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<br />December. Fir,t contracts awarded by District for distri,
<br />bution system tunnels, including Monrovia Nos, I, 2, and 3,
<br />and Pasadena,
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<br />1935 February, District took over from the contractor the con,
<br />strnction of San Jacinto tnnne!.
<br />August. Rivers and Harbors bill passed by Congregs and
<br />approved by the President validated con,truction contract
<br />between Secretary of Interior and Six Companies, Inc. for
<br />construction of Parker dam.
<br />August. Contract awarded for construction of Cajalco
<br />dam and dike.
<br />September, Contract awarded for 230,kv transmission
<br />line,
<br />November, Contract awarded for building the first pump,
<br />ing plants - Intake and Gene,
<br />November. First cont..,.cts awarded for distribution sys,
<br />tem pipe lines.
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<br />1936 January, Contracts awarded for furnishing the first fif,
<br />teen pumps to be installed in the pumping plants.
<br />May, Contracts awarded for furnishing synchronous
<br />motors for the fifteen pumps.
<br />October, Colorado River first diverted through tunnel, at
<br />Parker dam.
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<br />1937 May, COllcrete lining completed in CoacheIla tunnels.
<br />July. First concrete placed in Parker dam,
<br />August. 230,kv Boulder transmission line completed,
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<br />February, Cajalco dam and dike completed,
<br />July, Construction of last pumping plant at Hayfield com,
<br />pleted, First water over Parker dam,
<br />August. Gene Wash and Copper Basin dams completed,
<br />December, Contract a warded for Palos Verdes reservoir.
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<br />February. Upper feeder completed to Eagle Rock.
<br />October, Palos Verdes feeder completed,
<br />November, First Colorado River water reached Cajalco
<br />Basin,
<br />November, Contract awarded for construction of soften,
<br />ing and filtration plant on the upper feeder at La Verne,
<br />November, Construction of Parker power plant started by
<br />U, S, Bureau of Reclamation, earlier than originally planned,
<br />in order to relieve a severe power shortage in Arizona and to
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