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<br />The Metropolitan Aqueduct from the Colorado River is the largest domestic water <br />supply line in the United States. It was built and is operated by the Metropolitan Water <br />District of Southern California. The Metropolitan Water District was organized in 1928, <br />with 11 cities voting to join in a program to bring an urgently needed Colorado River water <br />supply to Southern California. <br /> <br />By 1955, there were 66 incorporated cities <br />within the DiStrict, in addition to large unincor- <br />porated areas. More than 6,000,000 people live <br />within the District boundaries and are e1igibk: co <br />be served with Colorado River water <br /> <br />The mighty rask of building the aqueduct was <br />launched in December, 1932, and work was com- <br />pleted in ics initial development nine years lacer, <br />in 1941. Its initial COSt was about $200,000,000. <br />In 1955 it represented a total invescment in excl'SS <br />of $270,000,000. From its Intake pumping plant <br />on the Colorado River, twO miles upstream from <br />Parker Dam, water is carried across the emirl' <br />srate of California. <br /> <br />To keep pace with the rapidly growing watcr <br /> <br />requirements of Southern California, the Metro, <br />poliran Water District has under way an <br />$SO,OOO,OOO cxpansion program. This work is <br />scheduled for completIOn In 1956. <br /> <br />Principal construction features of the District's <br />program include the installation of three additional <br />pumps in each of the five large pumping stations <br />along the main aqueduct; the laying of J 12 miles <br />of pipe for extensions to the distribLltion system <br />serving the cities and areas of the District; and <br />the building of a reservoir of ] ,500 acre-teet <br />capacity in the Monterey Park area east of Los <br />Angeles. A "second barrel" addition to the aque- <br />duct line serving the San Diego area is one of <br />the largest single projects in the building program. <br /> <br />NO FEDERAL SUBSIDY <br />All costs of the Metropolitan Water District aqueduct are paid for by those who live within the <br />District. There is no Federal government subsidy of any kind. This is a Southern California project, <br />owned, controlled and paid for by the people it serves. <br /> <br />APRil 1955 <br /> <br />()f'R?,f,f) <br /> <br /> <br />(Above) PARKER DAM, on .he Colorado River, .tore, and regulo'es <br />,h.. '0''''''' ,upply for 'he SS6.",il..lang M.n-opal;'"n Aqu.du<'. <br />(Cov.r) WHITSETT INTAKE PUMPING PLANT, n..(or P".k.. 0""" <br />where Calo..,da Rive. wa'.r "0'" ill long jou.ney 10 66 <i.,.... <br /> <br />(B.elow) lAKE MATHEWS, '.'",;nal ,10'''900 ,.,erva;, fa. Ih. ",o;n <br />aqu..du<f. lak.', p....n, .Io,oge <opad'y;' 107,000 ocr. fu'. <br />