· 2019-01-16 · water may ba used either ovor or outside of said entire i3asin~ 8.nd0 subjee·t...
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THE CPJ.:Y 0F' SAN ;j'AC!:rTO ~ HO\r,1\RD l:OSE: COMPJl.,NY HEMET m.,RSE.,.~Y COI-lP/. iY, PAUC1 W o EO\'J!L.· / , ~a oxecutor of t,h,11 Eato:!i,il of Co W. ;iO:\l'ARJ.; Deceusoc, LJ\RVEY D, .ALLENc : T ~LT,A E .. ALLEN;, ~ALE W .. H.Mi \'8R 11
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SUSIS E .. ;:JCITKI.Il'JE;, 1I!~f!Vf{t c; ~ JOEUSTO J;, !1'1YDELL "·0m;s1.COU ., WILLJ:~ 1-'.i H .. COfJ·JIU:, AL. -.. WIL .. BJH J , GOW·JIN~ ,;,:3 Co,.,Pru.•1;:-.ox•s, doing h:1s:L10s ~"· ur a.er. tbe :1£":110 o.nd rii.;yJ.c; 01 .. Corwin Rr nch., HOBEff·l' D1' GRABhI{ and DONAT ~1
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FRUI'.:.'VJI..LE T.filT:JAL T,JATER GOI·l? JUJY' JOHN ONL ,, JOH11 TWO TOIIlT Tl.REE, JOHIT FJUH., JOBN FI\'15:- J'OHN SIX,. JOHN SEVEN, JOim EIGI-i'"T , JO:I:rn !HJJE, JOinI TEN JI JOlIH ELEVE!I .P as i;' p0rsonal. r . .Jrese:ntut1 vo of John Twol " 1:, ~ decenso·"'... "i/iHE ON.Sil JANE T\·IJO JAHE ·.Z:1IH11?. ,TA.NB F'O U! ~ dt. HJ.G FP.G., J f HE SIX, J .Al-IE d
SEVEN': JANE EiGIIT.~ .. TAHE nnm! J.ANE TEN.,. JOI.m· TWEL'i'I~ co:UAHY fl S. Cc.1-partne1~ship,. JOHN. 1r:iIIR'I'.E~':J COH? ANY"' a cor':.)or11tion~ JOHN' FOURTEill'i COH2Al'JY,, e COI'J?O!'S.tion. JOHN FIF'I'EE~'\J CO}!PlllTYs a corporation~ and JOHN SIXT ·.c.i.i G0l1PJ\!'iY, a corporation"
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DECREE
In the above onti tlcd ac t:;lon~ 1 t aJ.)earinc to the Coi.lrt that
so.id action has bean dianissed as to plainti.ffa, II. Wo .i>Iyers,
Arba C ... .i1yers, Harvey A. Dulm~ Joseph Dul<lra, Hary ~uldra and
Lethe&. Hinnick and as to d.ofondant.s, Lake Hemet Wa.tor Company and
Fairview Land ancl Water Cor.ipn..."'1y6 pursuant to a request there.for
si;:;ned by Courtnay Lacey~ ~sq., as attornoy of record .for all of
the plaintif1'ae and by Ray W., Bruce, Esqo, aa attorney of' record
for the defendant Fruitvale Hutual Water Com:,any., and that all of
tho now ;,:>1aint1ffs of record and tllo defendant, Fruitvale Mutual
Water Compan:,4) individually and by and throuc;h their respective
attorneys or record~ have ~igned and riled herein a stipulation and
consent that the !'ollowine; judsment and decree may be signed, filed
and enterod in said s.ctionp
NOW THEREPORE~ th.a Court being i'ully advised in the premises9
and pursu9..nt to said stipulntionc
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED~ ADJUDGED AND DECREED e.s follows:
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The Department of Puhl1c Works of the State of Ce.liforn1a9
actln[.:; throur;h t;he State Encinear as Re:fsra&g, is hereby ordered to
cease completely .fl"om this time t"orthg the carrying on of.' 1 ts 1n ...
