Legal Opinion
Arizona v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 30, 1983No. 8 ORIGPublishedCited by 1,815 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The problem of irrigating the arid lands of the Colorado River Basin has been confronted by the peoples of that region *608for 2,000 years and by Congress and this Court for many decades. Today we conclude another chapter in this original action brought to determine rights to the waters of the Colorado River. In earlier proceedings in this case, the United States, an intervenor in the principal action, acquired water rights for five Indian reservations that are dependent upon the river for their water. The United States, and the Tribes which ask to intervene in the action, now seek to have those…
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