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<br />10 <br /> <br />," '." ,') <br />~IETRO.f,eJl...lUN WATER DISTRICT <br /> <br />furnish power for pumping on the Gila irrigation project in <br />southwestern Arizona, <br />December, Palos Verdes reservoir completed. <br /> <br />1940 February. First release of Colorado River water into the <br />upper feeder from the headworks structure at Lake Mathews, <br />August, Contract awarded for construction of a connection <br />between the upper feeder and Morris reservoir. <br />September. Contract awarded for construction of the <br />Orange County reservoir. <br /> <br />1941 June 17. First delivery of softened Colorado River water <br />was made to Pasadena. <br />July, Santa Monica feeder completed, Orange County <br />feeder completed, <br />July 22. The death occurred of Frank E. Weymouth. <br />genera] manager and chief engineer of the District. Julian <br />Hinds, assistant chief engineer, was appointed to the position, <br />July 31. Initial stage of Colorado River aqueduct construe, <br />tion completed. <br />August 1. District changed from a construction to an <br />operation and maintenance basis. <br />A vailability of Colorado River water for any demand guar, <br />anteed security from water shortage to every constituent <br />area of the Metropolitan Water District. <br />December 7. Emergency guarding of aqueduct features <br />instituted immediately after Pearl Harbor, <br /> <br />1942 A supply of water in the Colorado River aqueduct made <br />possible the training by the United States Army of great <br />numbers of soldiers and airmen in open desert regions of <br />Southern California. <br />June, Annexation of Coastal Municipal Water District was <br />completed. <br />Certainty of an ample water supply waR a determining <br />factor in the location of synthetic rubber plants and an iron <br />blast furnace and steel mill in this coastal basin. <br />Unused District power at Hoover Dam was made available <br />to near,by huge metallurgical plant for production of mag- <br />nesium to satisfy wartime demands, <br /> <br />1943 January, Construction was begun of pipe line and reser- <br />voir to deliver Colorado River water to Coastal Municipal <br />Water District. <br />