WSP01065

• File Number: 8210.140.20
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations and Entities - Colorado River Basin States Forum - California
• State: CA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1939
• Author: Metro Water District
• Title: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - History and First Annual Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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INTRODUCTION

ON JUNE 30, 1938 the Colorado River aqueduct project, now
under construction by The Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California, was 75.9 per cent complete, based upon
the estimated cost of $220,000,000. Percentages of completion of
the principal construction features completed 01' under way as of
that date were as follows:

I\lain aquedu('(:
F.XC'o1\'ulion of t\JIIIH~ls..
COl1cTf'le lining of tunnels__...
Cannls, conduits, and siphons
Pumping. plalll~ no ..... .........n. .
Dam5 and appurlenant work!'.....
Power tran~mission line and telephone line from Boulder dnrn.
Canal llnd reservoir fencing..
Terminal storage resermir.
Distribution system:
Tunnels
Upper feeder pipe lines.....
Eagle Rock 10 Palos Verdes cross feeder...

98.5
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99.9
75.0
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..... 1011.0
100.0
99.0

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99.0
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District costs, employment, and percentages of completion by
fiscal years since the beginning of construction work in January
1933 are shown in the following:

FISCAL TOTAL COST COST I'l::1l MAXDlU\l
YF:\Il TO [ND fOR Cf.NI ',II)!,;,llLY
[NDlNG OF FISCAL CO.\I- EM-
Jvm:30 F"lSCAL YE.-4.R n:AR f'LETION 1 PLonlErn.2
193.1 S 10,740,699.47 $...... 4.9 2,liO
19:14 30,636,037.75 1\).895,338.28 14.0 5,4'.)0
19.1S S7,201,566.76 26,S6.\.529.01 26.2 9,017
19.16 96,781,4S9.65 39,579.892.89 44.4 10,781
19.37 1.18,S.\O,62894 41,769,169.29 63.S 10..\3.1
19:1H 167,0.\8.971.86 28,50B.342. ~2 7~.9 S.481

The Metropolitan Water District of Southeru California is a
public corporation, organized in 1928 under the authority of the
Metropolitan Water District Act (chap. 429, Calif. Statutes of
1927, p. 694). This act provides a means whereby groups of cities,

I 5220,000,000 project.
]. Total reported on all contractors' and District pay rolls.
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