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Show X-54 UPDATING THE HOOVER DAM DOCUMENTS Parties to the suit and the Secretary of the Interior were unable to reach agreement on present perfected rights within the two years set forth in Article VI. Therefore, the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, and the seven California agencies named in the suit filed a joint motion with the Supreme Court to amend Article VI of the decree so as to postpone for another year (until March 9, 1967) the date on which the parties were required to exchange present perfected rights claims. The United States filed a memorandum with the Supreme Court supporting the motion. On order of the Supreme Court dated February 28, 1966, 383 U.S. 268, Article VI was amended in accordance with said motion. Parties to the suit and the Secretary of the Interior were unable to reach agreement on present perfected rights prior to the new deadline of March 9, 1967. Therefore, the United States filed with the Court a list of present perfected rights claimed by the United States. Similarly, the States of Arizona and California each filed a list of present perfected rights claimed in those States. The State of Nevada filed a statement relative to its position on claims of present perfected rights filed by the United States, Arizona, and California under Article VI of the decree. These parties have continued since that time to assemble and exchange information. For purposes of settling claims of present perfected rights filed in this action, the parties now stipulate and agree to the present perfected rights and respective priority dates within each State in waters of the Colorado River listed herein. The following relate only to the quantity of water which may be used by each claimant and are not intended to limit or redefine the type of use otherwise allowed by the decree. Arizona The Federal establishments named in Article II, subdivision (D), paragraphs (2) (4), and (5), of the decree of March 9, 1964, such rights having been decreed in Article II: Defined Area of Land Annual Diversions (acre-feet)1 Net Acres1 Priority Date 27,969 68,447 4,327 10,589 Sept. 18, 1890 Feb. 2, 1911 2,744 431 Sept. 27,1917 358,400 252,016 51,986 53,768 37,808 7,799 Mar. 3, 1865 Nov. 22, 1873 Nov. 16, 1874 Fort Mohave Indian Reservation Cocopah Indian Reservation Colorado River Indian Reservation 'According to the terms of the decree, the quantity of water in each instance is measured by (1) diversions or (ii) consumptive use required for irrigation of the respective acreage, and for satisfaction of related uses, which ever of (i) or (ii) is less. The Valley Division, Yuma Project, in annual quantities of water not to exceed 254,200 acre-feet of diversions from the mainstream to supply the consumptive use required for irrigation and the satisfaction of related uses within the boundaries of the Valley Division, Yuma Project, with a priority date of 1901. The Yuma Auxiliary Project, Unit B, in annual quantities of water not to exceed 6,800 acre-feet of diversions from the mainstream to supply the consumptive use required for irrigation and the satisfaction of related uses within the Yuma Auxiliary Project, Unit B, with a priority date of July 8, 1905. |