Greeson

Two owners of land within the present boundaries of the Imperial Irrigation District in California bring this suit in equity for an injunction to restrain the district and its officers and directors from entering into a certain agreement with other irrigation districts, public agencies, and municipal corporations of California for an apportionment among themselves of water rights in the Colorado river system. The contemplated allocation contract is an important part of the program of construction under the Boulder Canyon Project Act ( 45 Stat. 1057 [43 USCA §§ 617-617t]) of a canal entirely within the United States, whereby water will be diverted from the Colorado, river for public and beneficial uses by the respective public bodies in California that are parties to the proposed contract. These parties are, respectively, Palo Verdes Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego, and County of San Diego. None of said proposed contracting parties except the Imperial Irrigation District are made parties to this suit. Plaintiffs are residents and citizens of…