ELR Citation: ELR 20085
No(s). Civ. 70-78 (D. Ariz. Jun 23, 1970)

Plaintiffs, seven conservation organizations, obtain preliminary injunction restraining Army Corps of Engineers from carrying out channel clearing project on Gila River. 3,000 acres of phreatophytic (water consuming) vegetation along 55 miles of the river were threatened. Clearing was begun without defendant's having complied with Executive Order No 11514, 35 Fed. Reg. 4247, 1 ELR 45003 (Mar. 5, 1970) or with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§4321 and 4331 et seq., 1 ELR 41009.

Counsel for all Plaintiffs Except Environmental Conscience, Inc.
Lawrence K. Bret Harte
201 North Court Avenue
Tuscon, AZ 85701
(602) 622-7459; 622-7450

Counsel for Environmental Conscience, Inc.
Sherman R. Bendalin
904 Arizona Title Building
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 258-8404

Counsel for Defendants
Richard S. Alleman Assistant U.S. Attorney
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 261-3131