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<br />PART ONE <br /> <br />I. STATEMENT or TUB CASS 0 <br /> <br />This case boasts a long, complex history of litiga- ~ <br />tion over the rights to the waters of the Colorado ~ <br />River. The United States and the "'State Parties, a N <br />group of several western state and local governments <br />and seven public agencies of California, participated in <br />the earlier proceedings. In those proceedings the <br />United States acquired water rights for five Indian <br />Reservations. The United States now seeks to have <br />those water rights increased. Seeking larger increases, <br />the Tribesl have filed petitions to intervene. <br />The suit began in 1952 when Arizona filed a motion <br />for leave to file a bill of complaint against California <br />and seven public agencies of the state.l.l The com- <br />plaint invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme <br />Court under Article m, section 2, clause 2 of the <br />United States Constitution. Arizona sought confirma- <br />tion of her title to water in the Colorado River system, <br />limitation of California's annual beneficial consump- <br />tive use of Colorado River system water at 4,400,000 <br />acre-feet, and placing of a permanent injunction <br />against assertion of claims inconsistent, with Arizona's <br />title.- Arizona brought her claims under the Colorado <br /> <br />I. Colorado River Indian Tribes. Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. <br />Chemehuevi Indian Tribe. Cocopah Indian Tribe, and Fort Yuma <br />(Quechm) Indian Tribe. <br />I.L Palo Verde IniptioD District, Imperial Irrigation Diatrict, <br />Coaohella Valley CoUDty Water District, The Metropolitan Water Dis- <br />trict of Southern California, City or Lao ""'olea, City or Son Di. 'and <br />CoUDty of San Diqo. <br />2. S. RlrIUND, RBPoRT OP 11IB SPECIAL MA81U - AJuzOIlA V. CALUOB- <br />NL\ 1-2 (1960) [hereinafter cited without crou-rerereDC8 .. Sncw. <br />MABra's REPoRT). & the prior Muter DOled. an aere-foot or water is <br />water BUfficieDt to cover an eere of, land to a depth of ODS foot; thet <br />amoUDt equals epproximately 325,850 gallOIlL ld. at 1 D.5 (citinr Pr. <br />Ariz. Em. 1000, at 17 (Pre-Trial Order)). <br /> <br />~ <br />