Document: 376 U.S. 340 84 S.Ct. 755 11 L.Ed.2d 757 STATE OF ARIZONA, Plaintiff,v.STATE CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants. No. 8, Original. Supreme Court of the United States March 9, 1964 DECREE It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that I. For purposes this decree: 1 (A) 'Consumptive use' means diversions from stream less such return flow thereto as available for consumptive use in or satisfaction Mexican Treaty obligation; 2 (B) 'Mainstream' mainstream Colorado River downstream Lee Ferry within States, including reservoirs thereon; 3 (C) Consumptive a State shall include all uses water mainstream, drawn by underground pumping, including, but not limited to, made persons, agencies State, benefit Indian reservations other federal establishments State; 4 (D) 'Regulatory structures controlled States' refers to Hoover Dam, Davis Parker Headgate Rock Palo Verde Imperial Laguna Dam dams works on now hereafter operated which regulate diversion mainstream; 5 (E) 'Water Lake Mead, Mohave, Havasu below States; (F) 'Tributaries' systems waters naturally drain into Ferry; 6 (G) 'Perfected right' right acquired accordance with state law, has been exercised actual specific quantity applied defined area land definite municipal industrial works, addition rights created reservation under law whether beneficial use; 7 (H) 'Present perfected rights' rights, here defined, existing June 25, 1929, effective date Boulder Canyon Project Act; 8 (I) 'Domestic household, stock municipal, m ning, milling, industrial, like purposes, exclude generation electrical power; 9 (J) 'Annual' 'Year,' except where context may otherwise require, refer calendar years; 10 (K) diverted one another be treated if whose it consumed. II. The its officers, attorneys, agents employees they are hereby severally enjoined: 12 From operating regulatory releasing than following order priority: 13 (1) river regulation, improvement navigation, flood control; 14 (2) irrigation domestic uses, present rights; 15 (3) 16 Provided, however, release obligations Mexico dated February 3, 1944, without regard priorities specified subdivision (A); 17 Arizona, California Nevada, follows: 18 If sufficient release, determined Secretary Interior, satisfy 7,500,000 acre-feet annual aforesaid three then use, there apportioned 2,800,000 4,400,000 California, 300,000 Nevada; 19 excess acre-feet, surplus, 50% thereof Arizona California; provided, so contracts 46% surplus 4% 20 In insufficient after providing their priority dates lines consultation parties major delivery representatives respective designate, apportion amount remaining manner consistent Act interpreted opinion herein, applicable statutes, no event more 21 (4) Any consumptively used charged apportionment, regardless purpose was released; 22 (5) Notwithstanding provisions Paragraphs through (B), released delivered users (including public corporations agencies) Nevada only pursuant valid therefor Section any statute; 23 (6) If, year, will consumed reason full State's apportionment effect cannot apply reason, nothing decree construed rohibiting Interior unused during year States. No recurrent accrue thereof; 24 applying Article 7(d) contract 5(a) 30, 1942, amended January reduce tributaries flowing therein; 25 establishment named allocations herein; notwithstanding Paragraph Article; provided further herein prohibit making future additional authorized subject theretofore statute: 26 Chemehuevi Reservation quantities exceed (i) 11,340 (ii) necessary supply required 1,900 acres related whichever less, 2, 1907; 27 Cocopah 2,744 431 September 27, 1917; 28 Yuma 51,616 7,743 1884; 29 717,148 107,588 1865, lands reserved ofMarch 1865 (13 Stat. 541, 559); November 22, 1873, Executive Order said date; 16, 1874, date, later modified; May 15, 1876, 1915, 30 Fort Mohave 122,648 18,974 and, next succeeding proviso, 19, 1890, transferred 1911, conveyed Swamp Land (9 519 (1850)) well accretions owners entitled, patented Southern Pacific Railroad July 1866 (14 292), included irrigable acreage above requirement reduced 6.4 per acre irrigable; fixed paragraph appropriate adjustment agreement boundaries finally determined; 31 Mead National Recreation Area reasonably fulfill Area, (No. 5105), April 1930, 5339); 32 (7) Wildlife Refuge Refuge, 41,839 37,339 water, 1941, 8647), 11, 1949, Public 33 (8) 28,000 23,000 14, 1941; 34 (9) City, 1958, 72 1726, 1931; 35 further, above-named shall, lines, satisfied out available, Article, each wherein occur case reservation, have prior executed statute. 