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I I ~. ..'" Q ",J...-'-" FOREWORn 5 CHRONOLOGY OF THE COLORADO RIVER AQUEDUCT t 1923 Preliminary studies of Colorado River as a source of addi- tional water supply were begun by City of Los Angeles. 1924 Colorado River Aqueduct Association organized at Pas- adena, CalifoTnia. 1925 City of Los Angeles issued $2,000,000 Colorado River project bonds for preliminary surveys and investigations. 1927 Metropolitan Water District Act enacted by California Legislature permitting noncontiguous cities and districts to cooperate in acquisition of domestic water supplies. 1928 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California organized with eleven member cities. 1930 District took over all engineering and other work and rec- ords from the Bureau of Water Works and Supply of the City of Los Angeles and paid in full all preliminary expenses of the city. District contracted with the United States for storage of water and for 36 per cent of the power generated at Hoover Dam, 1931 Four cities joined the District and two withdrew. A construction bond issue of $220,000,000 was approved by District electors on September 29. 1932 December. First block of construction bonds sold to Re- construction Finance Corporation_ Construction work waS started in the last week of the year. 1941 First delivery of softened Colorado River water was made on June 17 to Pasadena. Initial stage of Colorado River aqueduct construction completed July 31. The District changed from a construc- tion to an operation and maintenance basis August 1. Availability of Colorado River water for any demand guaranteed security from water shortage to every con- stituent area of the Metropolitan Water District. ~! ~