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.. ... r- ,." ~,~~d ". +. . Los Angeles, California October 16, 1952 Board of Directors The Metropolitan Water District of Southel'll California 'e I Gentlemen: There is transmitted herewith the report of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern Califol'llia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952. This is the first annual report of District operations which I have had the honor to transmit since assuming the duties of gen- eral manager and chief engineer on January 1, 1952. In taking over the responsibilities of this office it was my privilege to succeed Julian Hinds, who retired on December 31, 1951. This report covers a year which marks the entrance of the Dis- trict into its second decade as an operating organization. the first softened and filtered Colorado River water having been delivered to District constituents in the second half of June 1941. At the end of this eleventh year of operation the area of the District has grown by annexations to 995,000 acres from 389,588 in 1941, the population of District components has increased from 2,100,000 to 4,026,000, and the tax base or assessed valuation has expanded from $1,900.599,934 to $5,458,015,325 in Juu.e_Ul1i2. 5he -------------- tax rate has fallen from a maximum of $0.50 in 1945-46 to $0.30 in 1951-52, and deliveries of Colorado 'River water have risen to 197,208 acre-feet in the last fiscal year. The District now has undel' way the first major program of enlarging its delivery facilities, to meet the growing demand for Colorado River water resulting from the rapid addition to the present component areas of population and industry and expansion of District territory through annexations. I d, Very truly yours. ROBERT B. DIEMER General Alanager and Chief Engineer v