The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a Public Agency of the State of California, and the Coachella Valley Water District, a Public Agency of the State of California v. The United States of America Donald P. Hodel, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, and Quechan Indian Tribe Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, and Colorado River Indian Tribes, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants v. State of California and State of Arizona

830 F.2d 139 The METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, a public agency of the State of California, and the Coachella Valley Water District, a public agency of the State of California, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The UNITED STATES of America; Donald P. Hodel, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, Defendants-Appellants, and QUECHAN INDIAN TRIBE; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, and Colorado River Indian Tribes, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA and State of Arizona, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 86-6332, 86-6741. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 7, 1987. Decided Oct. 14, 1987. Dale T. White (argued), Fredericks & Pelcyger, Boulder, Colo., for Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. William Strickland, Strickland & Altaffer, Tucson, Ariz., for Quechan Tribe. Scott B. McElroy, Melody L. McCoy, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colo., William G. Lavell, Pamela S. Williams, Colorado River Indian Tribe, Parker, Ariz., for Colorado River Indian Tribes. Warren J. Abbott, Karen Tachiki, James F. Roberts, Metropolitan Water Dist. Los Angeles, Cal., Jerome C. Muys (argued), Washington, D.C., for Metropolitan Water Dist. Sarah P.…