years. Estimated average discharge, Green River at Daniel. Demands 25,000 acres. May... June... July... August Acre-feet. 95,000 163,000 105,000 45,000 Acre-feet. 6,250 23,000 23,000 10,000 TJINTA-FREMONT. Carey Act segregation No. 88 requested in 1911 with permit covering 14,000 acres. Time of withdrawal expired and no construction commenced. Canal heads in Green River in section 3, township 35 north, range 111 west. Supply has been measured only in part of 1918 and is more than ample. APEX PROJECT. Adjacent to Uinta-Fremont and covering 4,000 acres with canal heading in section 11, township 35 north, range' 111 west also has ample water supply. |
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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] : |