Vf.Hr~iGnt:I.on of' the phyaicnl facts involved 111 the above action as
haretof'ora roquj.rsd by the Order of: the Court dated September 17 Ji
1951~ and filed heraino
It :!.s f'u.1:ther ordered that said Refer•ee shall prepare a
report aur1r:1ar1z1ng tho data alrr.:lady coll•:}Ctod ru1d tul'."n over copies
of sald report to:
( u) The Cour•t;
(b) PlaintiI'.f the Ci;J of San Jacinto;
tc' \ J All other plaintii.:'ts th.'3.n said plaintiff the City of
San Ja.cinto 0 by daliverinc; a copy to plaintiff Charles s. Ho\-lardJr
who ls now the secretary of the association comrn•ising ea.ch of
said ;)lru.ntiffs~ or any otho~ person duly acting as sacretary or
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said associutlon;
(d) Dofondant;, 1:i'ruitvalo Mutual Water Gom.J&"1Yo
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'rhe "Entire Basin" refer•red. to herein shall be that area
within the oran~e line on tha map attached hereto entitled
11 Dlvis1on of: Water Resources; south Coaate.l Baain :Cnvestir;ation,
San Jacinto Areo..,, Riverside County, Gsneral :ta;;>s*" TJ)?er San
Jacinto Ba.sin Ref,,,~ *To Accom~nmy nemoo Rep•t ... Re .. Meeting with
Parties., • ., o Hay 20 .$ '52, s..nd made a ?art of this JudQ11ent and
Deoreo as though sot fot>th in f 1..l.ll herein end f Ol" reference
purposes markod Exhibit A ..
The F2:-ui tvala Mutuel \~ater Company, one of the defendants
herein., until its rlr;ht to ·r.s..ke more, o~ loas., ls dater"!llined by a
court o:r comt:>etant jurisdiction!'< roay divert .from th6 su.rface
stream flow of th.a San Jacinto Hiver at any place within the
Entire Bo.sins, for. di.rect uss or s'l;or•age~ wit,hout limit., and may
extract :f"rom the subsu~fs.ce wa.te1•s in that oortion of the Entire > - -
Basln east of the east section line of Section 6 0 Townshlp S
South~ Ransa l Enstp San Be1mardlno Base a:nd ~1eri.d1s.n . in Rivorl!lide
County si State oi' Ctlifornia., ond tho nortlv.>1?1y and southerly e;::c
tens.tons of said east sactton line. which -e.ld r>or ion of ss.1.d
restriction or 1:tml t so long s.<1 the ata.t:Lc levol 01" the nubsurfacs
numb · r sevan i.2 :not oval" 2S f ee-t, bt..JlOJf the ~-;~vat ion of - =
1665, 42 f et abovf.-1 se1S. :.evaJ.:. •-;he eJ evatto:'.1 or t,he pr.~asent
lishedii to be biwad on t;he. ur_it0d State~ Geoloeical Survay Ban1}h
Marlc at tlw sou'Gh':.·rnst corner of the school sx~ounds a.t Valle Vista.))
California, a.t e'.~ovat.ion l 76::·,, 967 feet, or based on some other
alternative United States Geological Survey Bench ,:e.rk; n.nd said
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water may ba used either ovor or outside of said Entire I3asin~ 8.nd 0
subjee·t to tti.e lin1itat:ion of 12.,000 acre feet hereinafter specif'ied
until its richt to take moroa or less 0 is detorm1ned by a court of
competent jur1sdiction0 snld defendant shall limit its extraction
of subsurfuco water from the said Canyon Ba.sin~ at all times when
said static level of the subsurface waters at the present location
of said well number seven iD 25 feet~ or more., below the said
elevation of 1665 042 feet o.bo·tJe sea leval 0 to 4~500 acre .faat
of water durinc any poriod f'rom Ilovember 1st of one year to
Octobor 31st of the follow .. n0 ye~. starting November 1st., 1953P
said periods to be hereino:-'.'tor referred to as the fiscal yee.ro
Said static level of the subsurfe..ce waters at the present
location of' said well num1:ei .. soven shall be ascertained and es ...
