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Show PERMIT. FILE WO,. 5531 Whereas, By Section 10 of an act of Congress, approved March 3, 1899, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," it is provided that it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, or other structures in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navigable river, or other water of the United States, outside established harbor lines, or where no harbor lines have been established, except on plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War; and it shall not be lawful to exca vate or fill, or in any manner to alter or modify the course, location, condition, or capacity of any port roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, lake, harbor of refuge, or inclosure within the limits of any breakwater| or of the channel of any navigable water of the United States, unless the work has been recommend by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War prior to beginning the same: And whereas, Application has been made to the Secretary of War by The IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, of California,. for authority to repair and rebuild its temporary diversion dam or weir (originally'' constructed under authority of War Department permit dated February 14, WIT), located In the Colorado River ut or near Hanlon's Heading, and to maintain said structure until July 1, 1922, luvordiiifr to |>lan>. hereto attached: Now TllKliKFOHK. This is to certify that the -aid plans and work are recommended by llu1 Chief of Engineers and arc authorized by the Secretary of War under the provisions of the afwe-aul statute, upon the following conditions: 1. Hull the work shall be subject to the supervision and approval of the District Engineer. Engineer Department at Large, in charge of the locality, who may temporarily suspend the work ut any time if, in his judgment, the interests of navigation so require. -. That any material dredged in the prosecution of the work herein authorized shall be removed evenly, and no large refuse piles, ridges across the bed of the waterway or deep hole- that may have a tendency to cause injury to navigable channels or to the banks of the waterway shall be left. It shall lie deposited to the satisfaction of the sni<l district engineer and in accordance with hi- prior Pi-rmii-Bion or iliMrilflinns. either on shore above high writer or ut sn*h dumping ground as may be designated by him: ami when he may so require, it shall be deposited within or behind a good and substantial bulkhead or bulkheads, such as will prevent escape of the material into the waterway; and so far as any pipe, wire, or (-able is laid in a trench, the formation of jxrmanent ridges across the bed of the waterway shall be avoided and the back filling shall l>e so done as no! to increase the cost of future dredging for navigation. If the material is to be deposited in the harbor of Xew York, or in its adjacent or tributary waters, or in Long Island Sound, a permit therefor must be previously obtained from tin1 Supervisor of Xew York Harbor. Army Building. Xew York Pity _________________________________________ |
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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. |