CLAIM UNDER REVIEW
Reclamation lists the City of Somerton with a 750-acre-foot annual Priority 4 diversion entitlement.
Reclamation lists the City of Somerton with a 750-acre-foot annual Priority 4 diversion entitlement.
Assessment
The cited evidence establishes the claim as stated.
This is an editorial assessment of the cited evidence, not a finding by a court or public authority.
Evidence summary
Priority 4 page 3, December 2025 listing, places 750 in the diversion column for contract 03-XX-30-W0419.
What the evidence establishes
Priority 4 page 3, December 2025 listing, places 750 in the diversion column for contract 03-XX-30-W0419.
What it does not establish
Somerton’s actual use, a consumptive-use quantity or a final shortage percentage.
What remains unknown
Final 2027 delivery treatment.
Supporting sources 1
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 4 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading December 2025. Text and rendered pages agree: Somerton 750 AF diversion on page 3; Cocopah 2,026 AF diversion on page 4, with PPR cross-references. The retained official PDF was checked visually against its extracted text for these entries. Later amendments remain outside the scope of this snapshot.
Contradicting sources
No published contradicting sources are attached. This does not establish that none exist.
Sources 1
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 4 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading December 2025. Text and rendered pages agree: Somerton 750 AF diversion on page 3; Cocopah 2,026 AF diversion on page 4, with PPR cross-references. The retained official PDF was checked visually against its extracted text for these entries. Later amendments remain outside the scope of this snapshot.
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Organizations 1
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Municipality listed with a 750-acre-foot annual Priority 4 diversion entitlement.
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