tablishad by a committee ~onsistinc of one representative ot
plaintiffs., one represeni;ative of defendant, Fruitvale Hutual
Water CompanyD &nd one J tconsed civil engineer of Eastern I1unic1..,
pal Water Distri.ct, by .1easurements with a continuous automatic
water recorder of a te:; ·n well, or any replacement thereof• located
on property owned or i:;ontrolled by Fruitvale Hutual Wate1~ Companyg
and within said Cau:,ron Basin, at a polnt agreed upon by a majority
of said oomraitteo! and a correlation approved by a majority of
said committeev rJf the measure::nents 1n so.id test woll and measure..,,
ments made at J;·aa proaent location of said well number seveno
Sai.d committee chn.11 have access at any and all. t:lmoa to f-.ho
proper"GY in t:.e Canyon Basin owned or controlled by F'ruitvals
Hutunl Wate,· Company which nay be required to make correlations
of ·t;he wat;;r le·vels in sru.d tost well e.nd said wall number sevenJ
and as.id .Jor:1.mi ttoe ahall ho.ve access to se.id test well at e.n7
and all ·,;irnosa Said co~m:ni ttee shall have access to said well
number ·.:1evon fo1• further tests a.t any time when the pumps of the
Fru.it·Hllo :iui;ual Water Company in said Canyon Bo.sin are not
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operating, and at such other times o.s may ba mutually agreeable
on the part ot the committee and the Fruitvale Hutual Water
Company/) Said cormnitteo shall deterr.iine the depth of said teat
well 0 which shall not exceed 200 .rooto Tho cost of said test
well, equipment and operation shall be pa.id: One-ninth by
the City of San JacintoQ three-ninths by the plaintiffs other
than ~.;he city 01.' San Jacinto.() and fivet;;ninths by Fruitvale
Hut'..lal Wa.tar- Comi:>&nyo The findlngs of the committee and readings
from the test well shall be kapt on file at the of:f:tces of tho
Fruitvale Hut1ial Water Comp.g.ny and may be inspected and copied
at said office by plaintiffs at 11ny time during office hourso
Said def'enda.nteJ Fruitvale Mutual We.te:..• Company, may until
its right to take more, er loss, la determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction~ oxtvset r~om said Entire Basin~ by
pumpingD tor US6 outside of ne.i.d l':·1tire Bas:'!.n0 a toto.l of not
mor"e than 123000 acz-a i"aGt of wa-tei· during a..~y flscru. year,, and
shall ;Limit such o:a:tractio ':;y pump:,ng from any part or said
Entire Basin 11 whether from !'. ,'oovo or belm said static level 1n
said Canyon Basin, above s::,:-:1ci.±'led,, to not moi~e than 129 000
acre feet or water clurL"'l.g an~ onf, 1"l;leal year X-or usa outside
of said Entire nasin3 EL"l<I f.'urthe7.' prc.·-1ided1t however 0 that not
more than 4:,500 aore f"oa l, ot· 1atc:.n" aha:: he axtrat}tod by
dofendan·t 9 F1""llit·\fo.la Hm;1n1l Water Compr.: rv., :Crom said Canyon
:"3asin in any ono fisce} y-,a:r2 wh.U.c th(,. sal<l at tic la1rol o:r the
.subsu1•raco t,rater in sa!.d ·.::nn:yon Bo.s:ln Ls 25 i'ee·c or more 9
below the aald el~va:tlm·. oi~ 1~165. J.~2 fo:i t above sou levGl()
said deft1nuant 9 F.~·ui i:,valo if1rcus.l ir/;; i;e1• Gcm).s.ny ~ until its
riGht is res.t;r:i.cted b,; doto~m:tnution of' :.1. court ,')f competent
jurisdiction_ may t.a~~e wJ..thoat ).J.r.1it. nny ,.~ '.\ters which it may
recover from the :sll.bsu.r.face ·.rcts1•s of said .mtire Basin, for
use on lands m.rer• ~ aid Entire Ba.nln:.i ;;ubjoci.: orly to the
limitation that .r.ot mcra thfl'':l ,'-1-~SOO acre foot of wc.t,ar may bs
axtractod from tho subsU!.*.fn.co w11te1"s oi' Csnyon Basin during
e.ny fiscal yon.r,, wi:1ilo the sn.id otatic lovol of tho s1.,;.bsurl'ace
1 .. m.te:."'o therein ars 2S feet; 11 or moro, below tho said elevatlon
o::e 1665 ,4.2 feet c.bovs sea le.veto
On !>l" boforf· n::L"'tty de.yn after tho lc:i.st day o:t Oct;obe1 .. of
C:tty of San Jacinto, two (2) cc-:,:Lc.3"" a:;.."l.d. c;..:-1 t . .1.e otha1• ;:Jlainti.ff's
by mailinc to Chur. os s~ H-::>w:•.1 • .,d_l -t11.e pr•eson;; st:r.,x•sta.ry of' the
~~~O"J0 a.~1cln •o~;)l100•n• g.-,"' I., • 1..o- • .• {_, l.,l~ J. ,.... l>
31ati
sr ..... d ,11aint1.ffs 19 o:i:• any futuro sec1•etary
&t!.l~. ., C ., . ..,. , . -' <~·n r. J·"" f,bc:'. "2 .J . \I 1.;l.'J .A V ,. ...,,,.\.... / l)c. a
bent infOl'•mution and belief of the then .?resident or Vice ..