36 III. Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water Metropolitan District City Los Angeles, San Diego, employees, 37 interfering management operation, conformity II decree, 38 purporting authorize interference releases deliveries, 39 diverting party user divert purport particular 40 consuming permitted decree. 41 IV. New Mexico, e four years 42 permitting Simon Creek, sources total 2,900 exceeding whatever purpose, 72,000 period ten consecutive 8,220 year; Francisco River, areas number year: Luna Area............... 225 Apache Creek-Aragon Area. 316 Reserve Area............ 725 Glenwood Area......... 1,003 43 31,870 feet 4,112 44 Gila (exclusive Creek tributaries) Upper Area.............. 287 45 Cliff-Gila Buckhorn-Duck 5,314 Red 1,456 46 Virden Valley, Mexico), 136,620 15,895 47 entered 29, 1935, v. al. (Globe Equity 59) (herein referred Decree), terms Decree; that: 48 This enjoin lands: 49 Owner Subdivision Legal Sec. Twp. Rng. Acreage Description Marvin Arnett 50 J.C. Part Lot 3.. 6. 19S. 21W 33.84 51 O'Dell. 4.. 52.33 NW 1/4 SW 5.......... 21W. 38.36 39.80 52 7.......... 50.68 53 Hyrum M. Pace, 54 Ray Richardson,...... 1/4. 19S 38.03 55 Harry Day NE 12. 8.00 56 N.O. Est... 15.00 SE 12......... 7.00 57 C. Martin S. part 0.93 58 W 1/2 0.51 18.01 59 A. E. Jacobson lot 1. 11.58 60 W. LeRoss Jones Central part: E 0.70 61 62 1/4...... 8.93 63 N. N 64 Conrad James 65 R. Donaldson 20W 66 D. Freestone.. 18S 7.79 67 Virgil 1/4; 7.40 68 Darrell Brooks 32. 6.15 69 Floyd 4.00 70 1/4.. 18. 1.70 71 L. Hatch 4.40 Townsite ----....... ----. ---- 3.90 73 Carl Donaldson..... 3.40 74 Mack Johnson 2.80 75 10. 0.30 76 S 0.10 77 Chris Dotz 21W) 78 2.66 79 Roy 1.00 80 Ivan Antone Thygerson. 81 John Bonine 82 Marion K. Mortenson. ____ 83 Total 380.81 substituted retirement specifically described lands, up maximum 838.2 annum, unless until court competent jurisdiction an infringement impairment confirmed Decree, farmsteads located adjacent Townsite, 265 annum 85 IV affect between individual Mexico; nor anything possible superior asserted behalf Forests, Parks, Memorials, Monuments administered Bureau Management; Rivers Forest withdrawal forest used; 86 IV(A) streams, streams stream. 87 V. prepare maintain, provide preparation maintenance of, make annually at shorter intervals deem advisable, inspection interested persons reasonable times place places, complete, detailed accurate records of: 88 Releases 89 Diversions obligation, water. These stated separately diverter point diversion, 90 orders ordering same, others herein. 91 Deliveries Me ico III stated, passing treaty requirements; 92 Forest. 93 VI. Within two furnish list claimed dates, respectively, those relating establishments. proceeding claim opposition claims others. similar information, time, respect State. unable time agree determination Court. 94 VII. thereafter 95 acreages irrigated sources, legal description component designated streams; 96 Annual streams. VIII. affect: 97 relative inter sese Lower Basin Utah System; 98 priorities, provision Reservation, Forest, Park, Monument Memorial, 99 issue interpretation Compact. 100 IX. foot amendment relief. retains suit order, direction, modification supplementary deemed proper relation matter controversy. 101 Mr. Justice DOUGLAS dissents. 102 HARLAN STEWART dissent extent conflicts views expressed dissenting HARLAN, 373 546, 603, 1468, 1499, 542. 103 THE CHIEF JUSTICE took consideration decision case.

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