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<br />- ~.. .~ <br />~; . ~ .l. .~) <br /> <br />]2 MET R 0 POll TAN W ATE R 0 1ST R leT <br /> <br />1949 January. Joseph Jensen was elected chairman of the <br />Board. <br />May. Contract awarded for construction of San Marino <br />lateral southerly from upper feeder. <br />June. Contract awarded for construction of Victoria Street <br />lateral easterly from Palos Yerdes feeder, <br />August 1. Delivery was begun of surplus Colorado River <br />water to Orange County Water District at the Santa Ana <br />River to relieve a serious water shortage in the county. <br />August. Expansion of softening and filtration plant com, <br />pleted, <br />August. Parts of the Dana Point area annexed to coastal <br />District. <br />October, San Marino lateral completed, <br /> <br />1%\\ April. West Basin lateral completed. <br />June. Victoria Street lateral completed, <br />October. Annexation of the City of Escondido to San <br />Diego County Water Authority completed. <br />November. Annexation of Pomona Yalley Municipal Water <br />District completed, <br /> <br />1951 July. Annexation of Eastern Municipal Water District <br />completed. <br />September 13. Delivery was begun of surplus Colorado <br />River water to Orange County Flood Control District at the <br />Santa Ana River to relieve drouth conditions in the count)', <br />and to replenish the underground basins, <br />November, Annexation of Chino Basin and Orange County <br />Municipal Water Districts completed. <br />December 31. Julian Hinds retired as general manager <br />and chief engineer of the Metropolitan Water District. <br /> <br />1952 January 1. Robert B. Diemer assumed the office of general <br />manager and chief engineer. <br />May, Contract awarded for construction of Garvey reser, <br />voir, Ascot cross feeder. <br />May, Contracts awarded for furnishing ten additional <br />main aqueduct motors. <br />June, Contracts awarded for furnishing ten additional <br />main aqueduct pumps, <br />June, Annexation of the City of Inglewood and adjacent <br />unincorporated areas to West Basin District completed. <br />