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<br />..' ~ "" -t <br />i;;ii.i. <br />6 <br /> <br />.\lETHOPOLlTAN \'(',\TER IlISTRICT <br /> <br />CHRUi\ULUGY OF THI:: <br />COLORADU RIVEK AQUEDUCT <br /> <br />1923 Preliminary studies begun by City of Los Angeles. <br /> <br />H)24 Colorado River Aqueduct Association organized at Pasa- <br />delHl. <br /> <br />1925 City of Los Angeles issued $2,000,000 Colorado River proj- <br />ect bonds for surveys and investigations, <br /> <br />1927 Metropolitan Water District Act enacted by Califoruia Leg- <br />islature permitting non-contiguous cities and districtOl to <br />cooperate in acquisition of domestic water supplies, <br /> <br />1928 The Metropolitan Water District of Southel'l1 Califol"llia <br />organized with eleven member cities. <br /> <br />1930 District took over all engineering and other work from the <br />Bureau of Water Works and Supply of the City of Los <br />Angeles. <br /> <br />District contracted with the United States for storage of <br />water and for power genemted at Boulder Dam, <br /> <br />1931 Four cities joined the District and two withdrew, <br /> <br />A constmction bond issue of $220,000,000 was approved by <br />District electors. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />If182 December. First block of construction bonds OIold to Re- <br />construction Finance Corporation. Construction work <br />started in the last week of the year. <br /> <br />1~141 Initial stage of Colorado River aqueduct completed July 31 <br />at a net construction cost to date of approximately <br />$189,000,000. <br />Colorado River aqueduct changed from a construction to <br />an operation and maintenance basis August 1. <br /> <br />Emergency guarding of aqueduct features instituted imme- <br />diately after Pearl Harbor, December 7. <br /> <br />1942 Availability of Colorado River water for any demand guar- <br />anteed security from water shortage to every constituent <br />area of the Metro]Jolitan Via tel' District. <br />