Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-04
DISTRICT
TO SEEK
SOLUTION
Hope To Reach Agree
ment on Water Prob
lem Tomorrow q
MEET AT PHOENIX
Donovan to Attend Con-
ference Thursday a t
Arizona Capital

Members of the board of directors
Of the Coachella and Imperial lrri-
cation districts will meet with the
Los Angeles Metropolitan Water
district tomorrow morning Mt 10
o'clock in Los Angeles, according to
information received from the I'm
perial district office late today.
Differences between the Metro
poltan and Imperial districts, espec-
iallv. over the ALLEGATION of water
from the proposed Boulder dam pro
iect will be discussed at this meet
ing in an effort to arrive at some
sort of agreement so that unified
front may be presented to the de
mands Of Arizona at n meeting
scheduled to be held in Phoenix the
day following.
Imperial valley representatives
are firm in their stand that the pri-
0rity rights of the valley to 4,4OO,-
000 acre feet Of river water shall
not be sacrificed. The agriculture
group, Il name given at the Keno
meeting TO refer to the delegates
from the valley, are entitled TO this
water, and feed in duty bound to in
sist upon their rights being reeog-
nized, local leaders state.
No particular alarm is felt here
over the present situation even II
the Reno conference did nothing
toward achieving harmony Imong
ne tr..state delegates.
Los ANGELES. Feb. i. tU.P' -
Another effort to iron out some of
the difficulties concerning distrl-
button of water from the proposed
Boulder Dam is scheduled for Los
Angeles tomorrow when committee
representing the Imperial Irrigation
district and one representing the
metropolitan Water district wi IL
meet.
The committees will take. up re-
] cent expression of Imperial valley
interests that 4,400,00l. acre feet
Of water constitutes the mir'mum
which the district can take to salts
fV its needs.
Under this division, it is estimated
that the Metropolitan Water district
U.os Angeles territory would have
use OF only 100000 acre feet of sur
plus water. This situation has caused
a wide difference of opinion be
tween California representatives at
the Boulder Dam parleys.
California and Arizona will make
another attempt to reach working
agreement on the Boulder Dam ques-
tion at a conference scheduled to
START in Phoenix on Thursday.
Colonel William j. Donovan, rep
rcscnting the secretary of the in
terror. will attend the Phoenix meet
:,,p but il was not believed that any
representative Of Nevada will be
there.
California, Arizona and Nevada
commissions recently met IN Reno
but no agreement was reached. The
Phoenix meeting was TO he con
tinuation of the Reno parlev be
tween the two chief dispntants -
California and Arizona.
PHOENIX Ariz., Feb. (U.H-
Col. William j. Donovan will arrive
here late today in readiness for
continuation of the Tri-State Colo
RADIO river conference on Thursday,
"The session will proceed on that
day, no matter what occurs at the
.Los Angeles meeting Wednesday,
Col. Donovan said in advices re-
ccived here.
Meanwhile, Arizona Colorado riv'
or commissioners anxiously await
developments expected at the Los
Angeles meeting in which represeh
tatives of the Imperial irrigation
district and Los Angeles metropolis
tan water district will attempt to
mend thcir differences ON alloca
tiOn of water.
Statements issued by Mark Rose
Imperial district director, at r.
Centre Sunday concerning the diff
ferences existing between Califor
MIA and Arizona are considered by
river commissioners of this state rs
an assumption that Arizona shoult
give California all available water
primarily because the Imperial val
ley can use it more quickly and a
less cost than Arizona.
If. government assistance to the
extent Of $40,000,000 were offere,
to Arizona without interest, thi,
state undoubtedly could appropri
ate and use the water as rapidly n
Southern California, the commits
sioners said.
In a statement issued today, they
reiterated charges that California
representatives have attempted to
secure more than their share of the
~Colorado S water. In their opinion
California IS demands have risen
constantly despite substantiated OBJ
iections of other states.