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[" :- t.! 1 ,:" '- 4J ... 10 METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT Pumping pla.n!s The pumping plants were operated continuously from February 22 to March 22, 1944 to replenish storage in Lake Mathews, 11,673 acre feet being pumped at Hayfield during that time. This period of continuous pumping was arranged in cooperation with the Pacific Southwest Power Interchange Committee, at a time when generating capacity at Boulder power plant could be made available for District nse with least inconvenience to war industries and with minimum consumption of fuel oil for power production. The plants were operated also for short periods during the remainder of the year to maintain reservoir storage along the main aqueduct and to furnish water for District camps and for desert training centers of the U. S. Army. The following tabulation shows the hours of operation, the acre feet of water pumped, and the energy used for ]lumping and camp and station service in the fiscal year 1943-44. PL.'\!\'T Intake Gene Iron Mounlain Eagle Mnunt<lin Hayfield PUMP HO(]Il~ OF UPf.Il.ATIOI\ I\WHR FlJIl PIJ;llPI!\'G W.HER PU1I1Pl::lJ ,'1CRt Ft::ET Tnlal .....1.551,.14 1.272.27 802.80 763.27 7JU.lO 5.!l99.R4 9..s6-t,700 8,.5ml.20() 2,:J52,OOO 6,793.000 6,-1I5.00U 28..313.7 24,.379.6 1+.057.2 13,189.4 12.035.7 33,632,lJO!) Energy lIsed for pumping. Energy usetl ror camp and stalion service... KWH" .........33,632.900 .. 2..355,540 The performance of all pumping equipment was highly satis- factory throughout the year, the minor difficulties experienced being of a routine nature. Some adjustments were required to improve the operation of one of the pump discharge valves at Gene pumping plant. The alterations made in this mechanism . i corrected operating troubles previously experienced and arrange- ments were made with the manufacturers for corresponding changes in all similar valves. . The average force to man the five pumping plants and maintain camps and equipment, under the light water demand of the past year, numbered about 68, and consisted of the supervisory and clerical staff at Gene headquarters, station chiefs, system and tele- phone operators, mechanical crew, electricians, machinists, utility men, cooks, flunkies, and guards. The pumping plant and trans- mission and telephone system crews are under the direction of the District's chief electrical engineer.