ProsidGnt of saicl dofondant, who sh.all cause said statements
to be ::>repared and ma.ilede .Dach deli vary of' so.id statement
required to be ci ven,. shall be sufficient and coml)leto when
deposited in en envelope in tho United Staten mail with post
age prepai.d and addressed to plaintiff, the Cit;y of San Jacinto,,
at; San Jaclato,. Go.lif'o1"?1ia., a.nd to all other plitlnt1f'f's when.
addressed to ple.Jntif'f ,. Churloa S,: Howard 9 c/o Howard ;{ose
Company, IIonot~ CaJ.lforni.a., or tc sueh othor addl~easas or
persons as oithor or them may froi1l timo to time haraafter
specif'y in ·wr1 tinGo
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None of the pr,.,vislons 0.r this jude,ment and deeroe shall
bo conside:r.•cKl as construingt> decl u-1ng or settinc; torth in
any we.yD t?.ny of the rlGhts to 01:> :.imitations upon any of
the 1·•ic;hte i;o watar of my porson 1hethel"' p::oesently parties
heroto 9 a.a r;;uch r·'ights existed on .ue,!omber 29s 1950~ and the
rights o.f' any and. all partJ.0:1 h.er•etoi to ·t;he use of water
i"l""Om said So:n Jacinto River or said ::ntir~ Be.sin, as they
exi3ted on Decemb,air 29 9 1J50~ are not !.~ an;r manne1~ or to any
&Jr.tent enJ.ru:,c;ed 0 diminl};1hed:, amended» a.lL.,1J:~f3G or• chai,ged by
t:1is stipulated. Ju.dcnont ru1c R'to1.,,eo" p:r-ov:\dod:, howevez•t, the.t
no party to t;his action shall acquire tmy :.:ichto as o.eainst
any other pnrty t.o thls notlcm" to tho use r.1 r watex .. f'r-om said
Sru.1 ~Jee into R:t vor or said ?.u t,ir.ei Daatn or a-s:1-:;· p !il"t. tb.e1 .. ¢.;01" 8
by any ad't"f)J•sa uro of ws.t,o :.:· r,ll;;ft""~:from 13"1.1.bs,,:;q_ucr.t to D@(:ember
29, 1950 ~ ,rh"3tl.~or' for v.S(j ox· used outside of nf:~d ETftire
Er.trJi.11 or ovor ar1y part of' s0.ld Entil"e Bus1nc
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The ri,:;hts of t.he pa:riti1s ·1; 0 this action:l rxn.d &,:>.ch ot
them.:i to tho une of the wutor from sald Entlra Ba.sin., ;tcquired
by reason of' ripcrian ownershiPt· a,_opro?riat~1 on or adveJ'.'~;e use.,
prior to December 29~ 1950i by extraction ~rom tho undercrcnmd
wa.toro of salcl :.nt:lre Basin or by direct di version .from the
stream flow for diroct use or atora3e:;1 and a.o thoy ex:lsted on
December 29 9 19.50,, shall not be lost or gained or au~nted
by r•eason of' any uss of wo.t0r f.ron said Eni;ire Bo.sin or any
part theroof,, after December 29u 1.')50:; by any of tho parties
to ·this e.c ,ion, and in any futu ·e trial 01., reopening of this
action the :elcJto of' tLo pe.1•tio3u and each of them~ shall be
datorolnod in accordance with the fac'Gs existing on Docer.1be~
29$ 1950,,
VII
Tho Cou:<'"t rese1 .. ves jur:lodlction or this a.ct:ton end of
the parties to i t/)1 and cny of said pm,..tion:, or any other per=
son.'3 who may he 01.~ bccorna pc1rt,iea to 'chis s.ction 0 a.t any
.future t:Irr.c i, mo.'J 1:'eopon ... lw J.J.tigs.t1.on f'or f'urti.1er proceedings
~he::::>e:tr,. to b.a.vo a.djudicatecl ru,.y snd all their r<H.!pective
r·:tis:1ts P oub j (-let to the px-01.;i.slons oi' Para.graph VI hereo.f o
VIII
The· .Dopart.ri en-b ot: Public Wo;:-I.::s of t.ho State of Callfor=
n!.tt.~ aot,:7 ng t.ll?'cv.gh thf; Rt.1to E:nr.;:lnoe:r~B ref-!:>reo~ is hereby
01•J.erad to subr:.15 t to tho ~ou.rt e . .,tatement o.f t.b e total ex ....
