Hearings Program

Morongo Band of Mission Indians Revocation Hearing

List of Exhibits

Prosecution Team

Exhibit No. Description
John O’Hagan Declaration
Mark Stretars Declaration
Walt Pettit Declaration
Questions for Walter G. Pettit (Addendum to Walt Pettit's Declaration)
Mozafar Behzad Declaration
Robert Been Declaration
Division of Water Rights Organization Chart 2001
Portions of Abstract of Claims by Appropriation to the Water of the Whitewater Stream System (September, 1925)
Order of Determination 1928
Selected Map of Whitewater River Diversion Systems and Irrigation Acres
Map Showing Area Irrigated (1924)
Map Cabazon Quadrangle (1988)
Aerial Photos
Application (January 3, 1917)
PT-14
Blank
Application for Permit 486
License 659 (January 31, 1928)
Southern Pacific-Division Correspondence 1
          February 20, 1928 Southern Pacific Letter (requesting clarification of license)
          February 28, 1928 Division of Water Rights letter (clarifying license)
Assignment SP Land Company to SP Railroad Company (April 2, 1930)
Reports of Licensee (1927-1960)
Inspection Report (May 4, 1964)
Southern Pacific-Division of Water Rights Correspondence 2
          April 24, 1964 Division letter (scheduling inspection)
          June 12, 1964 SP letter (sending 1961-1963 Licensee Report)
          July 15, 1964 Division letter (requesting further information)
          July 22, 1964 SP letter (confirming transfer of L660 to Cabazon Water District)
Reports of Licensee (1961-1967)
Inspection Report (April 16, 1968)
Southern Pacific-Division Correspondence 3
          March 1, 1971 SP letter (seeking clarification of ownership)
          March 24, 1971 Division letter (clarifying ownership)
Reports of Licensee (1968-1987) and Summary
Assignment to Cousillis
Assignment to Steele Foundation
Division letter May 25, 1994 (changing ownership to Ferydoun & Doris Ahadpour)
Original Reports of Licensee (1991-1995)
Change Petition and Transmittal Letter (June 23, 1995)
Change Petition Environmental Information
Contract Report (October 16, 1995)
Notice of Petition for Change (November 16, 1995)
Protest to Petition for Change (January, 1996)
Division letter (September 28, 2000)
June 28, 2001 Hatch & Parent letter (change of ownership to Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.)
July 6, 2001 Hatch & Parent letter (sending amended Reports of Licensee 1988‑1999)
Amended Reports of Licensee (1988-1999) and Statement of Diversion and Use
Assignment to Great Springs of America, Inc. (July 27, 2001) and Grant Deed (recorded April 4, 2000)
Notice of Proposed Revocation (April 28, 2003)
Great Springs Request for Hearing (May 9, 2003)
Morongo Request for Hearing and Assignment to Morongo (May 12, 2003)
Division letter (June 16, 2003) updating ownership to Morongo
Notice of Public Hearing (August 25, 2003)
License 660
Agreement Southern Pacific-Cabazon 1961
License 660 1964 Inspection Report
License 174 (Application 84)
Order of Determination April 23, 1928
Whitewater River Decree 1938

 

MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS

Exhibit No. Description
Statement of Qualifications for John Covington
Statement of Qualifications for Stephen B. Johnson
Statement of Qualifications for Barbara Karshmer
Written Testimony of John Covington
Written Testimony of Stephen B. Johnson
Letter from Steve Marquez, State Water Resources Control Board, to Morongo Band of Mission Indians acknowledging receipt of Oct. 31, 2002 Notice of Assignment by Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.
Reports of Licensee for License 659 for:
1988, 1989, 1990
1991, 1992, 1993
1994, 1995, 1996
1997, 1998, 1999
Map showing the location of License 659’s point of diversion, the Cabazon Storage Unit and the Morongo Reservation boundaries
Cross section view from A – A’ of Exhibit 8
Written testimony of Barbara Karshmer
Petition for Change for License 659, submitted on June 23, 1995 and received by State Water Resources Control Board on June 27, 1995
Letter from Richard Cross, Alexander & Karshmer, to State Water Resources Control Board dated January 12, 1996 re Protest of Application No. 553, License No. 659
Letter from State Water Resources Control Board to Ferydoun and Doris Ahadpour dated April 15, 1996 re Change Petition for License 659
Notice of Assignment of License 659 from Ahadpour to Great Spring Waters of America, Inc., received by the State Water Resources Control Board on July 9, 2001
Grant Deed of property from Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. to Morongo Band of Mission Indians, recorded Sept. 30, 2002
Letter from Curtis Berkey, Alexander & Karshmer to State Water Resources Control Board dated Nov. 1, 2002 re Notices of Assignment of pre-1914 and post-1914 Water Rights
Grant Deed of property from Cabazon County Water District [sic] to Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Letter from State Water Resources Control Board to Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. dated April 28, 2003 re Notice of Proposed Revocation of License 659
Letter from Barbara Karshmer to State Water Resources Control Board dated Sept. 5, 2003 re Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ Request for Extension of Time in regard to proceedings related to Revocation of License 659
Written Testimony of Robert J. Saperstein
Letter from Robert Saperstein to State Water Resources Control Board dated June 28, 2001 re License 659
Letter from Robert Saperstein to State Water Resources Control Board dated July 6, 2001 re License 659 with attachments