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<br />CALIF08NIA'S STAkE IN THE COLORADO Rn'ER
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<br />Division of Water RightB, and further suggested that the agreed alloca.
<br />tions be included lIB a uniform clause in all of the water contracts.
<br />On August 18, 1931, dter 6~-venl m<mths of negot18tiona, the Cali.
<br />fornia agencies concerned signed an agreement apportioning among
<br />thell1~elves the waters of the Colorado River available for use in Cali.
<br />fornia under the compact and tbe Project Act, both as to amOUnt. and
<br />priority B.8 follows:
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<br />Plllo Verde IrriClltioD DiBrril't-J(14,MKl Bern in I
<br />lI.nd ll.djolninc uistini di.trkL__~____~______
<br />Yuma Pro.ftod (Calirornill Dh"illion)_Not ex.
<br />cet'dlng 20,000 III'(,'e8_________________________
<br />Imperial lrril:'lItion ])islrj('t nod lands in 1m.,
<br />perilll llml Conehl'Hn \'nll~fll to be lIenell loy
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<br />o.r1j'lininj; nU'1<:l ______~___n___u___________
<br />IIJNroJl"litnlL Water lli51ricI, City of LOll All'
<br />I:'ell'~ nn'lI"r olb,,", on e"Alltpl ploH1__________
<br />Ml'tr'Jl101ilu" Wntl'r Hisrriel, Cil.Y of 1.011 An.
<br />1:"<,11'11 IInol/or nth",,.,. "" ('O}Sl~lnl plnin__________
<br />("Il~. lIud/or Cunni.!' of Snll Diego_n__________ I
<br />Im[lNinl lrri:;:'llti"lI j)j~triet ontl lnnllll in Im- (
<br />IJf'rinl nnd COl\cb"lIn \"nllI"YII to be ~I"nffi h,'.
<br />.\J1-AmpricDu Counl _______________________
<br />Pnlo. V".role IrriA"ntlOl1 lJi..trict-IO.OlX, (ll'r...~ of
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<br />A. Sf"'f"llth priorit.... with respect to all remailliJlg watt>r il\'ailable for
<br />Ut;e in California WB.S apportionrd for agrieultllral use in the Colorado
<br />River Basin ill California aM shown (III Map No. 2:1,000 of the Depllrt-
<br />m~nt of the lnterior, BUrea.u of R~damati{)n.
<br />This agreement was p.xeellted by n~presentlitives of alld ratitleu by
<br />eaeh of the sevell agellcies eoneerned, comprjsill~: Palo Verde Iniga.
<br />tioll Distriet, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Vallf'r County
<br />Water District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern Califor-
<br />Hia, Cit,)' of Lo~ Angf'les, City of ~all Diego, a.nd County of San Diego,
<br />and accordingl.L has become known as the "Seven-Party 'Vater Agree-
<br />lIlent." (t wa" ba.....<:>d upon a recognition (I[ the priorities of approprla-
<br />tioll~ made by the st'vE'ral projects, The schedule of prioritil's contained
<br />ill the agreement was recommended to the Seeretary of the Interior by
<br />the Chief of the Sta.te Division of Water Hights lIncl on that recom-
<br />mendation, was irwluded ill anu made a part of each of the water con-
<br />tTact~ e.xecuted by tbe St'cTt'tar>' with California agencIes,
<br />When thr Sail Di{'g'(1 County Water Authority b~eame a part of the
<br />MetropolitaJl Water Db,trict of SOllthern California in December, 1946,
<br />the contract rightf; of tbe City of San Diego and the Autbority to Colo-
<br />rado River water became merged with those of the District. As be-
<br />tween the Authority and the District there now is no distinction as to
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<br />priority. Being a. part of the district, tbe authorit}' ha.s the right to
<br />. participate in the use of waters of the Colorado River under the pro-
<br />\'isions of the Metropolitan Water District Act. The merger of priorities
<br />4 and 5 did not affect other parties to the seven-party agreement,
<br />The. eontract~ executed by Imperial Irrigation Di~tri{'.t, and Coachella
<br />Valley COllnty Water District, in addition to covering delivery of
<br />water from Hoover Dam reservoir, provide for repayment of the cost
<br />of the All-American Canal in an amount not to exeeetl $38,500,000,
<br />It was considered at the time tbe water contracts were executed in
<br />the earl v thirties that the total amOllut of water contracted for by Cali-
<br />fornia a"genrie8, aggregllting 5,362,000 acre-feet, is within the limitation
<br />plaeed upon California by tbe Projec.t Act. In this connccti.on it is of
<br />interest to note that, in a decision rendered by the United States
<br />Supreme COllrt in 1936 on an action brought by Arizona against Cali.
<br />fornia and other basin states, Mr, Justice StOlle stated, after referring
<br />to the provisions of the Limitation Ad passed by the California Legis"
<br />lature in t'onformih" with the Project Act. that "by its provisions,
<br />the use of the wate~ by California is restricted to 5,48~,580 acre-feet
<br />annually."
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<br />Colllt"ructioD and Development
<br />The execution of the power contra('tiO gUllranteeing repa.rment of
<br />eapital and annual eosts of Hoover Dam and power plant set the ma-
<br />chinery in motion for appropriation of funds for construction to pro-
<br />eced. Construction work on the dam proper started in 19:n. The dam
<br />was coropletf'd and the power plaut placed in operation for delh'ery
<br />of commercia! power ill October, 1936.
<br />Constrllction of the .'\I1-American Canal unit of th~ BOlllder Canyon
<br />Project was started in 1934. On February 13, 1942, the All-American
<br />Canal commenced the deli\'erv of all of the Imperial lrrigation Dis-
<br />trid's water t,;llpply, and llse ~f the old Imperial Canal through Mexico
<br />was discontiJlUed except for Mexican seTvice, Construction of the COB-
<br />Q.h.ella Bta,,~b. Ce.na~ 'II""'!. 2otP..'t~d \n 19&8, and ~om?~~~d fQl' i....iti20l
<br />operation in ]949,
<br />Davis Dam and Power Plant on tbe Colorado River between Hoover
<br />Danl B.nd Parker Dam was allthorixed in 1941 for construction as 8
<br />Federal project. Construction WIl.8 delayed by the war but WB.S com-
<br />pleted thereafter and water wa" first stored in the reservoir in January,
<br />1950, Principal purpOSeS of the project are: development of hydro-
<br />electric power, ret'egulation of the fiuct\lBting releases from the HOOWT
<br />Dam Power Plant Bnd storage of water for delivery to Mexico under
<br />the terms of the Mexican Water Treaty,
<br />The An.American Canal contemplates and is designed to irrigate
<br />over a million Bcres of land in the Imperial and C08.chella. Valleys. The
<br />capacity of the main canal below Pilot Knob is 10,155 second-feet di.
<br />vided 8,500 second-feet to the Imperial Irrigation District, 1,500 second-
<br />feet. to the CoaebeUll Valley County Water District a.nd 155 second-
<br />feet for p08SibJe future use by San Diego,
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