?<:m;:1es lncurrsd by i·t; ln l,,;:c invostlr_;atlon hez•ein prior to
th:li; ,Jud.g::-.1nnt ar d Dota•oo » n..0d the maJdn.g of tho roport re
qu.i:r.:oc1. 'i:if +-.h.:.s ~ · •dr.,;m0nt t'.nd Dec:-.,oo~ wh:i.ch should be paid by
t.ho porson I p1· , 0;1tly pe.rt.i.oa t;o 1c:hls a.ction~ '.lnd that a copy
the ::>oo:f a toc.:;,1~nc 1:• with c. n -~ic, of the date of i'ili..11g such
sta\;(v:1~n t~ 1J~. rr1t:c led to O!J.(:!;1 o:L· l.lL, o.ttorn~ys of record for
a.'Yly of snid pr...x-01 ::.0~1' m1c'i. t;0 C;1i:Jrlea Sa I:.o 1ar•d, .for• all otho1•
Jlainti:t'fs o::ce1•t ·the City of ;:,an J·ac.lnto 9 1>.1ithin two days
ai't0r such f'ilil'C.:. Ob}3c:cions to t.he Ei.lllOlmt of expenseo
clair,10-' [) o:.-. the a.llocation theroof ~ may bo Iaado to the Court
at rm.y t:i.mo t·.ritl·in thirty U.flJ'.S ester tho filing of" said state ...
e mont and Lho rn:1o~mt of tho o:s: 1e11sen clnL1cd D.nd t~10 ulloca ...
tion thor0of' shu'..l bo subject to ?:"Jodificc:.tion by t.ho Court
_)ursunnt to tho ;n-•ovision::i of Article J., Chapter 1, ?art 3
of: Div:Leicn 2 of the •h:ttor Coe"'.~ of California.a
p:!.'5 .. oP to t!1e ent:i•y of 1.~his ,Tu. 'grnont a.,'"ld. D ::ioree nnd t:he c::>st
llscortf',inotl v.nd f:Lxec.1 aa provided in Pru: s..sraph VIII horeo1'.,
Or:,.o, .. n:J.nt-h ti e:·oof by t.he Cit, of San Ja.cln·;o;
::.co!'dinc aa tllel .. x·especti 10
P ... lL : !) r:, n ..:·<." 'l c. _, O ... \;.'tt ~.;. ~.. 1J010GB:.i~ ·ld ...
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Go r:., Conkl1'.1e and Susie Eo Conklina o,,,," " .. (J ... ~ .. ., o 'J 10 acres
IIarvoy C" .Johnston and IIaybell Johnstono,·•o•o .. .,, ........ 14
\· illi01J1 n., Corwin and 1fllbur Jo Cox>win~ as Co-Partners» doinc busino:.rn under tho ~1ane and style of' CoPw:tn He.ncho., ..... ,. ...... .,. ........ ,,., .... ,, ., 2.50
i1ol>ert ,)., Or.1ber and Donald Goei Cur>rle, as co ... Partners, doing businoss under the nane and style of' CM Co Grabo~ Com)anYooft03050~•·o~oo•oolOO
Gora.rd Halnu1:n and Ruch Jlalmun_.,, .... o ...... ., ... ~ . ............ olOO
Harry 3.() I·tlnaioko o.,. o .. ~ .. ,, ...... ., ............. ,, .. ., ..... o ~ ......... 10
Jos&ph E.., Ramljak and Katt\I'ins .i1runljak, •• ., o ...... ~ ••• 35
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Each of the parties to this actJ.on :1r.tall bo~ his. h.er
or its resp&ctiv0 costs of suit not herein cthor1ise oxpressly
provided foro
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(SAAL)
/.::u JOHN Go GABBERT
Judge or. the Superior Court
EHTERED
JUN 4. 1954
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