Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-12
DISTRICT ADOPTS
AGREEMENT FOR
WATER DIVISION
Unanimous Action Rati.
fies Recent Schedule
OF Rights

BY unanimous vote yesterday the
board of directors of the Imperial
Irrigation District adopted a resolu-
tion approving the agreement reach
eG at recent meeting held in Los
Angeles on February 81, respecting
the apportionment of waters of the
Colorado River.
At this meeting, representatives
of the Metropolitan Water District,
the Imperial Irritation District, the
Coachella Valley County Water Dis
trict and the Palo Verde Irrigation
District, reached an agreement on
this question in which agreement the
Colorado River Commission and rep
resentatives of the Governor of Cal
ifornia also concurred. BY this agree
ment, under the terms of the Colo
RADIO River Compact, the Boulder
Canyon Project Act and the Act of
the California Legislature, passed
March 81, 1929, the waters of the
Colorado river were apportioned as
follows:
To the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, the Coachella district and to
the Palo Verde and the lands of the
Yuma project in California, were to
be given the first and primary right
to 3,Sj0,000 acre feet per year Of
the waters apportoioned to the lower
basin by the Colorado River Com
pact.
To the Metropolitan Water Dis
trict of southern California, the re-
naming $4,000 acre feet Of water
per year of the water apportioned
to the lower basin and the first $780,
600 acre feet of the remainder Of the
water of the Colorado river to which
California may have or hereafter ac-
quire title or right to use.
To the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, the Coachella Valley County
Water District, to the Palo Verde
Irrigation District and the lands
of the Yuma project in California
and other persons or agencies for
agricultural and domestic uses with
in the Colorado River Basin, the
remainder of the water of the Colo
rado River to which California may
have or hereafter acquire title or
the right to use.
Pledge Cooperation
1t was further resolved that the
Imperial Irrigation District would
cooperate with the other districts
and agencies involved in presenting
this agreement and other data to all
those in authority, to the end that
rights hereby recognized might be
confirmed to parties involved and
this resolution will become effective
and binding on the district when
each of the four districts above men
toned shall have adopted this or a
similar resolution.
Further business conducted by the
board yesterday included the fol-
lowing points. 4 resolution was
adopted to ask the surveyor general
to survey all unsurveyed lands below
the 250 foot controur above sea
level. Another resolution was adopt
ed asking the United States Land
Office to restore all lands to entry
making them subject to filing with
the district board excepting such as
are withdrawn by executive or de-
rartmcntal order for purposes Of
flooding.
A report on the valuation Of GER
tain Imperial lots was made by the
assessor and field agent, Of which
the district has the tax title. The
board expressed its determination to
attend the next meeting Of the Ir-
rigation District Association which
is to be held in San Diego on a
date yet to be set.
The board approved Senate Bill
No. 34l9 which is an attempt to
amend section As of the act of May
25, 1926, generally known as the 40
year extension act. This proposed
amendment would change the situ-
alton to the extent that if proper
" organizaed irrigation district al
ready having n contract with the
government for the repayment of
construction charges under the act
of August l3, 1914, and other acts
should request the secretary of the
interior to amend its contract to per
nit payments to be extended ovel
40 year period, he would be re
quircd to grant the privilege.